Bug 1018068

Summary: RFE: yum-cron: Need to turn off update notifications
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Jan ONDREJ <ondrejj>
Component: yumAssignee: Packaging Maintenance Team <packaging-team-maint>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: 19CC: admiller, ffesti, firas.alkafri, jcpunk, packaging-team-maint, zpavlas
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Fixed In Version: yum-3.4.3-122.fc20 Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Description Jan ONDREJ 2013-10-11 06:48:48 UTC
Description of problem:
On each successful update, yum send email using cron with actually applied updates. I have multiple servers with similar configuration and currently I will get lots of similar messages from yum.

Also I receive same information from logwatch and from one of my script, which is searching for differences, so this message from yum is a duplicate of logwatch.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
yum-3.4.3-111.fc19.noarch

How reproducible:
always

Actual results:
Subject: Anacron job 'cron.daily' on ftp.upjs.sk                                

/etc/cron.daily/0yum-daily.cron:

The following updates will be applied on ftp.upjs.sk:
================================================================================
 Package                  Arch         Verzia               Repozitár      Veľ. 
================================================================================
Aktualizuje sa:
 lshw                     x86_64       B.02.17-2.fc19       updates       272 k 
 nspr                     x86_64       4.10.1-1.fc19        updates       120 k
 nss                      x86_64       3.15.2-1.fc19        updates       852 k
 nss-softokn              x86_64       3.15.2-1.fc19        updates       293 k
 nss-softokn-freebl       x86_64       3.15.2-1.fc19        updates       161 k 
 nss-sysinit              x86_64       3.15.2-1.fc19        updates        48 k 
 nss-tools                x86_64       3.15.2-1.fc19        updates       461 k
 nss-util                 x86_64       3.15.2-1.fc19        updates        68 k
 perl-Date-Manip          noarch       6.41-1.fc19          updates       1.2 M 
...

Expected results:
No mail.

Comment 1 jcpunk 2013-10-21 15:12:12 UTC
yum-cron-3.4.3-111.fc19 has an option to disable these messages.

/etc/yum/yum-cron.conf -> update_messages

Simply set it to 'no' and you should stop recieving mail from the process.

Comment 2 Jan ONDREJ 2013-10-25 05:22:59 UTC
(In reply to jcpunk from comment #1)
> yum-cron-3.4.3-111.fc19 has an option to disable these messages.
> 
> /etc/yum/yum-cron.conf -> update_messages
> 
> Simply set it to 'no' and you should stop recieving mail from the process.

I set this to no 3 days ago. No messages are sent, but no updates are installed 3 days. :-(

I set it in yum-cron.conf and yum-cron-hourly-conf too. My settings:

[root@work yum]# grep ^[a-z] yum-cron.conf
update_cmd = default
update_messages = no
download_updates = yes
apply_updates = yes
random_sleep = 0
system_name = None
emit_via = stdio
ouput_width = 80
email_from = root
email_to = root
email_host = localhost
group_list = None
group_package_types = mandatory, default
debuglevel = -3
mdpolicy = group:main

[root@work yum]# grep ^[a-z] yum-cron-hourly.conf
update_cmd = default
update_messages = no
download_updates = no
apply_updates = yes
random_sleep = 0
system_name = None
emit_via = stdio
ouput_width = 80
email_from = root
email_to = root
email_host = localhost
group_list = None
group_package_types = mandatory, default
debuglevel = -4
mdpolicy = group:main

Comment 3 Fedora Update System 2013-12-04 16:32:19 UTC
yum-3.4.3-119.fc19 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 19.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/yum-3.4.3-119.fc19

Comment 4 Fedora Update System 2013-12-04 16:34:45 UTC
yum-3.4.3-119.fc20 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 20.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/yum-3.4.3-119.fc20

Comment 5 Fedora Update System 2013-12-05 00:38:36 UTC
Package yum-3.4.3-119.fc20:
* should fix your issue,
* was pushed to the Fedora 20 testing repository,
* should be available at your local mirror within two days.
Update it with:
# su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing yum-3.4.3-119.fc20'
as soon as you are able to.
Please go to the following url:
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2013-22706/yum-3.4.3-119.fc20
then log in and leave karma (feedback).

Comment 6 Fedora Update System 2013-12-06 14:24:45 UTC
yum-3.4.3-120.fc19 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 19.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/yum-3.4.3-120.fc19

Comment 7 Fedora Update System 2013-12-06 14:33:05 UTC
yum-3.4.3-120.fc20 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 20.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/yum-3.4.3-120.fc20

Comment 8 Jan ONDREJ 2013-12-06 17:12:09 UTC
I installed new yum yesterday. Until now it's running without messages.

Subject: Cron <root@work> run-parts /etc/cron.hourly                            

/etc/cron.hourly/0yum-hourly.cron:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/sbin/yum-cron", line 1154, in <module>
    main()
  File "/usr/sbin/yum-cron", line 1151, in main
    base.updatesCheck()
  File "/usr/sbin/yum-cron", line 1060, in updatesCheck
    self.emitAvailable()
  File "/usr/sbin/yum-cron", line 1085, in emitAvailable
    map(lambda x: x.updatesAvailable(self.tsInfo), self.emitters)
  File "/usr/sbin/yum-cron", line 1085, in <lambda>
    map(lambda x: x.updatesAvailable(self.tsInfo), self.emitters)
  File "/usr/sbin/yum-cron", line 47, in updatesAvailable
    self.output.append(self._formatTransaction(tsInfo))
  File "/usr/sbin/yum-cron", line 429, in _formatTransaction
    ninstalled = self.tsInfo.installed
AttributeError: 'StdIOEmitter' object has no attribute 'tsInfo'

Comment 9 Fedora Update System 2013-12-10 06:11:59 UTC
yum-3.4.3-120.fc19 has been pushed to the Fedora 19 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 10 Fedora Update System 2013-12-13 15:48:38 UTC
yum-3.4.3-122.fc20 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 20.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/yum-3.4.3-122.fc20

Comment 11 Fedora Update System 2013-12-14 03:30:39 UTC
yum-3.4.3-120.fc20 has been pushed to the Fedora 20 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 12 Fedora Update System 2013-12-16 07:09:32 UTC
yum-3.4.3-122.fc20 has been pushed to the Fedora 20 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.