can't authenticate update

[Colin Law]

On 7 October 2012 18:00, rikona <rikona at sonic.net> wrote:
> Hello Colin,
>
> Sunday, October 7, 2012, 1:06:50 AM, Colin wrote:
>
>> On 7 October 2012 03:52, rikona <rikona at sonic.net> wrote:
>>> Using 10.04, routinely updated. I just got an update manager
>>> notice, but when I said do it, I get a msg that the updates can't
>>> be authenticated. It's mostly for python and xslt. Why do I get
>>> that msg, and how can I know if is it safe to update?
>
>> Try again in a few hours, it may just be a temporary issue with the
>> repository. If you still get a problem then first google for the
>> error message but if that does not help then post the exact message
>> you see.
>
> Tried it again today and it went through OK. Yesterday I tried a few
> times over an hour or two, but it looks like that was not a long
> enough time.
>
> Thanks very much for the reply. It's nice when problems are that easy
> to take care of... :-)

Glad to be of help

Colin