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This bug was fixed in the package ubuntu-advantage-tools - 27.14.4~18.04

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ubuntu-advantage-tools (27.14.4~18.04) bionic; urgency=medium

  * Backport new upstream release: (LP: #2011477) to bionic

ubuntu-advantage-tools (27.14.4) lunar; urgency=medium

  * timer: disable update_contract_info job (LP: #2015302)
  * livepatch: prevent livepatch from auto-enabling and subsequently failing
    on non-amd64 systems (LP: #2015241)

ubuntu-advantage-tools (27.14.3) lunar; urgency=medium

  * livepatch: prevent livepatch from auto-enabling and subsequently failing
    on interim releases (LP: #2013409)

ubuntu-advantage-tools (27.14.2~23.04.1) lunar; urgency=medium

  * status:
    - always use dpkg instead of lscpu for fetching architecture
      information (LP: #2012735)

ubuntu-advantage-tools (27.14.1~23.04.1) lunar; urgency=medium

  * New upstream release 27.14.1
    - apt: fix a configuration leak in the apt.get_pkg_candidate_version
      function (LP: #2012642)

ubuntu-advantage-tools (27.14~23.04.1) lunar; urgency=medium

  * d/ubuntu-advantage-tools.{postinst,postrm,preinst}:
    - migrate certain settings out of uaclient.conf to a new file managed by
      the pro config subcommand (LP: #2004280)
  * d/ubuntu-advantage-tools.postinst:
    - refactor PREVIOUS_PKG_VER as a global variable
    - simplify how we add notices
  * New upstream release 27.14 (LP: #2011477)
    - api: new u.unattended_upgrades.status.v1 endpoint for querying status of
      unattended upgrades
    - apt:
      + remove legacy apt-hook
      + deliver json apt-hook for interim releases
      + fix cloud identification logic in json apt-hook
      + make all calls to esm-cache isolated from system configuration
        (LP: #2008280)
      + only set up the esm cache on supported systems (LP: #2004018)
    - fix:
      + format the output to be more readable (LP: #1926182)
      + add option to attach during a fix without a token
      + verify if fixed version can be installed before trying (LP: #2006705)
    - livepatch: show warning if current kernel is not supported
    - locks: alert user about corrupted lock files (LP: #1996931)
    - logging: logs are now formatted as jsonlines
    - motd: remove esm-apps announcement
    - notices: new representation on disk as separate files (LP: #1987738)
    - realtime: remove ubuntu-realtime package on disablement
    - status:
      + removed contract info update check network call
      + no longer includes warnings about notices when non-root (LP: #2006138)
      + unattached status sends virt type to contract server for better
        resource availability calculation
    - timer jobs: add daily job to check for contract updates
    - yaml: always import distro-provided pyyaml (LP: #2007234, LP: #2007241)

 -- Renan Rodrigo <renanrodrigo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>  Thu, 06 Apr 2023
10:49:20 -0300

** Changed in: ubuntu-advantage-tools (Ubuntu Bionic)
       Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released

** Changed in: ubuntu-advantage-tools (Ubuntu Focal)
       Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released

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Title:
  contract update job may overload the contracts server

Status in ubuntu-advantage-tools package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in ubuntu-advantage-tools source package in Xenial:
  Fix Released
Status in ubuntu-advantage-tools source package in Bionic:
  Fix Released
Status in ubuntu-advantage-tools source package in Focal:
  Fix Released
Status in ubuntu-advantage-tools source package in Jammy:
  Fix Released
Status in ubuntu-advantage-tools source package in Kinetic:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  [ Impact ]
  The Pro Client executes a background job to update the local contract information. However, too many executions of this job may lead to load issues in the contracts server side.

  To mitigate issues, it is better to disable the execution of the job
  until a better scheme is defined.

  [ Test Plan ]
  On an attached pro machine:
  - run the timer jobs
  - verify that the update_contract_info job is executed
  - apply the patch
  - erase timer job history
  - run the timer jobs
  - verify that the update_contract_info job is not executed

  [ Where problems could occur ]
  If we fail to disable the job, the issue with the server load will happen anyway.
  Users will not be automatically notified of contract changes, and this may lead to confusion - the team considers this a minor problem compared to overwhelming the server - see the section below.

  [ Other Info ]
  Disabling the job will stop the automatic checks of contract information. If a user has any local outdated information, they will need to run `pro refresh` manually to get the most up-to-date data. Without the job, they will not be notified that the contract changed - this is the way the client used to work before the automatic verification was implemented, and should not be a major concern. 
  The Pro Client team will design and implement a better way of updating this information for the next release.

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