I discovered that the "avatar_token=[...]" line in the file ~/.mission-control/accounts/accounts.cfg changes with the photo update.
However as noted above the photo just disappears when one leaves the "Personal Information" window.
I did however mange to find an interesting error message that occurs (in the debug window under Empathy.FIleTransfer) with each attempt to add the photo:
I discovered that the "avatar_ token=[ ...]" line in the file ~/.mission- control/ accounts/ accounts. cfg changes with the photo update.
However as noted above the photo just disappears when one leaves the "Personal Information" window.
I did however mange to find an interesting error message that occurs (in the debug window under Empathy. FIleTransfer) with each attempt to add the photo:
Domain: GLib get_context: assertion `!SOURCE_DESTROYED (source)' failed
Message: g_source_