Public bug reported: I tried to do a gksu update-manager -d . got the error in the attached screenshot.
ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: update-manager 1:0.156.14.11 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-18.29-generic 3.5.7 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-18-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu15 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Nov 14 21:53:10 2012 EcryptfsInUse: Yes GsettingsChanges: com.ubuntu.update-manager first-run false com.ubuntu.update-manager launch-time 1352920898 com.ubuntu.update-manager show-details true com.ubuntu.update-manager window-height 500 com.ubuntu.update-manager window-width 600 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425) MarkForUpload: True PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: update-manager Symptom: ubuntu-release-upgrader-core UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-11-14 (0 days ago) VarLogDistupgradeAptclonesystemstate.tar.gz: Error: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/var/log/dist-upgrade/apt-clone_system_state.tar.gz' VarLogDistupgradeTermlog: ** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug dist-upgrade precise third-party-packages ** Attachment added: "error" https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1078866/+attachment/3433464/+files/Screenshot%20from%202012-11-14%2021%3A58%3A12.png -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1078866 Title: ubuntu dist upgrade from 12.04 to 12.10 error To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/1078866/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs