Cannot change configuration

[xplosionmind]

Describe the bug

App is useless since I cannot change the configuration: after saving it, it is restored as it was originally.

Context

Hardware: VPS bought online
YunoHost version: 4.3.6
I have access to my server : Through SSH
Are you in a special context or did you perform some particular tweaking on your YunoHost instance ? : no

Steps to reproduce

• successfully install the app
• in the config panel, change settings (any setting)
• click on “save”
• no change is registered in the settings

Expected behavior

Configuration should change accordingly.

Logs

here

[spctrlth]

Same here, it seems like it looks for a key name which it can't find and then looks in the wrong place for the config file (/etc/yunohost/apps//settings.yml, which should probably be /etc/yunohost/apps/unattended_upgrades/settings.yml, so my guess is that the name key should have the value unattended_upgrades).

Unknown key 'name' found in config panel
Traceback (most recent call last):
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AssertionError: Setting file /etc/yunohost/apps//settings.yml does not exists ?
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AssertionError: Setting file /etc/yunohost/apps//settings.yml does not exists ?
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AssertionError: Setting file /etc/yunohost/apps//settings.yml does not exists ?
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AssertionError: Setting file /etc/yunohost/apps//settings.yml does not exists ?
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AssertionError: Setting file /etc/yunohost/apps//settings.yml does not exists ?
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AssertionError: Setting file /etc/yunohost/apps//settings.yml does not exists ?
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AssertionError: Setting file /etc/yunohost/apps//settings.yml does not exists ?
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AssertionError: Setting file /etc/yunohost/apps//settings.yml does not exists ?
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AssertionError: Setting file /etc/yunohost/apps//settings.yml does not exists ?
File /etc/yunohost/apps//settings.yml does not exists
File /etc/yunohost/apps//settings.yml does not exists
File /etc/yunohost/apps//settings.yml does not exists
File /etc/yunohost/apps//settings.yml does not exists
File /etc/yunohost/apps//settings.yml does not exists
File /etc/yunohost/apps//settings.yml does not exists
File /etc/yunohost/apps//settings.yml does not exists
File /etc/yunohost/apps//settings.yml does not exists
File /etc/yunohost/apps//settings.yml does not exists
File /etc/yunohost/apps//settings.yml does not exists
Traceback (most recent call last):
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AssertionError: Setting file /etc/yunohost/apps//settings.yml does not exists ?
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AssertionError: Setting file /etc/yunohost/apps//settings.yml does not exists ?
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AssertionError: Setting file /etc/yunohost/apps//settings.yml does not exists ?
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AssertionError: Setting file /etc/yunohost/apps//settings.yml does not exists ?
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AssertionError: Setting file /etc/yunohost/apps//settings.yml does not exists ?
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AssertionError: Setting file /etc/yunohost/apps//settings.yml does not exists ?
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AssertionError: Setting file /etc/yunohost/apps//settings.yml does not exists ?
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AssertionError: Setting file /etc/yunohost/apps//settings.yml does not exists ?
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AssertionError: Setting file /etc/yunohost/apps//settings.yml does not exists ?
Reading config panel description and current configuration...
File /etc/yunohost/apps//settings.yml does not exists
File /etc/yunohost/apps//settings.yml does not exists
File /etc/yunohost/apps//settings.yml does not exists
File /etc/yunohost/apps//settings.yml does not exists
File /etc/yunohost/apps//settings.yml does not exists
File /etc/yunohost/apps//settings.yml does not exists
File /etc/yunohost/apps//settings.yml does not exists
File /etc/yunohost/apps//settings.yml does not exists
File /etc/yunohost/apps//settings.yml does not exists
File /etc/yunohost/apps//settings.yml does not exists
Checking what changed in the new configuration...
Validating the new configuration...
Applying the new configuration...
Traceback (most recent call last):
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AssertionError: Setting file /etc/yunohost/apps//settings.yml does not exists ?
Configuration key 'previous_apticron_hour' edited in app settings
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AssertionError: Setting file /etc/yunohost/apps//settings.yml does not exists ?
Configuration key 'email_type' edited in app settings
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AssertionError: Setting file /etc/yunohost/apps//settings.yml does not exists ?
Configuration key 'after_apticron_hour' edited in app settings
Configuration of completed
Config updated as expected

[spctrlth]

Edit: Ok, don't do this, it breaks other things

Btw, I did this as a work-aroud now

cd /etc/yunohost/apps/
ls
# Make sure there isn't a file here called `settings.yml`. I don't think there should, but if there is, don't proceed
ln -s /etc/yunohost/apps/unattended_upgrades/settings.yml settings.yml
echo "previous_apticron_hour: '20'" >> settings.yml
echo "after_apticron_hour: '2'" >> settings.yml
echo "email_type: '0'" >> settings.yml

Then I saved the settings again from the admin webinterface

To "remove" this work-around again

cd /etc/yunohost/apps/
rm settings.yml

[utkarshsethi]

@maniackcrudelis is the app being maintained?

[maniackcrudelis]

Hi @utkarshsethi

I couldn't say that I do maintain that app myself anymore, yet I hope it will be as I use it too.
Regarding the config panel, it seems that there were a lot of changes since I left, on that point I'm pretty sure I'm not up to date, so I wouldn't be able to fix anything about it.

Although, when I did implement the config-panel option, it was clearly stated that it was an experimental feature. The app does work perfectly without it, the config-panel is just a more convenient way to deal with it.

[utkarshsethi]

So it seems to work when installing, but not on changes.

I ended up re-installing since I was not sure I had done the initial setup at all.

[hanswundersam]

Hi @maniackcrudelis, thank you for making the unattended upgrades app for Yunohost, really appreciate it! However, would you please mark the app as unmaintained or take it off the app store if you do not plan to look after it any more? It is incredibly frustrating for laypeople users to try and figure out why an app is not working only to find it has been abandoned long ago. Plus: unmaintained software always involves a security and stability risk for users. Thank you!

[orhtej2]

@hanswundersam the core functionality of updating your system automatically works in my experience, it's the config panel that's borked but not really necessary in my experience.

[hanswundersam]

Thanks for the reply @orhtej2. When I install the app fresh on YunoHost 11.2.7, unattended upgrades are switched off by default despite the install settings saying otherwise. Also, different from what was stated above in the thread, I cannot see any mention of the config panel being experimental.

The risk I see is that, like me, unsuspicious users will install this app and then think auto-updates are enabled, only to check back months later to find they run a vulnerable / out-of-date Yunohost. Hence my plea to mark the app as unmaintained, only partly working as expected, or even pull it from the store.

[orhtej2]

The updates are running fine, it's the config panel that's not populated properly.

But I agree, UX could be better.

[hanswundersam]

OK but that's what caused me to write my first post: the app doesn't appear to work at all -- I still had to do my updates manually. Could this be a new bug or is there anything that needs to be done after app installation? 🤔