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

[stefan]

** Description changed:

  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 
+ 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.
+    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
- Nov 16 09:06:04 myserver dbus[993]: [system] Activating service name='org.debian.apt' (using servicehelper)
- Nov 16 09:06:04 myserver AptDaemon: INFO: Initializing daemon
- Nov 16 09:06:04 myserver dbus[993]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.debian.apt'
  
  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
+  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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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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