EL9 automatic update status isn't detected/shown correctly on private dashboard

[athompson-merlin]

On an EL9 system (Alma 9, in my case) , yum-cron no longer exists, and is replaced with dnf-automatic. However, /usr/lib/perfsonar/scripts/system_environment/testpoint/enable_auto_updates still attempts to enable autopdates via yum-cron files, and the dashboard incorrectly shows "Auto Updates - OFF".

I haven't been able to find the code responsible for that, or I'd probably have a patch here, too...

[arlake228]

A couple things:

• On the UI for EL9 the tab with the automatic updates toggle and NTP settings is intentionally no longer shown. We are moving away from touch non-perfsonar system level files from the UI. Sounds like you maybe some-how dug it up, but that page is not supported on EL9 and the UI by default intentionally does not show it.
• The script you mention /usr/lib/perfsonar/scripts/system_environment/testpoint/enable_auto_updates tries to detect the package manager and updates accordingly. It checks for yum-cron and if that doesn't exist it falls back to /etc/dnf/automatic.conf. That script runs the first time you install the RPMs and appears to be working fine on my EL9 system. For reference, that script lives here in git and should match what is on your system: https://github.com/perfsonar/toolkit/blob/master/toolkit/perfsonar-toolkit/scripts/system_environment/testpoint/enable_auto_updates