[PLUG] Strange update manager behavior

[Denis Heidtmann]

Also, any advice as to which log files might illuminate what happened?

-Denis

On Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at 10:53 AM, Denis Heidtmann <denis.heidtmann at gmail.com
> wrote:

> I ran the update manager.  It did not request a password, and it proceeded
> to download over 200M of data.  It hung up about 80% of the way through the
> install process.  I had to shut down to get out of the lock.  On restarting
> I ran the update manager again.  It said that I needed to run a partial
> upgrade as the previous upgrade did not complete.  When I started the
> partial upgrade it seemed like it was going to upgrade, not just an update.
>  (I am running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, and do not want to upgrade 'till 3 years
> from now.)  So I canceled it.  Next, I started the update manager again,
> and it said my system was up-to-date.
>
> In the auth log I see COMMAND=/usr/bin/update-manager --dist-upgrade.  I
> did not enter that command.  I cannot decipher other logs.
>
> Any clues as to what happened, what the damage might be, and what needs to
> be changed to prevent a recurrence?
>
> Thanks,
> -Denis
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