Comment 61 for bug 462828

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FewClues (fewclues) wrote : Re: [Bug 462828] Re: Files are marked for deletion on server when syncdaemon is killed during sync

Thank you Rick! AS I just confessed - I went to take screen shots to
document the failure mode and it worked perfectly (or nearly perfect -
I'm a poor judge).

On Fri, 2009-10-30 at 18:26 +0000, Rick McBride wrote:

> FewClues wrote:
> > I have done the updates and I still get the compatibility warning. My
> > client is more advanced than the server. HOW DOES THAT HAPPEN?
> >
> > On Fri, 2009-10-30 at 17:54 +0000, Fabio M. P. Bugnon wrote:
> >
> >> OK, thank you all devels for this fix.
> >>
> >> After the updates I can access my UbuntuOne with no problems.
> >>
> >> Thanks a lot.
> >>
> >
>
> The error message is slightly inaccurate. The simple fact is that the
> version of the client that is running and trying to talk to the server
> (not necessarily the version that is Installed) has a capability level
> that tells us that it is a version with a serious bug. The "Client is
> newer than server" message is the only message of that type available in
> the bugged client. Changing the setting on the server prevented the
> bugged clients from connecting, but resulted in the confusing message
> you are seeing.
>
> After updating the packages, you'll need to re-start the client
> manually. The simplest way to do this right now is to re-log or re-boot
> your machine. We have a bug report in place regarding the package
> upgrade, and hope to enhance the process so that the client restarts
> itself upon upgrade soon.
>