Comment 4 for bug 36215

(In reply to comment #3)
> (In reply to comment #2)
> > (In reply to comment #1)
> > > Can you please run:
> > > $ strace -p `pidof update-notifier` 2> u-n.log
> > >
> > > let it run for a couple of seconds and attach the u-n.log file to this
> bugreport?
> > Sure, here it is, but I'm afraid it doesn't say very much, or did I so something
> > wrong?
> > Here's all I get:
> >
> > Process 3976 attached - interrupt to quit
> > Process 3976 detached
>
> So the file u-n.log does only contain these lines? Nothing more? And still
> update-notifier uses 100% cpu? And nothing printed on the terminal? This the
> problem reproducable (that is, if you kill update-notifier and restart it, does
> it still have 100% cpu usage)?
>
> Thanks,
> Michael
>
>

Yes, unfortunately that's all I get if I run the command you posted.
Do you want me to run something like strace update-notifier 2>u-n.log? I get a
host of output that way but I fear it's to much to post here.
I also don't get anything on the terminal when I start update-notifier there, no
error message whatsoever, but it is reproducible, that is if I kill it and start
it again the cpu will be used 100% again.
Also others seem to have the same problem, for example:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=59409
And maybe this one too:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=58867