snappy update error message 'already locked' is confusing
Bug #1443557 reported by
Vincent Ladeuil
on 2015-04-13
This bug affects 1 person
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Snappy |
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: Approve on 2015-04-14
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Diff: 17 lines (+2/-2)1 file modifiedpriv/priv.go (+2/-2)
Vincent Ladeuil (vila)
on 2015-04-13
| affects: | snappy (Ubuntu) → snappy-ubuntu |
| Alexander Sack (asac) wrote : | #2 |
... is running, try again later.
John Lenton (chipaca)
on 2015-04-14
| Changed in snappy-ubuntu: | |
| assignee: | nobody → John Lenton (chipaca) |
John Lenton (chipaca)
on 2015-04-14
| Changed in snappy-ubuntu: | |
| status: | New → In Progress |
John Lenton (chipaca)
on 2015-04-15
| Changed in snappy-ubuntu: | |
| status: | In Progress → Fix Committed |
Michael Vogt (mvo)
on 2015-04-29
| Changed in snappy-ubuntu: | |
| status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
Michael Terry (mterry)
on 2015-05-18
| affects: | snappy-ubuntu → snappy |
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Suggested alternate wording: 'Another snappy process is running'