snappy update error message 'already locked' is confusing
Bug #1443557 reported by
Vincent Ladeuil
This bug affects 1 person
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snappy |
Fix Released
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Critical
|
John Lenton | ||
Bug Description
Running 'snappy update' may issue an 'already locked' error message.
mvo explained that this is caued by 'autopilot' running in the background and 'tail /var/log/syslog' contains more details (indeed it does).
The message is confusing for a newcomer.
Related branches
lp:~chipaca/snappy/fix-1443557
- Michael Vogt (community): Approve
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Diff: 17 lines (+2/-2)1 file modifiedpriv/priv.go (+2/-2)
| affects: | snappy (Ubuntu) → snappy-ubuntu |
Revision history for this message
| Steve Langasek (vorlon) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in snappy-ubuntu: | |
| importance: | Undecided → Critical |
Revision history for this message
| Alexander Sack (asac) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in snappy-ubuntu: | |
| assignee: | nobody → John Lenton (chipaca) |
| Changed in snappy-ubuntu: | |
| status: | New → In Progress |
| Changed in snappy-ubuntu: | |
| status: | In Progress → Fix Committed |
| Changed in snappy-ubuntu: | |
| status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
| affects: | snappy-ubuntu → snappy |
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Suggested alternate wording: 'Another snappy process is running'