I frequently have this problem too. Update Manager will work until I
choose to click "install the updates". Then there will usually be a
window that appears briefly in the panel "starting administrative
application". Sometimes a window will appear on the desktop and ask for
my password, and when that happens the update Manager continues to work
properly and downloads and installs the updates. However, sometimes the
"starting administrative application" window in the panel disappears
straight away, no password prompt appears, and when that happens Update
Manager hangs (the little spinner icon spins endlessly), and must be
force quit.
the whole ps afx is attached in the file psoutput
here is the parts requested:
////////
8047 ? S 0:12 gksu --desktop
/usr/share/applications/update-manager.desktop -- /usr/sbin/synaptic
--hide-main-window --non-interactive --parent-window-id 44040195 -o
Synaptic::closeZvt=true --progress-str Please wait, this can take some time.
--finish-str Update is complete --set-selections-file /tmp/tmpY0aVPy
8048 ? Ss 0:00 \_ /usr/bin/sudo -H -S -p GNOME_SUDO_PASS -u root
-- /usr/sbin/synaptic --hide-main-window --non-interactive --parent-window-id
44040195 -o Synaptic::closeZvt=true --progress-str Please wait, this can take
some time. --finish-str Update is complete --set-selections-file /tmp/tmpY0aVPy
8144 ? Sl 0:30 /usr/bin/python2.5 /usr/bin/update-manager
8158 ? S 0:03 \_ gksu --desktop
/usr/share/applications/update-manager.desktop -- /usr/sbin/synaptic
--hide-main-window --non-interactive --parent-window-id 44040195 -o
Synaptic::closeZvt=true --progress-str Please wait, this can take some time.
--finish-str Update is complete --set-selections-file /tmp/tmpdf2ypM
8159 ? Ss 0:00 \_ /usr/bin/sudo -H -S -p GNOME_SUDO_PASS -u
root -- /usr/sbin/synaptic --hide-main-window --non-interactive
--parent-window-id 44040195 -o Synaptic::closeZvt=true --progress-str Please
wait, this can take some time. --finish-str Update is complete
--set-selections-file /tmp/tmpdf2ypM
/////////
here is straces:
/////////
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/Desktop# strace -p 8048
Process 8048 attached - interrupt to quit
read(0,
\\\\\\\\
/////////
strace -p 8047 > strace8047
{see attachment strace8047}
\\\\\\\\\
////////
strace -p 8144 > strace8144
{I manually stopped this trace. See attachment strace8144}
\\\\\\\\
////////
strace -p 8158 > strace8158
{see attachment strace8158}
\\\\\\\\\
/////////
strace -p 8159 > strace8159
Process 8159 attached - interrupt to quit
read(0,
\\\\\\\\\
** Attachment added: "psoutput"
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/12530845/psoutput
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update-manager fails to bring up the password prompt for root privileges
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/187982
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