Bug #121348 started mapping Bugzilla's VERIFIED WONTFIX to Won't Fix in Launchpad. The checkwatches.py script does not have sufficient rights to transition bugs to this status, and an AssertionError is raised:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/srv/staging.launchpad.net/launchpad/cronscripts/../lib/canonical/launchpad/components/externalbugtracker.py", line 184, in updateBugWatches
bug_watch.updateStatus(new_remote_status, new_malone_status)
File "/srv/staging.launchpad.net/launchpad/lib/canonical/launchpad/database/bugwatch.py", line 92, in updateStatus
getUtility(ILaunchpadCelebrities).bug_watch_updater)
File "/srv/staging.launchpad.net/launchpad/lib/canonical/launchpad/database/bugtask.py", line 635, in transitionToStatus
raise AssertionError(
AssertionError: Only Bug Contacts may change status to Won't Fix
