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Kured, which comes next, will reboot Kubernetes nodes between 04:15 and 05:15 ET. apt installs unattended upgrades between 06:00 and 07:00, so a new kernel would otherwise wait about 22 hours for the next window. Installing at 03:45 lets a node pick up a kernel and reboot the same night, after the 03:00 Semaphore idempotency run has finished.

The unattended_upgrades role gains unattended_upgrades_upgrade_time. When it is set, a systemd drop-in replaces apt-daily-upgrade.timer's schedule with that time plus up to 10 minutes of random delay, and the timer is restarted so the new time takes effect. Left empty, the default, the drop-in is removed and apt's own schedule applies, so only the Kubernetes group changes.

Kured, which comes next, will reboot Kubernetes nodes between 04:15 and
05:15 ET. apt installs unattended upgrades between 06:00 and 07:00, so a
new kernel would otherwise wait about 22 hours for the next window.
Installing at 03:45 lets a node pick up a kernel and reboot the same
night, after the 03:00 Semaphore idempotency run has finished.

The unattended_upgrades role gains unattended_upgrades_upgrade_time.
When it is set, a systemd drop-in replaces apt-daily-upgrade.timer's
schedule with that time plus up to 10 minutes of random delay, and the
timer is restarted so the new time takes effect. Left empty, the
default, the drop-in is removed and apt's own schedule applies, so only
the Kubernetes group changes.
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The role now manages the apt-daily-upgrade.timer schedule from a configurable time. Kubernetes sets the time to 03:45. The generated daily schedule includes a 10-minute randomized delay.

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Unattended upgrade timer

Layer / File(s) Summary
Upgrade-time configuration
ansible/roles/unattended_upgrades/defaults/main.yaml, ansible/group_vars/kubernetes.yaml, ansible/roles/unattended_upgrades/templates/apt-daily-upgrade-time.conf.j2
The role adds an empty default, and Kubernetes sets the value to 03:45. The template clears existing OnCalendar values and sets a daily schedule with a 10-minute randomized delay.
Timer drop-in management
ansible/roles/unattended_upgrades/tasks/main.yaml, ansible/roles/unattended_upgrades/handlers/main.yaml
When the configured time is nonempty, the role creates the timer drop-in directory and templates time.conf. When it is empty, the role removes time.conf. Both paths notify systemd reload and restart of apt-daily-upgrade.timer.

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Change: Feature

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Kubernetes nodes will install updates at 03:45 Eastern, before the Kured reboot window. That upgrade can install from package lists refreshed hours earlier, so some updates may wait until the next day's run. Consider also scheduling the package-list refresh before 03:45; otherwise the change is safe to merge.

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OnCalendar=
OnCalendar=*-*-* {{ unattended_upgrades_upgrade_time }}
RandomizedDelaySec=10m

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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Schedule the APT list refresh before the upgrade.

This override moves apt-daily-upgrade.timer to 03:45 but leaves apt-daily.timer on its default schedule. The default list-refresh timer starts at 06:00 or 18:00, with up to 12 hours of delay. The 03:45 upgrade can therefore use package lists from the previous day. Schedule and verify the list refresh before the upgrade window. (sources.debian.org)

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around lines 3 - 5:
Update the APT timer configuration around unattended_upgrades_upgrade_time so
the apt-daily list refresh runs before the upgrade window; ensure the refresh
schedule is explicitly configured and verified to precede the upgrade, rather
than changing only apt-daily-upgrade.timer.

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Dropping this: unattended upgrades stay on apt's default 06:00 schedule, and Kured will reboot nodes in its 04:15–05:15 ET window the following night. The override has been removed from k1–k5.

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