[Bug 231004] SRU Report

[Thierry Carrez]

Bug Impact: nagios2 is configured by default with notification commands
that make use of /bin/mail rather than /usr/bin/mail. That forces all
Nagios users to fix this default configuration file if they want to make
use of mail-based notifications (which is a very common use case). This
is more a "user experience of Ubuntu integration" bug, and it can easily
be workaround-ed with a one-time config file fix.

Affected supported releases: feisty, gutsy, hardy. Given the type of bug
(only first-time installs affected) I would propose SRU-ing it for hardy
only.

Development branch fix: nagios3 is shipped with Intrepid. This series
has a configure file fix that allows to generate correct default
configuration files in the build process.

Minimal patch: see previous comment.

TEST CASE:
$ sudo apt-get install nagios2
$ grep mail /etc/nagios2/commands.cfg
[ shows that commands.cfg calls /bin/mail for notification commands, should be /usr/bin/mail ]

I can also provide a more complex test case (involving Nagios
configuration) where those notifications would be used and trigger an
error message.

Regression potential discussion:
This update only impacts the commands.cfg file, to replace occurences of /bin/mail with /usr/bin/mail. I don't think it could break anything.

** Changed in: nagios2 (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Medium => Low
       Status: In Progress => Confirmed

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Path to 'mail' incorrect in /etc/nagios2/commands.cfg
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/231004
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