[Bug 1293152] [NEW] fstrim-all weekly cron generate noise when hdparm isn't installed

[Simon Déziel]

Public bug reported:

Every week, the fstrim-all cron job sends such email alert to the admin
if hdparm isn't available:

  hdparm not available, cannot TRIM

The cron job doesn't fail, thanks to LP: #1278048, but those emails are
probably not very useful to the admin.

$ lsb_release -rd
Description:	Ubuntu Trusty Tahr (development branch)
Release:	14.04
$ apt-cache policy util-linux
util-linux:
  Installed: 2.20.1-5.1ubuntu16
  Candidate: 2.20.1-5.1ubuntu16
  Version table:
 *** 2.20.1-5.1ubuntu16 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

** Affects: util-linux (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Description changed:

- Every week, the fstrim-all cron job emits sends such email alert to the
- admin if hdparm isn't available:
+ Every week, the fstrim-all cron job sends such email alert to the admin
+ if hdparm isn't available:
  
-   hdparm not available, cannot TRIM
+   hdparm not available, cannot TRIM
  
  The cron job doesn't fail, thanks to LP: #1278048, but those emails are
  probably not very useful to the admin.
- 
  
  $ lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu Trusty Tahr (development branch)
  Release:	14.04
  $ apt-cache policy util-linux
  util-linux:
-   Installed: 2.20.1-5.1ubuntu16
-   Candidate: 2.20.1-5.1ubuntu16
-   Version table:
-  *** 2.20.1-5.1ubuntu16 0
-         500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages
-         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
+   Installed: 2.20.1-5.1ubuntu16
+   Candidate: 2.20.1-5.1ubuntu16
+   Version table:
+  *** 2.20.1-5.1ubuntu16 0
+         500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages
+         100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

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Title:
  fstrim-all weekly cron generate noise when hdparm isn't installed

Status in “util-linux” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Every week, the fstrim-all cron job sends such email alert to the
  admin if hdparm isn't available:

    hdparm not available, cannot TRIM

  The cron job doesn't fail, thanks to LP: #1278048, but those emails
  are probably not very useful to the admin.

  $ lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu Trusty Tahr (development branch)
  Release:	14.04
  $ apt-cache policy util-linux
  util-linux:
    Installed: 2.20.1-5.1ubuntu16
    Candidate: 2.20.1-5.1ubuntu16
    Version table:
   *** 2.20.1-5.1ubuntu16 0
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

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