** Description changed: + [Impact] + + Users are not able to install or upgrade ubuntu-advantage-tools in + situations where cloud-init is installed in the system, but did not run + - either because of some error, or it was disabled, or it did not + finished executing yet. + + When cloud-init runs, instance-data.json will be available and cloud-id + does not fail. The fix checks for the existence of this file, and does + not run the script if the file is not present. + + Backporting the fix will enable users to install or upgrade ubuntu- + advantage tools without problems. + + [Test Plan] + + The bug can be reproduced by running: + "schroot -c impish-amd64 -u root -d /", + and then within the chroot, running: + "apt-get update && apt-get install -y ubuntu-advantage-tools cloud-init". + + Running the above using the patched version of ubuntu-advantage-tools + should succeed without any errors. + + [Where problems could occur] + + The fix itself just skips a call that adds a warning notice to ua. + + If the user is running on a cloud and has some kind of error in cloud- + init, the user may miss a warning about having the wrong metapackages + for the cloud. However, in the case where cloud-init did not run because + of some error, the instance has a problem anyway. + + If it happens that cloud init did not run yet - as if this happens at + image creation time - then cloud-init will be later executed, and the + cloud-id checked in the code so those wrong metapackages are not + installed. + + + [Original Description] + This happens when upgrading to Ubuntu 21.10. This is the full error: Setting up ubuntu-advantage-tools (27.2.1~21.10.1) ... ERROR: File not found '/run/cloud-init/instance-data.json'. Provide a path to instance data json file using --instance-data dpkg: error processing package ubuntu-advantage-tools (--configure): installed ubuntu-advantage-tools package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of ubuntu-minimal: ubuntu-minimal depends on ubuntu-advantage-tools; however: Package ubuntu-advantage-tools is not configured yet. ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 21.10 Package: ubuntu-advantage-tools 27.2.1~21.10.1 Uname: Linux 5.4.72-microsoft-standard-WSL2 x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu67 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown Date: Mon Jul 19 14:32:11 2021 DuplicateSignature: package:ubuntu-advantage-tools:27.2.1~21.10.1 Installing new version of config file /etc/ubuntu-advantage/uaclient.conf ... ERROR: File not found '/run/cloud-init/instance-data.json'. Provide a path to instance data json file using --instance-data dpkg: error processing package ubuntu-advantage-tools (--configure): installed ubuntu-advantage-tools package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1 ErrorMessage: installed ubuntu-advantage-tools package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1 Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.9, Python 3.9.6, python3-minimal, 3.9.4-1 PythonDetails: N/A RebootRequiredPkgs: libc6 RelatedPackageVersions: dpkg 1.20.9ubuntu2 apt 2.3.6 SourcePackage: ubuntu-advantage-tools Title: package ubuntu-advantage-tools 27.2.1~21.10.1 failed to install/upgrade: installed ubuntu-advantage-tools package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to impish on 2021-07-19 (0 days ago)
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