Bug#940840: systemctl --no-ask-password restart apt-daily-upgrade.timer hangs indefinetely

[Marc Haber]

On Sat, Sep 21, 2019 at 12:06:51AM +0200, Michael Biebl wrote:
> Ok, thanks. I have a feeling we are getting closer.
> If you (temporarily) disable ippl (via update-rc.d ippl disable), what
> do you get on next reboot for
> systemctl status
> systemctl list-jobs

[4/4986]mh at banana:~ $ sudo systemctl status
[sudo] password for mh on banana: 
● banana
    State: starting
     Jobs: 16 queued
   Failed: 0 units
    Since: Sat 2019-09-21 08:32:11 CEST; 17min ago
   CGroup: /
           ├─user.slice
           │ └─user-1001.slice
           │   ├─session-7.scope
           │   │ ├─2477 sshd: mh [priv]
           │   │ ├─2542 sshd: mh at pts/0,pts/1
           │   │ ├─2543 -bash
           │   │ ├─3202 sudo dpkg --configure -a
           │   │ ├─3203 dpkg --configure -a
           │   │ ├─3204 sh -c (test -x /usr/lib/needrestart/dpkg-status && /usr/lib/needrestart/dpkg-status || cat >
           │   │ ├─3205 sh -c (test -x /usr/lib/needrestart/dpkg-status && /usr/lib/needrestart/dpkg-status || cat >
           │   │ ├─3206 /bin/sh /usr/lib/needrestart/dpkg-status
           │   │ ├─3347 /usr/bin/perl -w /usr/share/debconf/frontend /var/lib/dpkg/info/man-db.postinst configure 2>
           │   │ ├─3353 /bin/sh /var/lib/dpkg/info/man-db.postinst configure 2.8.7-1
           │   │ ├─5270 /bin/systemctl start man-db.timer
           │   │ ├─5282 -bash
           │   │ ├─5409 sudo systemctl status
           │   │ ├─5410 systemctl status
           │   │ └─5411 pager
           │   └─user at 1001.service
           │     └─init.scope
           │       ├─2480 /lib/systemd/systemd --user
           │       └─2481 (sd-pam)
           ├─init.scope
           │ └─1 /sbin/init
           └─system.slice
             ├─irqbalance.service
             │ └─277 /usr/sbin/irqbalance --foreground
             ├─systemd-time-wait-sync.service
             │ └─190 /lib/systemd/systemd-time-wait-sync
             ├─dbus.service
             │ └─292 /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --system --address=systemd: --nofork --nopidfile --systemd-activation --s>
             ├─avahi-daemon.service
             │ ├─279 avahi-daemon: running [banana.local]
             │ └─288 avahi-daemon: chroot helper
             ├─system-serial\x2dgetty.slice
             │ └─serial-getty at ttyS0.service
             │   └─355 /sbin/agetty -o -p -- \u --keep-baud 115200,38400,9600 ttyS0 vt220
             ├─ntp.service
             │ └─340 /usr/sbin/ntpd -p /var/run/ntpd.pid -g -u 108:113
             ├─system-getty.slice
             │ └─getty at tty1.service
             │   └─350 /sbin/agetty -o -p -- \u --noclear tty1 linux
             ├─smartd.service
             │ └─282 /usr/sbin/smartd -n
             ├─systemd-logind.service
             │ └─287 /lib/systemd/systemd-logind
             ├─systemd-resolved.service
             │ └─265 /lib/systemd/systemd-resolved
             ├─mini-buildd.service
             │ ├─285 /usr/bin/python2 /usr/sbin/mini-buildd --verbose -W :::8066
             │ ├─529 gpg-agent --homedir /var/lib/mini-buildd/.gnupg --use-standard-socket --daemon
             │ └─538 gpg-agent --homedir /var/lib/mini-buildd/var/tmp/tmp4tlVYb --use-standard-socket --daemon
             ├─cron.service
             │ └─3338 /usr/sbin/cron -f
             ├─systemd-udevd.service
             │ └─202 /lib/systemd/systemd-udevd
             ├─rsyslog.service
             │ └─298 /usr/sbin/rsyslogd -n -iNONE
             ├─atop.service
             │ └─315 /usr/bin/atop -R -w /var/log/atop/atop_20190921 600
             ├─atd.service
             │ └─299 /usr/sbin/atd -f
             ├─systemd-journald.service
             │ └─193 /lib/systemd/systemd-journald
             ├─atopacct.service
             │ └─291 /usr/sbin/atopacctd
             ├─haveged.service
             │ └─266 /usr/sbin/haveged --Foreground --verbose=1 -w 1024
             └─systemd-networkd.service
               └─208 /lib/systemd/systemd-networkd
[5/4987]mh at banana:~ $ sudo systemctl list-jobs
JOB UNIT                                 TYPE  STATE  
 74 logrotate.timer                      start waiting
 96 anacron.service                      start waiting
 69 fstrim.timer                         start waiting
 66 anacron.timer                        start waiting
 72 man-db.timer                         start waiting
 24 time-sync.target                     start waiting
  2 multi-user.target                    start waiting
 67 apt-daily.timer                      start waiting
 73 e2scrub_all.timer                    start waiting
 65 timers.target                        start waiting
 86 systemd-update-utmp-runlevel.service start waiting
 70 apt-daily-upgrade.timer              start waiting
128 exim4.service                        start waiting
 71 exim4-base.timer                     start waiting
 58 systemd-time-wait-sync.service       start running
  1 graphical.target                     start waiting

16 jobs listed.
[6/4988]mh at banana:~ $ 

and now it's systemctl start man-db.timer that hangs. I have noticed
that there is always a timer involved.

Now, speaking with my ippl maintainer hat on, what was the information
that made you take a closer look at ippl?

Greetings
Marc


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