[Bug 623355] Re: update-manager crashed with GError in _run_synaptic()

[Robert Roth]

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** Changed in: update-manager (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

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Title:
  update-manager crashed with GError in _run_synaptic()

Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: update-manager

  Crashed after trying to install updates.

  ProblemType: Crash
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
  Package: update-manager 1:0.134.10
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.39-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
  Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Aug 24 14:28:49 2010
  ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/update-manager
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release amd64 (20091027)
  InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.6
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python2.6 /usr/bin/update-manager
  ProcEnviron:
   LANG=en_US.utf8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/update-manager']
  SourcePackage: update-manager
  Title: update-manager crashed with GError in _run_synaptic()
  Traceback:
   Traceback (most recent call last):
     File "/usr/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/UpdateManager/backend/InstallBackendSynaptic.py", line 37, in _run_synaptic
       if gconfclient.get_bool("/apps/update-manager/autoclose_install_window"):
   GError: Failed to contact configuration server; some possible causes are that you need to enable TCP/IP networking for ORBit, or you have stale NFS locks due to a system crash. See http://projects.gnome.org/gconf/ for information. (Details -  1: Server ping error: IDL:omg.org/CORBA/COMM_FAILURE:1.0)
  UserGroups: adm admin cdrom dialout lpadmin plugdev sambashare

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