Bug#943343: fwupd: fwupd-refresh.service failed to start Refresh fwupd metadata and update motd.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Werner Mahr <werner@vollstreckernet.de>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 3, 2019 6:52 AM
> To: 943343@bugs.debian.org
> Subject: Bug#943343: fwupd: fwupd-refresh.service failed to start Refresh fwupd
> metadata and update motd.
>
>
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> > > Internal Use - Confidential
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> > > In 1.3.2-5 the service is disabled by default (and also this issue should
> be fixed).
>
> > Okay. So, the bug can be closed, I guess.
>
> I'm sorry, but it seems that it at least was reintroduced somewhen. I have
> 1.3.4-1 installed on testing and it fails to start. Unfortunately is is not
> that verbose on the logs.
>
> $ service fwupd-refresh status
> ● fwupd-refresh.service - Refresh fwupd metadata and update motd
> Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/fwupd-refresh.service; static; vendor
> preset: disabled)
> Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Mon 2019-12-02 09:16:34 CET; 2h 8min
> ago
> Docs: man:fwupdmgr(1)
> Process: 144751 ExecStart=/usr/bin/fwupdmgr refresh --no-metadata-check
> (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
> Main PID: 144751 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
> Dez 02 09:16:34 werner1 systemd[1]: Starting Refresh fwupd metadata and
> update
> motd...
> Dez 02 09:16:34 werner1 systemd[1]: fwupd-refresh.service: Main process
> exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
> Dez 02 09:16:34 werner1 systemd[1]: fwupd-refresh.service: Failed with result
> 'exit-code'.
> Dez 02 09:16:34 werner1 systemd[1]: Failed to start Refresh fwupd metadata and
> update motd.
>
> Called from cmdline directly it still works.
>
> --
> MfG usw.
>
> Werner Mahr
What version of systemd are you running on your local system? Did you bring that back
from unstable as well?
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