These seem to be the "output" of a cron job. It seems like the server is configured to auto-update itself. Any output cron generates gets sent by email. dead.letter is when the mta (mail server) cannot deliver that email
On 09/29/2010 01:00 PM, Tapas Mishra wrote: > I was taking backup of my server when I noticed a file named dead.letter > what is that it is in root folder and its contents I have not created. > > Here are the contents > > To: root > Subject: CRON-APT completed on server [/etc/cron-apt/config] > > CRON-APT RUN [/etc/cron-apt/config]: Thu Sep 23 04:00:01 IST 2010 > CRON-APT SLEEP: 274, Thu Sep 23 04:04:35 IST 2010 > CRON-APT ACTION: 0-update > CRON-APT LINE: /usr/bin/apt-get update -o quiet=2 > W: Failed to fetch > http://debian.adenu.ia.uned.es/apt/dists/lucid/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz > 404 Not Found > > E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old > ones used instead. > To: root > Subject: CRON-APT completed on server [/etc/cron-apt/config] > > CRON-APT RUN [/etc/cron-apt/config]: Fri Sep 24 04:00:01 IST 2010 > CRON-APT SLEEP: 313, Fri Sep 24 04:05:14 IST 2010 > CRON-APT ACTION: 0-update > CRON-APT LINE: /usr/bin/apt-get update -o quiet=2 > W: Failed to fetch > http://debian.adenu.ia.uned.es/apt/dists/lucid/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz > 404 Not Found > > E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old > ones used instead. > To: root > Subject: CRON-APT completed on server [/etc/cron-apt/config] > > CRON-APT RUN [/etc/cron-apt/config]: Sat Sep 25 04:00:01 IST 2010 > CRON-APT SLEEP: 1383, Sat Sep 25 04:23:04 IST 2010 > CRON-APT ACTION: 0-update > CRON-APT LINE: /usr/bin/apt-get update -o quiet=2 > W: Failed to fetch > http://debian.adenu.ia.uned.es/apt/dists/lucid/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz > 404 Not Found > > E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old > ones used instead. > To: root > Subject: CRON-APT completed on server [/etc/cron-apt/config] > > CRON-APT RUN [/etc/cron-apt/config]: Sun Sep 26 04:00:01 IST 2010 > CRON-APT SLEEP: 2118, Sun Sep 26 04:35:19 IST 2010 > CRON-APT ACTION: 0-update > CRON-APT LINE: /usr/bin/apt-get update -o quiet=2 > W: Failed to fetch > http://debian.adenu.ia.uned.es/apt/dists/lucid/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz > 404 Not Found > > E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old > ones used instead. > To: root > Subject: CRON-APT completed on server [/etc/cron-apt/config] > > CRON-APT RUN [/etc/cron-apt/config]: Mon Sep 27 04:00:01 IST 2010 > CRON-APT SLEEP: 514, Mon Sep 27 04:08:35 IST 2010 > CRON-APT ACTION: 0-update > CRON-APT LINE: /usr/bin/apt-get update -o quiet=2 > W: Failed to fetch > http://debian.adenu.ia.uned.es/apt/dists/lucid/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz > 404 Not Found > > E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old > ones used instead. > To: root > Subject: CRON-APT completed on server [/etc/cron-apt/config] > > CRON-APT RUN [/etc/cron-apt/config]: Tue Sep 28 04:00:01 IST 2010 > CRON-APT SLEEP: 2393, Tue Sep 28 04:39:54 IST 2010 > CRON-APT ACTION: 0-update > CRON-APT LINE: /usr/bin/apt-get update -o quiet=2 > W: Failed to fetch > http://debian.adenu.ia.uned.es/apt/dists/lucid/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz > 404 Not Found > > E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old > ones used instead. > To: root > Subject: CRON-APT completed on server [/etc/cron-apt/config] > > CRON-APT RUN [/etc/cron-apt/config]: Wed Sep 29 04:00:01 IST 2010 > CRON-APT SLEEP: 3209, Wed Sep 29 04:53:30 IST 2010 > CRON-APT ACTION: 0-update > CRON-APT LINE: /usr/bin/apt-get update -o quiet=2 > W: Failed to fetch > http://debian.adenu.ia.uned.es/apt/dists/lucid/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz > 404 Not Found > > E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old > ones used instead. > -- ubuntu-server mailing list ubuntu-server@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server More info: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam
