update-manager crashed with TypeError in refresh_cache(): Can't convert 'SystemError' object to str implicitly

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. We appreciate the difficulties you are facing, but this appears to be a "regular" (non-security) bug. I have unmarked it as a security issue since this bug does not show evidence of allowing attackers to cross privilege boundaries nor directly cause loss of data/privacy. Please feel free to report any other bugs you may find.

Hi!

Not it all :-) -i like send bug report if see problem.

2012/7/31 Robert Roth <email address hidden>

> Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu
> better. We appreciate the difficulties you are facing, but this appears
> to be a "regular" (non-security) bug. I have unmarked it as a security
> issue since this bug does not show evidence of allowing attackers to
> cross privilege boundaries nor directly cause loss of data/privacy.
> Please feel free to report any other bugs you may find.
>
> ** Visibility changed to: Public
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1031280
>
> Title:
> update-manager crashed with TypeError in refresh_cache(): Can't
> convert 'SystemError' object to str implicitly
>
> Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu:
> Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> Sorry but can't write more this problem.
>
> ProblemType: Crash
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
> Package: update-manager 1:0.168
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-5.5-generic 3.5.0-rc7
> Uname: Linux 3.5.0-5-generic i686
> ApportVersion: 2.4-0ubuntu6
> Aptdaemon:
> Jul 31 11:25:31 macsek-Dimension-4600i AptDaemon: INFO: Initializing
> daemon
> Jul 31 11:25:31 macsek-Dimension-4600i AptDaemon.PackageKit: INFO:
> Initializing PackageKit compat layer
> Jul 31 11:30:32 macsek-Dimension-4600i AptDaemon: INFO: Quitting due to
> inactivity
> Jul 31 11:30:32 macsek-Dimension-4600i AptDaemon: INFO: Quitting was
> requested
> Architecture: i386
> CrashCounter: 1
> Date: Tue Jul 31 11:40:53 2012
> EcryptfsInUse: Yes
> ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/update-manager
> GsettingsChanges:
> b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'first-run' b'false'
> b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'launch-time' b'1343727644'
> b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'show-details' b'true'
> b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-height' b'507'
> b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-width' b'744'
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha i386
> (20120606.2)
> InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python3.2mu
> PackageArchitecture: all
> ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/update-manager --no-update
> ProcEnviron:
> PATH=(custom, no user)
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/update-manager', '--no-update']
> SourcePackage: update-manager
> Title: update-manager crashed with TypeError in refresh_cache(): Can't
> convert 'SystemError' object to str implicitly
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
> UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
>
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Hi Robert!

Sorry, can i help me please? I would send for you an copy me pulseaudio
code. Sorry, but me english no perfect, but hope you understand. This maybe
an security problem, and i see always, every install under.

Thank you, Beatrix

2012/7/31 Robert Roth <email address hidden>

> Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu
> better. We appreciate the difficulties you are facing, but this appears
> to be a "regular" (non-security) bug. I have unmarked it as a security
> issue since this bug does not show evidence of allowing attackers to
> cross privilege boundaries nor directly cause loss of data/privacy.
> Please feel free to report any other bugs you may find.
>
> ** Visibility changed to: Public
>
> --
> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug
> report.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1031280
>
> Title:
> update-manager crashed with TypeError in refresh_cache(): Can't
> convert 'SystemError' object to str implicitly
>
> Status in “update-manager” package in Ubuntu:
> Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> Sorry but can't write more this problem.
>
> ProblemType: Crash
> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
> Package: update-manager 1:0.168
> ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-5.5-generic 3.5.0-rc7
> Uname: Linux 3.5.0-5-generic i686
> ApportVersion: 2.4-0ubuntu6
> Aptdaemon:
> Jul 31 11:25:31 macsek-Dimension-4600i AptDaemon: INFO: Initializing
> daemon
> Jul 31 11:25:31 macsek-Dimension-4600i AptDaemon.PackageKit: INFO:
> Initializing PackageKit compat layer
> Jul 31 11:30:32 macsek-Dimension-4600i AptDaemon: INFO: Quitting due to
> inactivity
> Jul 31 11:30:32 macsek-Dimension-4600i AptDaemon: INFO: Quitting was
> requested
> Architecture: i386
> CrashCounter: 1
> Date: Tue Jul 31 11:40:53 2012
> EcryptfsInUse: Yes
> ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/update-manager
> GsettingsChanges:
> b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'first-run' b'false'
> b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'launch-time' b'1343727644'
> b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'show-details' b'true'
> b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-height' b'507'
> b'com.ubuntu.update-manager' b'window-width' b'744'
> InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha i386
> (20120606.2)
> InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python3.2mu
> PackageArchitecture: all
> ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/update-manager --no-update
> ProcEnviron:
> PATH=(custom, no user)
> LANG=en_US.UTF-8
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/update-manager', '--no-update']
> SourcePackage: update-manager
> Title: update-manager crashed with TypeError in refresh_cache(): Can't
> convert 'SystemError' object to str implicitly
> UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
> UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
>
> To manage notifications about this bug go to:
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/1031280/+subscriptions
>

This bug was fixed in the package update-manager - 1:0.169

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update-manager (1:0.169) quantal; urgency=low

  [ Michael Terry ]
  * Drop Unity-support gir Recommends down to Suggests. LP: #1029764

  [ sampo555 ]
  * lp:~sampo555/update-manager/fix-for-1031280:
    - Convert SystemError into string in order to avoid TypeError in
      UpdateManager.refresh_cache SystemError handles. Fixes LP: #1031280

  [ Robert Park ]
  * Allow test suite to not need to be run as root

  [ Michael Vogt ]
  * lp:~mvo/update-manager/phased-updates:
    - Implement the client part of the "foundations-q-phased-updates".
      This allows to deploy updates in phases where only a subset of
      the users will get a update, controlled via the
      Phased-Updates-Percentage tag in the Packages file.
 -- Michael Vogt <email address hidden> Tue, 21 Aug 2012 09:21:32 +0200