[Bug 2104858] Re: fwupd-refresh.service failing as at March 27 2025 on Ubuntu 22.04

[mig5]

Maybe it was a transient problem. The times below, were on 3 servers
that aren't in the same network infrastructure.

Mar 27 19:28:01
Mar 27 20:01:24
Mar 27 22:40:41

It would be nice if it said what the actual error was, but I need to
RTFM regarding log levels.

I'll convert to a question. Thanks

** Changed in: fwupd (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

** Converted to question:
   https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fwupd/+question/821341

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Title:
  fwupd-refresh.service failing as at March 27 2025 on Ubuntu 22.04

Status in fwupd package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  I started receiving these events in the syslog/journald on a range of
  different Ubuntu 22.04 machines on March 27 2025.

  I was not receiving these errors on previous days, and no packages or
  server restarts had occurred on the said servers for 7 days, so I
  can't attribute it to a software update.

  ```
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2 systemd[1]: Starting Refresh fwupd metadata and update motd...
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2 dbus-daemon[1055]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.fwupd' unit='fwupd.service' requested by ':1.103' (uid=124 pid=3864670 comm="/usr/bin/fwupdmgr refresh " label="unconfined")
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2 systemd[1]: Starting Firmware update daemon...
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2 dbus-daemon[1055]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedesktop.fwupd'
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2 systemd[1]: Started Firmware update daemon.
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2 fwupdmgr[3864670]: Updating lvfs
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2 fwupdmgr[3864670]: Downloading…: 0%
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2 fwupdmgr[3864670]: Idle…: 100%
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2 fwupdmgr[3864670]: Idle…: 100%
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2 fwupdmgr[3864670]: Downloading…: 100%
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2 fwupdmgr[3864670]: Downloading…: 0%
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2 fwupdmgr[3864670]: Downloading…: 1%
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2 fwupdmgr[3864670]: Downloading…: 3%
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2 fwupdmgr[3864670]: Downloading…: 4%
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2 fwupdmgr[3864670]: Downloading…: 6%
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2 fwupdmgr[3864670]: Downloading…: 9%
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2 fwupdmgr[3864670]: Downloading…: 10%
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2 fwupdmgr[3864670]: Downloading…: 14%
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2 fwupdmgr[3864670]: Downloading…: 17%
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2 fwupdmgr[3864670]: Downloading…: 18%
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2 fwupdmgr[3864670]: Downloading…: 20%
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2 fwupdmgr[3864670]: Downloading…: 23%
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2 fwupdmgr[3864670]: Downloading…: 24%
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2 fwupdmgr[3864670]: Downloading…: 25%
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2 fwupdmgr[3864670]: Downloading…: 27%
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2 fwupdmgr[3864670]: Downloading…: 29%
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2 fwupdmgr[3864670]: Downloading…: 30%
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2 fwupdmgr[3864670]: Downloading…: 33%
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2 fwupdmgr[3864670]: Downloading…: 35%
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2 fwupdmgr[3864670]: Downloading…: 39%
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2 fwupdmgr[3864670]: Downloading…: 41%
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2 fwupdmgr[3864670]: Downloading…: 44%
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2 fwupdmgr[3864670]: Downloading…: 47%
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2 fwupdmgr[3864670]: Downloading…: 50%
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2 fwupdmgr[3864670]: Downloading…: 54%
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2 fwupdmgr[3864670]: Downloading…: 57%
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2 fwupdmgr[3864670]: Downloading…: 60%
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2 fwupdmgr[3864670]: Downloading…: 63%
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2 fwupdmgr[3864670]: Downloading…: 64%
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2 fwupdmgr[3864670]: Downloading…: 71%
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2 fwupdmgr[3864670]: Downloading…: 77%
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2 fwupdmgr[3864670]: Downloading…: 83%
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2 fwupdmgr[3864670]: Downloading…: 89%
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2 fwupdmgr[3864670]: Downloading…: 95%
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2 fwupdmgr[3864670]: Idle…: 100%
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2 fwupdmgr[3864670]: Idle…: 100%
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2 systemd[1]: fwupd-refresh.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2 systemd[1]: fwupd-refresh.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2 systemd[1]: Failed to start Refresh fwupd metadata and update motd.
  ```

  ```
  × fwupd-refresh.service - Refresh fwupd metadata and update motd
       Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/fwupd-refresh.service; static)
       Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Thu 2025-03-27 22:40:41 UTC; 18min ago
  TriggeredBy: ● fwupd-refresh.timer
         Docs: man:fwupdmgr(1)
      Process: 3864670 ExecStart=/usr/bin/fwupdmgr refresh (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
     Main PID: 3864670 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
          CPU: 114ms

  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2.example.net fwupdmgr[3864670]: Downloading…: 71%
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2.example.net fwupdmgr[3864670]: Downloading…: 77%
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2.example.net fwupdmgr[3864670]: Downloading…: 83%
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2.example.net fwupdmgr[3864670]: Downloading…: 89%
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2.example.net fwupdmgr[3864670]: Downloading…: 95%
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2.example.net fwupdmgr[3864670]: Idle…: 100%
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2.example.net fwupdmgr[3864670]: Idle…: 100%
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2.example.net systemd[1]: fwupd-refresh.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2.example.net systemd[1]: fwupd-refresh.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
  Mar 27 22:40:41 nfs2.example.net systemd[1]: Failed to start Refresh fwupd metadata and update motd.
  ```

  There doesn't seem a clear error reason for the issue. Is there
  something else I could check to uncover the root cause?

  The servers are all Ubuntu 22.04. Times shown above are in UTC,
  however it has been happening periodically (I guess when the fwupd-
  refresh service timer kicks in) all on March 27.

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