Jesper Dybdal wrote: > I run Buster with unattended updates configured to allow reboots. > > Sometimes after an update, the log contains: > > > Service restarts being deferred: > > ??systemctl restart systemd-logind.service > > ??systemctl restart unattended-upgrades.service > > I don't understand why these services are not restarted, if necessary > through a reboot. > > I want my system to be able to run truly unattended for a long time, so > necessary restarts should be done without waiting for manual intervention.?? > And if the restarts are not necessary, why are they there at all, though > deferred? > > So what have I misunderstood?
In your /etc/apt/apt.conf.d, edit a file named 50unattended-upgrades // Automatically reboot *WITHOUT CONFIRMATION* if // the file /var/run/reboot-required is found after the upgrade Unattended-Upgrade::Automatic-Reboot "true"; // Automatically reboot even if there are users currently logged // in. Unattended-Upgrade::Automatic-Reboot-WithUsers "true"; Without those two lines, you get the behavior you currently have. Not everyone wants automatic reboots; not everyone wants automatic reboots even with someone logged in. -dsr-
