yaml.scanner.ScannerError: while scanning a simple key in "/var/lib/utah/state.yaml", line 59, column 1 could not found expected ':' in "/var/lib/utah/state.yaml", line 60, column 1

debug log from http://10.97.2.12:8080/job/openarena-benchmark-ps-intel-4000-he/8/
2013-08-09 09:56:43,613 root INFO: UTAH Features:
 PROVISIONED_AUTORUN: False
2013-08-09 09:56:43,613 root INFO: UTAH version: 0.14.8ubuntu1~precise1
2013-08-09 09:56:43,614 root DEBUG: Configuration variables:
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    "arch": "amd64",
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    "boottimeout": 600,
    "bridge": "eth0",
    "checktimeout": 180,
    "clean": true,
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    "consoleloglevel": 30,
    "debug": false,
    "debuglog": "/var/lib/jenkins/ps-slaves/ps-intel-4000-he/workspace/openarena-benchmark-ps-intel-4000-he/gaueko-debug.log",
    "diskbus": "virtio",
    "disksizes": [
        8
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    "emulator": null,
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    "group": "utah",
    "hostname": "gaueko",
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    "installpackages": [
        "openssh-server",
        "gdebi"
    ],
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    "isodir": "/var/cache/utah/iso",
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    "kernel": null,
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    "logpath": "/var/lib/jenkins/ps-slaves/ps-intel-4000-he/workspace/openarena-benchmark-ps-intel-4000-he",
    "logrotation_backupCount": 10,
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    "macs": [],
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    "new": false,
    "nfscommand": [
        "sudo",
        "service",
        "nfs-kernel-server"
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    "nfsiface": "eth0",
    "nfsoptions": "*(ro,async,no_root_squash,no_subtree_check)",
    "outputpreseed": false,
    "packagedir": "/usr/share/utah",
    "powercmd": null,
    "powertimeout": 15,
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    "prefix": "utah",
    "preseed": "/etc/utah/default-preseed.cfg",
    "pxedir": "/var/lib/tftpboot/pxelinux.cfg",
    "qemupath": "qemu:///system",
    "retry_timeout": 3,
    "rewrite": "all",
    "runtimeout": null,
    "series": "precise",
    "serieschoices": [
        "lucid",
        "precise",
        "quantal",
        "raring",
        "saucy"
    ],
    "sqlite3_db_connection_timeout": 30,
    "ssh_logfile": "/var/lib/jenkins/ps-slaves/ps-intel-4000-he/workspace/openarena-benchmark-ps-intel-4000-he/gaueko-ssh.log",
    "sshknownhosts": "/var/lib/jenkins/.ssh/known_hosts",
    "sshprivatekey": "/var/lib/jenkins/.ssh/utah",
    "sshpublickey": "/var/lib/jenkins/.ssh/utah.pub",
    "template": null,
    "template_dir": "/usr/share/utah/templates",
    "user": "jenkins",
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    "vmpath": "/var/lib/jenkins/vm",
    "wwwdir": "/var/www/utah",
    "wwwiface": "virbr0",
    "xml": "/etc/utah/default-vm.xml"
}
2013-08-09 09:56:43,614 iso INFO: Preparing image: /home/chrisgagnon/saucy-desktop-amd64.iso
2013-08-09 09:56:43,618 iso INFO: /home/chrisgagnon/saucy-desktop-amd64.iso is locally available as /home/...

I think this may be related to this bug:

 https://bugs.launchpad.net/utah/+bug/1204489

It would be really handy if we could capture that actual file state.yaml upon a failure to try and see why its broke. I'll see if we can't try and include some debugging around that.

I think this should solve it:

http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~utah/utah/dev/revision/992