Bug 1488524

Summary: dnf needs-restarting fails to operate
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Steven Haigh <netwiz>
Component: dnf-plugins-coreAssignee: rpm-software-management
Status: CLOSED EOL QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: 29CC: dmach, jmracek, mluscon, netwiz, packaging-team-maint, rpm-software-management, vmukhame
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Description Steven Haigh 2017-09-05 15:31:13 UTC
When trying to use 'dnf needs-restarting' to replicate the functionality of the yum-utils based 'needs-restarting', I always get an empty return.

Versions:
dnf-2.6.3-1.fc26.noarch
dnf-plugins-core-2.1.3-1.fc26.noarch

Output:
[root@DELL15 ~]# dnf needs-restarting -u
[root@DELL15 ~]# dnf needs-restarting
[root@DELL15 ~]#

I am currently logged in and the following packages have been updated seconds ago:
2017-09-05T14:44:07Z INFO Upgraded: libsss_certmap-1.15.3-3.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:08Z INFO Upgraded: libreoffice-data-1:5.3.6.1-3.fc26.noarch
2017-09-05T14:44:08Z INFO Upgraded: libsss_idmap-1.15.3-3.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:08Z INFO Upgraded: plasma-workspace-common-5.10.5-3.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:08Z INFO Upgraded: libkworkspace5-5.10.5-3.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:08Z INFO Upgraded: plasma-workspace-libs-5.10.5-3.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:08Z INFO Upgraded: plasma-workspace-geolocation-5.10.5-3.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:09Z INFO Upgraded: plasma-workspace-geolocation-libs-5.10.5-3.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:09Z INFO Upgraded: vim-filesystem-2:8.0.1030-1.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:11Z INFO Upgraded: vim-common-2:8.0.1030-1.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:16Z INFO Upgraded: selinux-policy-3.13.1-260.8.fc26.noarch
2017-09-05T14:44:16Z INFO Upgraded: libsss_nss_idmap-1.15.3-3.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:16Z INFO Upgraded: sssd-client-1.15.3-3.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:16Z INFO Upgraded: sssd-common-1.15.3-3.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:17Z INFO Upgraded: sssd-krb5-common-1.15.3-3.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:17Z INFO Upgraded: sssd-common-pac-1.15.3-3.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:17Z INFO Upgraded: sssd-ad-1.15.3-3.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:17Z INFO Upgraded: sssd-krb5-1.15.3-3.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:17Z INFO Upgraded: sssd-ldap-1.15.3-3.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:17Z INFO Upgraded: libreoffice-ure-common-1:5.3.6.1-3.fc26.noarch
2017-09-05T14:44:17Z INFO Upgraded: libreoffice-opensymbol-fonts-1:5.3.6.1-3.fc26.noarch
2017-09-05T14:44:17Z INFO Upgraded: python3-sssdconfig-1.15.3-3.fc26.noarch
2017-09-05T14:44:18Z INFO Upgraded: libipa_hbac-1.15.3-3.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:18Z INFO Upgraded: sssd-ipa-1.15.3-3.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:18Z INFO Upgraded: kscreenlocker-5.10.5.1-1.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:18Z INFO Upgraded: plasma-lookandfeel-fedora-5.10.5-3.fc26.noarch
2017-09-05T14:44:22Z INFO Upgraded: plasma-workspace-5.10.5-3.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:22Z INFO Upgraded: autocorr-en-1:5.3.6.1-3.fc26.noarch
2017-09-05T14:44:22Z INFO Upgraded: libreoffice-ure-1:5.3.6.1-3.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:22Z INFO Upgraded: libreoffice-gtk3-1:5.3.6.1-3.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:34Z INFO Upgraded: libreoffice-core-1:5.3.6.1-3.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:34Z INFO Upgraded: libreoffice-langpack-en-1:5.3.6.1-3.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:34Z INFO Upgraded: libreoffice-pyuno-1:5.3.6.1-3.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:35Z INFO Upgraded: libreoffice-calc-1:5.3.6.1-3.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:36Z INFO Upgraded: libreoffice-writer-1:5.3.6.1-3.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:36Z INFO Upgraded: libreoffice-emailmerge-1:5.3.6.1-3.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:37Z INFO Upgraded: libreoffice-base-1:5.3.6.1-3.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:37Z INFO Upgraded: libreoffice-impress-1:5.3.6.1-3.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:37Z INFO Upgraded: libreoffice-math-1:5.3.6.1-3.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:37Z INFO Upgraded: libreoffice-graphicfilter-1:5.3.6.1-3.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:38Z INFO Upgraded: libreoffice-draw-1:5.3.6.1-3.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:38Z INFO Upgraded: libreoffice-pdfimport-1:5.3.6.1-3.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:38Z INFO Upgraded: libreoffice-x11-1:5.3.6.1-3.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:38Z INFO Upgraded: libreport-filesystem-2.9.1-3.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:38Z INFO Upgraded: libreport-2.9.1-3.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:38Z INFO Upgraded: abrt-libs-2.10.3-2.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:39Z INFO Upgraded: libreport-web-2.9.1-3.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:39Z INFO Upgraded: libreport-plugin-ureport-2.9.1-3.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:39Z INFO Upgraded: libreport-plugin-bugzilla-2.9.1-3.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:39Z INFO Upgraded: libreport-fedora-2.9.1-3.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:39Z INFO Upgraded: libreport-plugin-logger-2.9.1-3.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:39Z INFO Upgraded: libreport-python3-2.9.1-3.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:39Z INFO Upgraded: libreport-plugin-kerneloops-2.9.1-3.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:39Z INFO Upgraded: libreport-plugin-reportuploader-2.9.1-3.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:39Z INFO Upgraded: libreport-gtk-2.9.1-3.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:40Z INFO Upgraded: abrt-gui-libs-2.10.3-2.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:40Z INFO Upgraded: abrt-addon-coredump-helper-2.10.3-2.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:40Z INFO Upgraded: libreport-cli-2.9.1-3.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:40Z INFO Upgraded: libreport-plugin-systemd-journal-2.9.1-3.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:40Z INFO Upgraded: abrt-python3-2.10.3-2.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:40Z INFO Upgraded: abrt-2.10.3-2.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:41Z INFO Upgraded: abrt-dbus-2.10.3-2.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:41Z INFO Upgraded: abrt-addon-kerneloops-2.10.3-2.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:41Z INFO Upgraded: abrt-retrace-client-2.10.3-2.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:41Z INFO Upgraded: abrt-addon-ccpp-2.10.3-2.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:41Z INFO Upgraded: abrt-addon-vmcore-2.10.3-2.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:41Z INFO Upgraded: abrt-addon-pstoreoops-2.10.3-2.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:41Z INFO Upgraded: abrt-plugin-bodhi-2.10.3-2.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:41Z INFO Upgraded: abrt-addon-xorg-2.10.3-2.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:42Z INFO Upgraded: abrt-addon-python3-2.10.3-2.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:42Z INFO Upgraded: abrt-tui-2.10.3-2.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:42Z INFO Upgraded: abrt-gui-2.10.3-2.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:42Z INFO Upgraded: abrt-desktop-2.10.3-2.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:42Z INFO Upgraded: abrt-cli-2.10.3-2.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:42Z INFO Upgraded: libreoffice-gtk2-1:5.3.6.1-3.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:42Z INFO Upgraded: libreoffice-1:5.3.6.1-3.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:43Z INFO Upgraded: plasma-workspace-drkonqi-5.10.5-3.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:43Z INFO Upgraded: sddm-breeze-5.10.5-3.fc26.noarch
2017-09-05T14:44:43Z INFO Upgraded: sssd-1.15.3-3.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:43Z INFO Upgraded: sssd-proxy-1.15.3-3.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:51Z INFO Upgraded: selinux-policy-targeted-3.13.1-260.8.fc26.noarch
2017-09-05T14:44:52Z INFO Upgraded: vim-enhanced-2:8.0.1030-1.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:52Z INFO Upgraded: vim-minimal-2:8.0.1030-1.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:52Z INFO Upgraded: sssd-nfs-idmap-1.15.3-3.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:52Z INFO Upgraded: setools-python3-4.1.0-4.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:52Z INFO Upgraded: publicsuffix-list-dafsa-20170828-1.fc26.noarch
2017-09-05T14:44:53Z INFO Upgraded: postgresql-libs-9.6.5-1.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:53Z INFO Upgraded: perl-Net-HTTP-6.17-1.fc26.noarch
2017-09-05T14:44:53Z INFO Upgraded: openjpeg2-2.2.0-3.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:53Z INFO Upgraded: libzip-1.3.0-1.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:53Z INFO Upgraded: libsss_sudo-1.15.3-3.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:53Z INFO Upgraded: libsss_autofs-1.15.3-3.fc26.x86_64
2017-09-05T14:44:54Z INFO Upgraded: hwdata-0.304-1.fc26.noarch
2017-09-05T14:44:54Z INFO Upgraded: compat-openssl10-1:1.0.2j-9.fc26.x86_64

Comment 1 Steven Haigh 2017-09-05 15:32:51 UTC
As a side note, I'm not sure if this has ever worked - as I don't recall ever getting any output from this plugin.

I use the yum-utils version of 'needs-restarting' on RHEL servers all the time.

Comment 2 Igor Gnatenko 2017-09-06 14:46:38 UTC
Not sure if it ever worked either... Can you actually try to use tracer plugin from dnf-plugins-extras? That seems to be better.

Comment 3 Steven Haigh 2017-09-06 15:15:58 UTC
I did look at the tracer plugin - but it didn't seem to be quite what I was after.

I'm not sure that it shows 'after the fact' applications that are out of date - say that they were installed via dnfdragora or packagekit.

Sadly, I can't test at the moment due to the fedora site being dead.

Comment 4 Steven Haigh 2017-09-06 15:36:07 UTC
Interestingly enough, I just ran a 'dnf -y update' on my system which pulled down a heap of packages.

I then got:
# dnf needs-restarting
1120 : /usr/bin/sddm
1231 : /usr/libexec/sddm-helper --socket /tmp/sddm-auth8d73ce4b-97bc-4635-b8d4-4ed1f2a14b58 --id 1 --start /usr/bin/startkde
1309 : /usr/libexec/kf5/klauncher --fd=9
1313 : kded5 [kdeinit5]
1325 : /usr/bin/kaccess
1334 : /usr/bin/ksmserver
1346 : /usr/bin/kglobalaccel5
1356 : kwin_x11
1360 : /usr/libexec/kdeconnectd
1361 : /usr/bin/krunner
1363 : /usr/bin/plasmashell
--- snip ---

This is interesting - as:
1) it took a *lot* longer to run than any other time it has run (expected if its actually doing something); and
2) It actually output information.

This is a first - so I'm not sure what the fix was - or how to try and replicate an issue again :\

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