Since cron 3.0pl1-128ubuntu2 is available in Ubuntu 16.04, I believe this issue can be marked resolved.
** Changed in: cron (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to cron in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1541302 Title: [merge request] Please sync 'cron' from Debian main Status in cron package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in cron package in Debian: Fix Released Bug description: xenial still have an outdated version; please sync it from: http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs/main/c/cron/cron_3.0pl1-128_changelog cron (3.0pl1-128) unstable; urgency=medium * d/cron.service: Use KillMode=process to kill only the daemon. The default of KillMode=control-group kills all the processes in the control group, for example when restarting the daemon. This is a deviation from past behavior we do not want. Thanks, Alexandre Detiste! Closes: #783683 -- Christian Kastner <deb...@kvr.at> Sun, 03 May 2015 15:25:18 +0200 ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: cron 3.0pl1-127ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-2.16-generic 4.4.0 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-2-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.19.4-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: GNOME Date: Wed Feb 3 11:24:01 2016 SourcePackage: cron UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cron/+bug/1541302/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp