[Bug 820306] Re: debconf item apt-setup/security_path not fully honoured

[Colin Watson]

** Description changed:

- I do a 10.04 netinstall whith a preseed file, using local mirrors for the repositories. Security repository is defined with
+ Stable release update justification:
+ 
+ Impact: When the -security URL uses some path other than /ubuntu, security updates may not be installed as early during installation as they're supposed to be, and it's possible that there are corner cases where the -security entries are never set up correctly.
+ Development branch: Fixed in base-installer 1.119ubuntu4.
+ Patch: http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-core-dev/base-installer/ubuntu/revision/959
+ TEST CASE: Find a -security mirror which is not rooted at /ubuntu.  Use preseeding similar to that used in the original report to select it during a server installation.  Look for 404 errors referring to Ubuntu in the logs during the base-installer phase of installation: there should be none.  You will need to use the 'apt-setup/proposed=true' boot parameter to test the proposed update for this bug.
+ Regression potential: As long as installations complete successfully and the 'apt-get update' during base-installer is free of errors, we should be fine.
+ 
+ Original report follows:
+ 
+ I do a 10.04 netinstall with a preseed file, using local mirrors for the repositories. Security repository is defined with
  d-i apt-setup/security_host string 192.168.40.2
  d-i apt-setup/security_path string  /mirror/ubuntu-security
  And the logs from the apache serving the mirror shows some attempts for http://192.168.40.2/ubuntu.
  So it looks like that '/ubuntu' is somewhere hardcoded in the installer.
  
  When doing the same for lenny, I use
  apt-setup/security_host string 192.168.40.2/repomirror/debian-security
  and works without any issue

** Also affects: base-installer (Ubuntu Lucid)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: base-installer (Ubuntu Maverick)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Also affects: base-installer (Ubuntu Natty)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Changed in: base-installer (Ubuntu Natty)
   Importance: Undecided => High

** Changed in: base-installer (Ubuntu Lucid)
   Importance: Undecided => High

** Changed in: base-installer (Ubuntu Maverick)
   Importance: Undecided => High

** Changed in: base-installer (Ubuntu Lucid)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Colin Watson (cjwatson)

** Changed in: base-installer (Ubuntu Maverick)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Colin Watson (cjwatson)

** Changed in: base-installer (Ubuntu Natty)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Colin Watson (cjwatson)

** Changed in: base-installer (Ubuntu Lucid)
       Status: New => Triaged

** Changed in: base-installer (Ubuntu Maverick)
       Status: New => Triaged

** Changed in: base-installer (Ubuntu Natty)
       Status: New => Triaged

** Changed in: base-installer (Ubuntu Lucid)
    Milestone: None => ubuntu-10.04.4

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Title:
  debconf item apt-setup/security_path not fully honoured

Status in “base-installer” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “base-installer” source package in Lucid:
  Triaged
Status in “base-installer” source package in Maverick:
  Triaged
Status in “base-installer” source package in Natty:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Stable release update justification:

  Impact: When the -security URL uses some path other than /ubuntu, security updates may not be installed as early during installation as they're supposed to be, and it's possible that there are corner cases where the -security entries are never set up correctly.
  Development branch: Fixed in base-installer 1.119ubuntu4.
  Patch: http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-core-dev/base-installer/ubuntu/revision/959
  TEST CASE: Find a -security mirror which is not rooted at /ubuntu.  Use preseeding similar to that used in the original report to select it during a server installation.  Look for 404 errors referring to Ubuntu in the logs during the base-installer phase of installation: there should be none.  You will need to use the 'apt-setup/proposed=true' boot parameter to test the proposed update for this bug.
  Regression potential: As long as installations complete successfully and the 'apt-get update' during base-installer is free of errors, we should be fine.

  Original report follows:

  I do a 10.04 netinstall with a preseed file, using local mirrors for the repositories. Security repository is defined with
  d-i apt-setup/security_host string 192.168.40.2
  d-i apt-setup/security_path string  /mirror/ubuntu-security
  And the logs from the apache serving the mirror shows some attempts for http://192.168.40.2/ubuntu.
  So it looks like that '/ubuntu' is somewhere hardcoded in the installer.

  When doing the same for lenny, I use
  apt-setup/security_host string 192.168.40.2/repomirror/debian-security
  and works without any issue

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