Add status/run/rotate options & improve updater

tools/pve/cron-update-lxcs.sh: add show_status, run_now and rotate_log functions; expose new menu options (Status, Run, Rotate) and enlarge menu. Consolidate license line formatting.

tools/pve/update-lxcs-cron.sh: tighten variable scoping, improve ostype detection and logging, add fallback for hostname, handle unknown OS types, harden apt workflow (retry with By-Hash workaround and refresh lists), skip template containers correctly, add error reporting on container updates, and use a timed shutdown. Update author/license header.

Overall: adds manual control and status/log rotation to the cron manager and makes the container updater more robust and safer for Debian/Ubuntu-based containers.

tools/pve/cron-update-lxcs.sh

@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 
 # Copyright (c) 2021-2026 community-scripts ORG
 # Author: MickLesk (CanbiZ)
-# License: MIT
+# License: MIT | https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVED/raw/main/LICENSE
-# https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVED/raw/main/LICENSE
 #
 # This script manages a local cron job for automatic LXC container OS updates.
 # The update script is downloaded once, displayed for review, and installed
@@ -191,19 +190,88 @@ view_script() {
   echo ""
 }
 
+show_status() {
+  echo ""
+  if [[ -f "$LOCAL_SCRIPT" ]]; then
+    local hash
+    hash=$(sha256sum "$LOCAL_SCRIPT" | awk '{print $1}')
+    ok "Script installed: ${LOCAL_SCRIPT}"
+    echo -e "   \e[36mSHA256:\e[0m    ${hash}"
+    echo -e "   \e[36mInstalled:\e[0m $(stat -c '%y' "$LOCAL_SCRIPT" 2>/dev/null | cut -d. -f1)"
+  else
+    err "Script not installed"
+  fi
+
+  if crontab -l -u root 2>/dev/null | grep -q "${LOCAL_SCRIPT}"; then
+    local schedule
+    schedule=$(crontab -l -u root 2>/dev/null | grep "${LOCAL_SCRIPT}" | awk '{print $1,$2,$3,$4,$5}')
+    ok "Cron active: ${schedule}"
+  else
+    err "Cron not configured"
+  fi
+
+  if [[ -f "$CONF_FILE" ]]; then
+    local excludes
+    excludes=$(grep -oP '^\s*EXCLUDE\s*=\s*\K.*' "$CONF_FILE" 2>/dev/null || echo "(none)")
+    echo -e "   \e[36mExcluded:\e[0m  ${excludes:-"(none)"}"
+  fi
+
+  if [[ -f "$LOG_FILE" ]]; then
+    local log_size last_run
+    log_size=$(du -h "$LOG_FILE" | awk '{print $1}')
+    last_run=$(grep -oP '^\s+\K\w.*' "$LOG_FILE" | tail -1)
+    echo -e "   \e[36mLog file:\e[0m  ${LOG_FILE} (${log_size})"
+    [[ -n "${last_run:-}" ]] && echo -e "   \e[36mLast run:\e[0m  ${last_run}"
+  else
+    echo -e "   \e[36mLog file:\e[0m  (no runs yet)"
+  fi
+  echo ""
+}
+
+run_now() {
+  if [[ ! -f "$LOCAL_SCRIPT" ]]; then
+    err "No local script found at ${LOCAL_SCRIPT}. Use 'Add' first."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  info "Running update script now..."
+  bash "$LOCAL_SCRIPT" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+  ok "Run completed. Log appended to ${LOG_FILE}"
+}
+
+rotate_log() {
+  if [[ ! -f "$LOG_FILE" ]]; then
+    info "No log file to rotate."
+    return
+  fi
+  local log_size
+  log_size=$(stat -c '%s' "$LOG_FILE" 2>/dev/null || echo 0)
+  local log_size_h
+  log_size_h=$(du -h "$LOG_FILE" | awk '{print $1}')
+  if confirm "Rotate log file? (current size: ${log_size_h})"; then
+    mv "$LOG_FILE" "${LOG_FILE}.old"
+    ok "Rotated: ${LOG_FILE} → ${LOG_FILE}.old"
+  fi
+}
+
 OPTIONS=(
   Add "Download, review & install cron schedule"
   Remove "Remove cron schedule & local script"
   Update "Update local script from repository"
+  Status "Show installation status & last run"
+  Run "Run update script now (manual trigger)"
   View "View currently installed script"
+  Rotate "Rotate log file"
 )
 
-CHOICE=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "Cron Update LXCs" --menu "Select an option:" 12 68 4 \
+CHOICE=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "Cron Update LXCs" --menu "Select an option:" 16 68 7 \
   "${OPTIONS[@]}" 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3) || exit 0
 
 case $CHOICE in
 "Add") add ;;
 "Remove") remove ;;
 "Update") update_script ;;
+"Status") show_status ;;
+"Run") run_now ;;
 "View") view_script ;;
+"Rotate") rotate_log ;;
 esac

tools/pve/update-lxcs-cron.sh

@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 # Copyright (c) 2021-2026 community-scripts ORG
-# Author: tteck (tteckster) | Rewritten by community-scripts
+# Author: MickLesk (CanbiZ)
-# License: MIT
+# License: MIT | https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/raw/main/LICENSE
-# https://github.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVED/raw/main/LICENSE
 #
 # This script is installed locally by cron-update-lxcs.sh and executed
 # by cron. It updates all LXC containers using their native package manager.
@@ -26,16 +25,26 @@ if [[ -f "$CONF_FILE" ]]; then
 fi
 
 function update_container() {
-  container=$1
+  local container=$1
-  name=$(pct exec "$container" hostname)
+  local name
-  echo -e "\n [Info] Updating $container : $name \n"
+  name=$(pct exec "$container" hostname 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")
+  local os
   os=$(pct config "$container" | awk '/^ostype/ {print $2}')
+  echo -e "\n [Info] Updating $container : $name (os: $os)"
   case "$os" in
   alpine) pct exec "$container" -- ash -c "apk -U upgrade" ;;
   archlinux) pct exec "$container" -- bash -c "pacman -Syyu --noconfirm" ;;
   fedora | rocky | centos | alma) pct exec "$container" -- bash -c "dnf -y update && dnf -y upgrade" ;;
-  ubuntu | debian | devuan) pct exec "$container" -- bash -c "apt-get update && DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confold" dist-upgrade -y; rm -rf /usr/lib/python3.*/EXTERNALLY-MANAGED" ;;
+  ubuntu | debian | devuan) pct exec "$container" -- bash -c '
+    apt-get update || {
+      echo "Acquire::By-Hash \"no\";" >/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99no-by-hash
+      rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+      apt-get update
+    }
+    DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confold" dist-upgrade -y
+    rm -rf /usr/lib/python3.*/EXTERNALLY-MANAGED' ;;
   opensuse) pct exec "$container" -- bash -c "zypper ref && zypper --non-interactive dup" ;;
+  *) echo " [Warn] Unknown OS type '$os' for container $container, skipping" ;;
   esac
 }
 
@@ -52,16 +61,19 @@ for container in $(pct list | awk '{if(NR>1) print $1}'); do
     sleep 1
   else
     status=$(pct status "$container")
-    template=$(pct config "$container" | grep -q "template:" && echo "true" || echo "false")
+    if pct config "$container" 2>/dev/null | grep -q "^template:"; then
-    if [ "$template" == "false" ] && [ "$status" == "status: stopped" ]; then
+      echo -e "[Info] Skipping template $container"
+      continue
+    fi
+    if [ "$status" == "status: stopped" ]; then
       echo -e "[Info] Starting $container"
       pct start "$container"
       sleep 5
-      update_container "$container"
+      update_container "$container" || echo " [Error] Update failed for $container"
       echo -e "[Info] Shutting down $container"
-      pct shutdown "$container" &
+      pct shutdown "$container" --timeout 60 &
     elif [ "$status" == "status: running" ]; then
-      update_container "$container"
+      update_container "$container" || echo " [Error] Update failed for $container"
     fi
   fi
 done