https://lists.parabolagnulinux.org/pipermail/maintenance/2012-November/002269.html:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/srv/http/web/manage.py", line 13, in <module>
    execute_manager(settings)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 438, in execute_manager
    utility.execute()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/core/management/__init__.py", line 379, in execute
    self.fetch_command(subcommand).run_from_argv(self.argv)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py", line 191, in run_from_argv
    self.execute(*args, **options.__dict__)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/core/management/base.py", line 220, in execute
    output = self.handle(*args, **options)
  File "/srv/http/web/devel/management/commands/reporead.py", line 71, in handle
    return read_repo(arch, filename, options)
  File "/srv/http/web/devel/management/commands/reporead.py", line 538, in read_repo
    db_update(arch, repo, packages_arches[arch], force)
  File "/srv/http/web/devel/management/commands/reporead.py", line 336, in db_update
    dbpkgs = update_common(archname, reponame, pkgs, True)
  File "/srv/http/web/devel/management/commands/reporead.py", line 327, in update_common
    transaction.commit()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/db/transaction.py", line 207, in __exit__
    self.exiting(exc_value, self.using)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/db/transaction.py", line 302, in exiting
    leave_transaction_management(using=using)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/db/transaction.py", line 56, in leave_transaction_management
    connection.leave_transaction_management()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/db/backends/__init__.py", line 115, in leave_transaction_management
    raise TransactionManagementError("Transaction managed block ended with " 
django.db.transaction.TransactionManagementError: Transaction managed block ended with pending COMMIT/ROLLBACK

I haven't used Django for a long time, this might be a bug.

It was solved, now parabolaweb updates "Recent Updates" correctly.

Changed the description, since the main issue isn't fixed.

I think I fixed this. I don't remember. But I'm not getting the error emails anymore. But perhaps we don't have the mailer set up correctly on the new server. Someone should ping me about this in the morning. I'm too tired right now to trust myself with `sudo`.