At startup, Ubuntu One on 9.10 says "Capabilities Mismatch"

[Tom Dison]

Binary package hint: ubuntuone-client

On Ubuntu 9.10 (upgraded from Ubuntu Beta to final), Ubuntu One says "Capabilities Mismatch" when it starts. It says I have a newer version of the client than the server, and that the server will probably be upgraded shortly. Good thing I do not store anything important there yet. I did check to see if there are any updates available today, but there are none.

$ apt-cache policy ubuntuone-client
ubuntuone-client:
  Installed: 1.0.2-0ubuntu1
  Candidate: 1.0.2-0ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 1.0.2-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

ProblemType: Bug
.home.tdison..cache.ubuntuone.log.syncdaemon.exceptions.log: 2009-10-29 11:12:19,015 - ubuntuone.SyncDaemon.ActionQueue - ERROR - Capabilities query failed: The server doesn't have the requested capabilities
.home.tdison..config.ubuntuone.ubuntuone.client.conf:
 [ubuntuone]
 bookmarked = True
 connected = False
 connect = 0
 show_applet = 1
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Oct 29 11:13:37 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
Package: ubuntuone-client 1.0.2-0ubuntu1
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
SourcePackage: ubuntuone-client
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686
XsessionErrors:
 (gnome-settings-daemon:1408): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
 (gnome-settings-daemon:1408): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_propagate_error: assertion `src != NULL' failed
 (nautilus:1511): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed
 (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:1534): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed
 (gnome-panel:1510): Gtk-WARNING **: gtk_widget_size_allocate(): attempt to allocate widget with width -4 and height 24

[Ruben Verhack (ruben-verhack)]

I have the same issue. Don't know for sure if it is a bug, but it seems strange to me.

[thatdude (thatdude)]

I have a clean install of 9.10 - Same error as above.

[Ruben Verhack (ruben-verhack)]

In the release notes:

A serious bug in the Ubuntu One client software included in Ubuntu 9.10 that could potentially result in loss of data has led to disabling file syncing access for this client version on the Ubuntu One servers as a precaution. Users who see a "Capabilities Mismatch" error when trying to use Ubuntu One should install the post-release upgrade of the client that will be made available immediately after release, fixing the original bug and restoring file syncing access to the Ubuntu One servers. Files are still available via the web interface at http://one.ubuntu.com./ [one.ubuntu.com]

Contact syncing and tomboy syncing services are not affected by this issue.

More info here:
http://voices.canonical.com/ubuntuone/