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Re: How to debug Ubuntu One?

 


To start/stop/connect/disconnect the syncdaemon, you can use u1sdtool in
a terminal:

u1sdtool -s will start it
u1sdtool -q will stop it
u1sdtool -c will connect it (and start if not running)
u1sdtool -d will disconnect it

The daemon will auto-connect, if you have the local user associated to
an Ubuntu One account, and the token exists in the keyring. If the user
has no token in the keyring, syncdaemon will not connect. If you have
two users logged in locally, and only disconnect one of them from Ubuntu
One, the other will not be affected by that. It is not a system-wide
service, but runs on a per-user basis.

You can also run the ubuntuone-syncdaemon in a terminal with --debug to
get more debug information printed to the console, or set the log
level in ~/.config/ubuntuone/logging.conf to DEBUG.

If you are having a problem, and want to debug it, then it's probably
best to file a bug or support request, and join #ubuntuone IRC on the
freenode network, where we can answer questions in real time and help
you more easily than slowly going back and forth in e-mail. :)
When I was looking closely at Ubuntu One I also used System Monitor
(from Ubuntu software Centre) to give me visibility of what was being
uploaded etc moment by moment. Depending on how exciting you find
watching paint dry, it can be useful!
:-)
Yes, I like the system monitor very much. I have been using it for years. Without it would be hard to find that the Ubuntu One bandwidth limiter didn't work as expected.

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