Description of problem: The script /etc/cron.daily/apt.cron from the Fedora apt package (fc8) starts off with: Quote: #!/bin/sh [ ! -f /var/lock/subsys/apt ] && exit 0 ... Meaning if the lock file does NOT exist, exit (success) without doing anything. The lock file does not exist, so the cron job never does anything. Isn't this backwards--i.e. shouldn't it exit if the file DOES exist (meaning apt is already running)? Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): apt-0.5.15lorg3.93-4.fc8 How reproducible: Steps to Reproduce: n/a Actual results: no daily upgrades Expected results: daily upgrades Additional info:
This is very much intentional and not a bug: the lockfile existence is controlled by apt "service", automatic upgrades should not be done unless explicitly enabled: # chkconfig apt on # service apt start ..and you'll get your daily upgrades.