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diff --git a/doc/rtd/topics/bugs.rst b/doc/rtd/topics/bugs.rst index f9d9bc86..cc669ef1 100644 --- a/doc/rtd/topics/bugs.rst +++ b/doc/rtd/topics/bugs.rst @@ -3,20 +3,25 @@ Reporting Bugs ************** -Logs -==== +The following documents: -To aid in debugging collecting the necessary logs, first run the -`collect-logs` subcommand to produce a tarfile that you can easily upload -to aid in intial debugging of your issue: +1) How to collect information for reporting bugs +2) How to file bugs to the upstream cloud-init project or for distro specific + packages + +Collect Logs +============ + +To aid in debugging, please collect the necessary logs. To do so, run the +`collect-logs` subcommand to produce a tarfile that you can easily upload: .. code-block:: shell-session $ cloud-init collect-logs Wrote /home/ubuntu/cloud-init.tar.gz -If your cloud-init does not have the `collect-logs` subcommand, then please -manually collect the base log files by doing the following: +If your version of cloud-init does not have the `collect-logs` subcommand, +then please manually collect the base log files by doing the following: .. code-block:: shell-session @@ -25,12 +30,17 @@ manually collect the base log files by doing the following: $ sudo tar -cvf cloud-init.tar dmesg.txt journal.txt /run/cloud-init \ /var/log/cloud-init.log /var/log/cloud-init-output.log -Reporting -========= +Report Upstream Bug +=================== + +Bugs for upstream cloud-init are tracked using Launchpad. To file a bug: + +1. Collect the necessary debug logs as described above +2. `Create a Launchpad account`_ or login to your existing account +3. `Report an upstream cloud-init bug`_ -Bugs for upstream cloud-init are tracked using Launchpad. To file a bug, -`create a Launchpad account`_, login, and then -`report an upstream cloud-init bug`_. +If debug logs are not provided, you will be asked for them before any +further time is spent debugging. If your bug is for a specific distro using cloud-init, please first consider reporting it with the upstream distro or confirm that it still occurs @@ -46,16 +56,17 @@ specific reporting mechanisms: Ubuntu ------ -To report a bug on Ubuntu use the `ubuntu-bug` command to automatically -collect the necessary logs and file a bug on Launchpad: +To report a bug on Ubuntu use the `ubuntu-bug` command on the affected +system to automatically collect the necessary logs and file a bug on +Launchpad: .. code-block:: shell-session $ ubuntu-bug cloud-init If that does not work or is not an option, please collect the logs using the -commands above and then report the bug on the `Ubuntu bug tracker`_. Make sure -to attach your collected logs! +commands in the above Collect Logs section and then report the bug on the +`Ubuntu bug tracker`_. Make sure to attach your collected logs! Debian ------ @@ -80,16 +91,17 @@ Arch ---- To file a bug against the Arch package of cloud-init please use the -`Arch bugs`_. See the `Arch bug reporting wiki`_ for more details. +`Arch Linux Bugtracker`_. See the `Arch bug reporting wiki`_ for more +details. -.. _create a Launchpad account: https://help.launchpad.net/YourAccount/NewAccount -.. _report an upstream cloud-init bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/cloud-init/+filebug +.. _Create a Launchpad account: https://help.launchpad.net/YourAccount/NewAccount +.. _Report an upstream cloud-init bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/cloud-init/+filebug .. _Ubuntu bug tracker: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cloud-init/+filebug .. _Debian bug tracker: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?pkg=cloud-init;dist=unstable .. _Debian bug reporting wiki: https://www.debian.org/Bugs/Reporting .. _Red Hat bugzilla: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/ .. _SUSE bugzilla: https://bugzilla.suse.com/index.cgi -.. _Arch bugs: https://bugs.archlinux.org/ +.. _Arch Linux Bugtracker: https://bugs.archlinux.org/ .. _Arch bug reporting wiki: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Bug_reporting_guidelines .. vi: textwidth=79 |