[Bug 686091] Re: check-new-release-gtk crashed with IOError in _buildMetaReleaseFile()

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** Changed in: update-manager (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

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Title:
  check-new-release-gtk crashed with IOError in _buildMetaReleaseFile()

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

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: update-manager

  This crash occurred on a system in which my home directory is served
  out of AFS, at a time when my Kerberos authentication had expired, and
  thus all of ~ was inaccessible with "Permission denied" errors.

  ProblemType: Crash
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
  Package: update-manager 1:0.142.20
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-23.41-generic 2.6.35.7
  Uname: Linux 2.6.35-23-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: openafs
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sun Dec  5 13:22:30 2010
  ExecutablePath: /usr/lib/update-manager/check-new-release-gtk
  InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python2.6
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python2.6 /usr/lib/update-manager/check-new-release-gtk
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  PythonArgs: ['/usr/lib/update-manager/check-new-release-gtk']
  SourcePackage: update-manager
  Title: check-new-release-gtk crashed with IOError in _buildMetaReleaseFile()
  UserGroups: adm audio cdrom dialout floppy plugdev video

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