gconf-schemas crashes with OSError: [Errno 9] Bad file descriptor

[Paul Ammann]

Binary package hint: update-manager

running ubuntu 9.04 on a ps3, recently updated linux, which possibly caused the problem.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: powerpc
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
ErrorMessage: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Package: update-manager 1:0.111.10
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: update-manager
Title: package update-manager 1:0.111.10 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Uname: Linux 2.6.24 ppc64

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

Thanks for your report.

The relevant error is
=====
Setting up update-manager (1:0.111.10) ...
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/sbin/gconf-schemas", line 81, in <module>
    pids=os.popen('pidof gconfd-2').readlines()[0].split()
OSError: [Errno 9] Bad file descriptor
dpkg: error processing update-manager (--configure):
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
=====

Affecting to gconf2

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

did you clean tmp during the upgrade?

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

Thanks for the report, it has been some time without any response or feedback in this bug report and we are wondering if this is still an issue for you with the latest release of Ubuntu the Natty Narwhal, May you please test with that version and comment back if you're still having or not the issue? Please have a look at http://www.ubuntu.com/download to know how to install that version.Thanks in advance.

[Pedro Villavicencio (pedro)]

We're closing this bug since it is has been some time with no response from the original reporter. However, if the issue still exists please feel free to reopen with the requested information. Also, if you could, please test against the latest development version of Ubuntu, since this confirms the bug is one we may be able to pass upstream for help.