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When I hit the button that says "Copy profile to all stack exchange network accounts"

I get the following error:

Oops! There was a problem updating your profile:

temporary error updating your profile -- please try again!

I'm logged in via Facebook. If there's anything more I can help with "just let met know".

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I'd finish your sentence before you submit your question... –  Gabe Dec 15 '11 at 13:46
"... be happy to transfer you $50 via PayPal?" I'm in! –  Pëkka Dec 15 '11 at 13:49
Seriously though, can you try again? This has happened to me before, and I managed to fix it by retrying a few minutes later. –  Pëkka Dec 15 '11 at 13:50
Finished the sentence and.. I've tried again. I still get the error but it seems to have worked anyway, on all of the stack exchange network sites my accounts have synched. –  Gerben Van Dijk Dec 15 '11 at 13:52
Related: meta.stackexchange.com/questions/113337/… –  Shadow Wizard Dec 15 '11 at 14:07
Everything seems to work fine with my yahoo account... –  Gabe Dec 15 '11 at 14:21

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There was a database deadlock caused by a large accounts table update lock and your trying to get get the list of sites to copy to at the same time (rare, but it happens), we see a few a week under varying circumstances.

You only needed to try again :) I've pushed the button for you, all is well, copied, synced, etc.

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