debug: core.db.sig: url is https://mirror.osbeck.com/archlinux/core/os/x86_64/core.db.sig
debug: core.db.sig: maxsize 16384
debug: core.db.sig: opened tempfile for download: /var/lib/pacman/sync/core.db.sig.part (wb)
debug: core.db.sig: curl returned result 0 from transfer
debug: core.db.sig: response code 200
....
debug: GPGME version: 1.18.0
debug: GPGME engine info: file=/usr/bin/gpg, home=/etc/pacman.d/gnupg/
debug: checking signature for /var/lib/pacman/sync/core.db
error: GPGME error: No data
debug: returning error 53 from _alpm_gpgme_checksig (../lib/libalpm/signing.c: 778) : gpgme error
debug: signature check failed
debug: failed to validate db: core
The mirror contains core.db.sig which should not exist as the database files are not currently signed. The database signature file which should not exist then fails to be validated.
]]>Both `checkupdates` and `pacman -Syu` were consistently failing each time I ran them with such messages: `error: GPGME error: No data`.
Pacman log with `--debug`:
# rm /var/lib/pacman/sync/*
#
# pacman --debug -Syu
debug: pacman v6.0.2 - libalpm v13.0.2
debug: config: attempting to read file /etc/pacman.conf
debug: config: new section 'options'
debug: config: HoldPkg: pacman
debug: config: HoldPkg: glibc
debug: config: Architecture: auto
debug: config: arch: x86_64
debug: config: SigLevel: Required
debug: config: SigLevel: DatabaseOptional
debug: config: LocalFileSigLevel: Optional
debug: config: new section 'core'
debug: config file /etc/pacman.conf, line 76: including /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
debug: config: new section 'extra'
debug: config file /etc/pacman.conf, line 79: including /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
debug: config: new section 'community'
debug: config file /etc/pacman.conf, line 85: including /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
debug: config: finished parsing /etc/pacman.conf
debug: setup_libalpm called
debug: option 'logfile' = /var/log/pacman.log
debug: option 'gpgdir' = /etc/pacman.d/gnupg/
debug: option 'hookdir' = /etc/pacman.d/hooks/
debug: option 'cachedir' = /var/cache/pacman/pkg/
debug: registering sync database 'core'
debug: database path for tree core set to /var/lib/pacman/sync/core.db
debug: "/var/lib/pacman/sync/core.db" is not readable: No such file or directory
debug: setting usage of 15 for core repository
debug: adding new server URL to database 'core': https://mirror.osbeck.com/archlinux/core/os/x86_64
debug: adding new server URL to database 'core': https://archmirror.it/repos/core/os/x86_64
debug: adding new server URL to database 'core': https://archlinux.thaller.ws/core/os/x86_64
debug: adding new server URL to database 'core': http://archlinux.thaller.ws/core/os/x86_64
debug: adding new server URL to database 'core': https://at.arch.mirror.kescher.at/core/os/x86_64
debug: adding new server URL to database 'core': http://mirrors.xtom.de/archlinux/core/os/x86_64
debug: adding new server URL to database 'core': http://mirror.jaime.sh/archlinux/core/os/x86_64
debug: adding new server URL to database 'core': https://mirrors.xtom.de/archlinux/core/os/x86_64
debug: registering sync database 'extra'
debug: database path for tree extra set to /var/lib/pacman/sync/extra.db
debug: "/var/lib/pacman/sync/extra.db" is not readable: No such file or directory
debug: setting usage of 15 for extra repository
debug: adding new server URL to database 'extra': https://mirror.osbeck.com/archlinux/extra/os/x86_64
debug: adding new server URL to database 'extra': https://archmirror.it/repos/extra/os/x86_64
debug: adding new server URL to database 'extra': https://archlinux.thaller.ws/extra/os/x86_64
debug: adding new server URL to database 'extra': http://archlinux.thaller.ws/extra/os/x86_64
debug: adding new server URL to database 'extra': https://at.arch.mirror.kescher.at/extra/os/x86_64
debug: adding new server URL to database 'extra': http://mirrors.xtom.de/archlinux/extra/os/x86_64
debug: adding new server URL to database 'extra': http://mirror.jaime.sh/archlinux/extra/os/x86_64
debug: adding new server URL to database 'extra': https://mirrors.xtom.de/archlinux/extra/os/x86_64
debug: registering sync database 'community'
debug: database path for tree community set to /var/lib/pacman/sync/community.db
debug: "/var/lib/pacman/sync/community.db" is not readable: No such file or directory
debug: setting usage of 15 for community repository
debug: adding new server URL to database 'community': https://mirror.osbeck.com/archlinux/community/os/x86_64
debug: adding new server URL to database 'community': https://archmirror.it/repos/community/os/x86_64
debug: adding new server URL to database 'community': https://archlinux.thaller.ws/community/os/x86_64
debug: adding new server URL to database 'community': http://archlinux.thaller.ws/community/os/x86_64
debug: adding new server URL to database 'community': https://at.arch.mirror.kescher.at/community/os/x86_64
debug: adding new server URL to database 'community': http://mirrors.xtom.de/archlinux/community/os/x86_64
debug: adding new server URL to database 'community': http://mirror.jaime.sh/archlinux/community/os/x86_64
debug: adding new server URL to database 'community': https://mirrors.xtom.de/archlinux/community/os/x86_64
:: Synchronizing package databases...
core downloading...
extra downloading...
community downloading...
debug: core.db: url is https://mirror.osbeck.com/archlinux/core/os/x86_64/core.db
debug: core.db: maxsize 134217728
debug: core.db: opened tempfile for download: /var/lib/pacman/sync/core.db.part (wb)
debug: extra.db: url is https://mirror.osbeck.com/archlinux/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db
debug: extra.db: maxsize 134217728
debug: extra.db: opened tempfile for download: /var/lib/pacman/sync/extra.db.part (wb)
debug: community.db: url is https://mirror.osbeck.com/archlinux/community/os/x86_64/community.db
debug: community.db: maxsize 134217728
debug: community.db: opened tempfile for download: /var/lib/pacman/sync/community.db.part (wb)
debug: core.db: curl returned result 0 from transfer
debug: core.db: response code 200
debug: core.db.sig: url is https://mirror.osbeck.com/archlinux/core/os/x86_64/core.db.sig
debug: core.db.sig: maxsize 16384
debug: core.db.sig: opened tempfile for download: /var/lib/pacman/sync/core.db.sig.part (wb)
debug: core.db.sig: curl returned result 0 from transfer
debug: core.db.sig: response code 200
debug: extra.db: curl returned result 0 from transfer
debug: extra.db: response code 200
debug: extra.db.sig: url is https://mirror.osbeck.com/archlinux/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.sig
debug: extra.db.sig: maxsize 16384
debug: extra.db.sig: opened tempfile for download: /var/lib/pacman/sync/extra.db.sig.part (wb)
debug: extra.db.sig: curl returned result 0 from transfer
debug: extra.db.sig: response code 404
debug: extra.db.sig: no more servers to retry
debug: community.db: curl returned result 0 from transfer
debug: community.db: response code 200
debug: community.db.sig: url is https://mirror.osbeck.com/archlinux/community/os/x86_64/community.db.sig
debug: community.db.sig: maxsize 16384
debug: community.db.sig: opened tempfile for download: /var/lib/pacman/sync/community.db.sig.part (wb)
debug: community.db.sig: curl returned result 0 from transfer
debug: community.db.sig: response code 404
debug: community.db.sig: no more servers to retry
debug: curl_download_internal return code is 0
debug: GPGME version: 1.18.0
debug: GPGME engine info: file=/usr/bin/gpg, home=/etc/pacman.d/gnupg/
debug: checking signature for /var/lib/pacman/sync/core.db
error: GPGME error: No data
debug: returning error 53 from _alpm_gpgme_checksig (../lib/libalpm/signing.c: 778) : gpgme error
debug: signature check failed
debug: failed to validate db: core
debug: "/var/lib/pacman/sync/extra.db.sig" is not readable: No such file or directory
debug: sig path /var/lib/pacman/sync/extra.db.sig could not be opened
debug: got error 43 at _alpm_gpgme_checksig (../lib/libalpm/signing.c: 603) : missing PGP signature
debug: missing optional signature
debug: "/var/lib/pacman/sync/community.db.sig" is not readable: No such file or directory
debug: sig path /var/lib/pacman/sync/community.db.sig could not be opened
debug: got error 43 at _alpm_gpgme_checksig (../lib/libalpm/signing.c: 603) : missing PGP signature
debug: missing optional signature
debug: failed to sync dbs: unexpected error
error: failed to synchronize all databases (unexpected error)
debug: unregistering database 'local'
debug: unregistering database 'core'
debug: unregistering database 'extra'
debug: unregistering database 'community'
#
Everything works as expected after deleting the osbeck.com mirror from my mirrorlist.
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