[Bug 891255] [NEW] update-manager loses connection to daemon - can't update

[stefan]

Public bug reported:

When hitting 'Install Updates' on the Update Manager, it briefly greys
out the manager but does not actually proceed to update anything. syslog
says something has been queued:

Nov 16 09:03:45 myserver AptDaemon: INFO: CommitPackages() was called: dbus.Array([dbus.String(u'')], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([dbus.String(u'')], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([dbus.String(u'')], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([dbus.String(u'')], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([dbus.String(u'icedtea-6-jre-cacao'), dbus.String(u'icedtea-6-jre-jamvm'), dbus.String(u'liblightdm-gobject-1-0'), dbus.String(u'openjdk-6-jre-headless'), dbus.String(u'openjdk-6-jre-lib')], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([dbus.String(u'')], signature=dbus.Signature('s'))
Nov 16 09:03:45 myserver AptDaemon.Trans: INFO: Queuing transaction /org/debian/apt/transaction/7d380769c12e48aa99632f955582f2f3

after a while a window pops up informing me that
"Task cannot be monitored or controlled"
The connection to the daemon was lost. Most likely, the background daemon crashed.
Details:
   It seems that the daemon died.

Which is true since syslog tells us:

Nov 16 09:06:04 myserver AptDaemon: INFO: Quitting due to inactivity
Nov 16 09:06:04 myserver AptDaemon: INFO: Quitting was requested

apt-get per commandline works fine as a workaround.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: update-manager 1:0.152.25.4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Nov 16 09:22:43 2011
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_CA:en
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: update-manager
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-21 (25 days ago)

** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug oneiric

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Title:
  update-manager loses connection to daemon - can't update

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

Bug description:
  When hitting 'Install Updates' on the Update Manager, it briefly greys
  out the manager but does not actually proceed to update anything.
  syslog says something has been queued:

  Nov 16 09:03:45 myserver AptDaemon: INFO: CommitPackages() was called: dbus.Array([dbus.String(u'')], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([dbus.String(u'')], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([dbus.String(u'')], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([dbus.String(u'')], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([dbus.String(u'icedtea-6-jre-cacao'), dbus.String(u'icedtea-6-jre-jamvm'), dbus.String(u'liblightdm-gobject-1-0'), dbus.String(u'openjdk-6-jre-headless'), dbus.String(u'openjdk-6-jre-lib')], signature=dbus.Signature('s')), dbus.Array([dbus.String(u'')], signature=dbus.Signature('s'))
  Nov 16 09:03:45 myserver AptDaemon.Trans: INFO: Queuing transaction /org/debian/apt/transaction/7d380769c12e48aa99632f955582f2f3

  after a while a window pops up informing me that
  "Task cannot be monitored or controlled"
  The connection to the daemon was lost. Most likely, the background daemon crashed.
  Details:
     It seems that the daemon died.

  Which is true since syslog tells us:

  Nov 16 09:06:04 myserver AptDaemon: INFO: Quitting due to inactivity
  Nov 16 09:06:04 myserver AptDaemon: INFO: Quitting was requested

  apt-get per commandline works fine as a workaround.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
  Package: update-manager 1:0.152.25.4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-12.20-generic 3.0.4
  Uname: Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu4
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Wed Nov 16 09:22:43 2011
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_CA:en
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_CA.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: update-manager
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-21 (25 days ago)

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