Bug#943343: fwupd: fwupd-refresh.service failed to start Refresh fwupd metadata and update motd.

[Thomas Stewart <thomas@stewarts.org.uk>]

On 27 Jan 2021, at 14:18, Limonciello, Mario wrote:
> Can you check if fwupdmgr works as a standard user to talk to the daemon for you?

As a normal user I can run "fwupdmgr --version" fine[0].

However if I amend the unit to run the above[1] the output stops before
daemon version[2].

Kind Regards
--
Tom

[0]
$ id
uid=1000(thomas) gid=1000(thomas) groups=1000(thomas),20(dialout),27(sudo),128(docker)
$
$ /usr/bin/fwupdmgr --version
client version: 1.5.5
compile-time dependency versions
        gusb:   0.3.5

        daemon version: 1.5.5
$

[1]
ExecStart=/usr/bin/fwupdmgr --version

[2]
Jan 27 14:24:38 systemd[1]: Starting Refresh fwupd metadata and update motd...
Jan 27 14:24:38 fwupdmgr[199579]: client version:        1.5.5
Jan 27 14:24:38 fwupdmgr[199579]: compile-time dependency versions
Jan 27 14:24:38 fwupdmgr[199579]:         gusb:        0.3.5
Jan 27 14:24:38 fwupdmgr[199579]: Failed to connect to daemon: Exhausted all available authentication mechanisms (tried: EXTERNAL) (available: EXTERNAL)
Jan 27 14:24:38 systemd[1]: fwupd-refresh.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Jan 27 14:24:38 systemd[1]: fwupd-refresh.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Jan 27 14:24:38 systemd[1]: Failed to start Refresh fwupd metadata and update motd.