update manager doesn't show automatically even when there are updates available

Bug #487403 reported by Ray
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update-manager (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: update-manager

I'm running UNR9.10 on an Acer Aspire One A150. (update-manager 1:0.126.9)

The update-manager never shows automatically even when there are updates available. Upon running update manager (when I realize something's up), the window shows with the whole list of available updates already there, which seems to imply that it has been checking for updates, only that it has not been prompting.

My Software Sources > Updates > Automatic Updates settings are as follows:
check for updates daily
only notify about available updates

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Deathstalker (mkep229) wrote :

Are you logged on as a user that has significant privileges to update your system?

Changed in update-manager (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
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Ray (gunblad3) wrote :

Yes, mine is an admin user.

The circumstances for that user is a bit special though (if this helps):

installed UNR9.04 with admin user (e.g. admin1)
upgraded to UNR9.10 using update manager
created second admin user (e.g. admin2) using user accounts window
ported some of the data over to admin2's home folder, the rest were stored in backup
removed admin1 account and home folder

So now I only have one admin user account (e.g. admin2), which I'm using.

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Deathstalker (mkep229) wrote :

Try mkaing a new user. Make him an admin and Edit his Permissions to allow everything.

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Ray (gunblad3) wrote :

My current user (admin2) already has all rights except for "Connect to wireless and ethernet networks", is this alright?

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

[Expired for update-manager (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

Changed in update-manager (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Expired
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