We will later implement package pinning and checks on the mainline PMSS to be ran on the local server by itself.
Issue #1:
Certbot randomly fails to renew certs. the cronjob is a bit meh, so obvious permanent fix is to replace that.
For now, our backend simply goes and runs renewal separately.
Issue #2:
Exim4 keeps getting snug back into the system with some other maintenance related packages (mdadm, smartmontools).
Package is not installed, yet exim4 resides there.
To make matters worse, these are unconfigured and cannot actually send email, some things can create an email address to a user on the local system.
This causes a loop of error message emails.
Eventually after many many months or years, this will fill up all the inodes on root filesystem. Not the storage capacity, just the inodes which are required 1 per file minimum.
A quick patch to clear these messages out and stop exim4 via backend automation was implemented.
Exim4 keeps getting snug back into the system with some other maintenance related packages (mdadm, smartmontools).
Package is not installed, yet exim4 resides there.
To make matters worse, these are unconfigured and cannot actually send email, some things can create an email address to a user on the local system.
This causes a loop of error message emails.
Eventually after many many months or years, this will fill up all the inodes on root filesystem. Not the storage capacity, just the inodes which are required 1 per file minimum.
A quick patch to clear these messages out and stop exim4 via backend automation was implemented.
Saturday, December 30, 2023
