Created attachment 1626607 [details] Journalctl -xe information Description of problem: Gnome-Software throws the error "Unable to get list of updates. Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.fwupd:Timeout was reached". When run systemctl status fwupd, it has failed to start. 'systemctl restart fwupd' gives the following error Job for fwupd.service failed because the control process exited with error code. See "systemctl status fwupd.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Operating system is Fedora thirty and is been updated to Kernel 5.3.5 How reproducible: Error can be reproduced by opening up gnome-software and run an updates check. And running systemctl status fwupd. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Run an updates check on gnome-software 2. Run 'systemctl start fwupd' Actual results: systemctl status fwupd ● fwupd.service - Firmware update daemon Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/fwupd.service; static; vendor preset: disabled) Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Thu 2019-10-17 02:13:15 +0530; 2min 39s ago Docs: https://fwupd.org/ Process: 4878 ExecStart=/usr/libexec/fwupd/fwupd (code=exited, status=226/NAMESPACE) Main PID: 4878 (code=exited, status=226/NAMESPACE) Oct 17 02:13:15 iropc systemd[1]: Starting Firmware update daemon... Oct 17 02:13:15 iropc systemd[4878]: fwupd.service: Failed to set up mount namespacing: No such file or directory Oct 17 02:13:15 iropc systemd[4878]: fwupd.service: Failed at step NAMESPACE spawning /usr/libexec/fwupd/fwupd: No such file or direct> Oct 17 02:13:15 iropc systemd[1]: fwupd.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=226/NAMESPACE Oct 17 02:13:15 iropc systemd[1]: fwupd.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. Oct 17 02:13:15 iropc systemd[1]: Failed to start Firmware update daemon. journalctl -xe -- Subject: Unit process exited -- Defined-By: systemd -- Support: https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel -- -- An ExecStart= process belonging to unit fwupd.service has exited. -- -- The process' exit code is 'exited' and its exit status is 226. Oct 17 01:59:34 iropc systemd[1]: fwupd.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. -- Subject: Unit failed -- Defined-By: systemd -- Support: https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel -- -- The unit fwupd.service has entered the 'failed' state with result 'exit-code'. Oct 17 01:59:34 iropc systemd[1]: Failed to start Firmware update daemon. -- Subject: A start job for unit fwupd.service has failed -- Defined-By: systemd -- Support: https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel -- -- A start job for unit fwupd.service has finished with a failure. -- -- The job identifier is 4637 and the job result is failed. Oct 17 01:59:34 iropc audit[1]: SERVICE_START pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0 msg='unit=fw> Oct 17 01:59:34 iropc polkitd[800]: Unregistered Authentication Agent for unix-process:3935:161365 (system bus name :1.722, object pat> ~ Expected results: fwupd active Additional info:
This problem became apparent when I installed Gnome-Software today to check it out on my Fedora minimal installation I have been using for the past six months. Never have I ever had any issues with the 'dnf upgrade'. Never have I ever needed to check whether the fwupd was running or not.
After reading similar reports, I did sudo mkdir /var/cache/fwupd and rebooted. The problem disappeared. Probably less global restart would be also enough instead of the reboot.
(In reply to Máté Wierdl from comment #2) > After reading similar reports, I did > > sudo mkdir /var/cache/fwupd > > and rebooted. The problem disappeared. Probably less global restart would be > also enough instead of the reboot. I did that and it worked. That error never came and Gnome-Software works perfectly fine now. Thank you very much.
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