Found the problem (I think). The /etc/cron.daily/apt script, which I believe handles the automatic update setting, was not marked executable on either machine.
This reveals two problems: - /etc/cron.daily/apt lost its executable status during the do-release-upgrade process (I'm quite sure I didn't change the permissions on that file myself) - The GUI for configuring the automatic update interval should check this and warn you if this script is not executable! (Or just fix it itself.) -- Ubuntu does not automatically check for updates, even when set to https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/390319 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
