[SOLVED] Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.Avahi': timed out

miky76 · 2011-12-10 18:13:04

Hi,
yesterday I did some package upgrades, alla the availables, not sure which one, and since yesterday I get this error messagge every few minutes in the message.log file.

Dec 10 18:32:24 localhost dbus[645]: [system] Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.Avahi': timed out
Dec 10 18:34:12 localhost dbus[645]: [system] Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.Avahi': timed out
Dec 10 18:35:43 localhost dbus[645]: [system] Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.Avahi': timed out
Dec 10 18:36:52 localhost dbus[645]: [system] Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.Avahi': timed out
Dec 10 18:47:25 localhost dbus[645]: [system] Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.Avahi': timed out
Dec 10 18:49:14 localhost dbus[645]: [system] Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.Avahi': timed out
Dec 10 18:50:44 localhost dbus[645]: [system] Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.Avahi': timed out
Dec 10 18:51:53 localhost dbus[645]: [system] Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.Avahi': timed out
Dec 10 19:02:26 localhost dbus[645]: [system] Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.Avahi': timed out
Dec 10 19:04:15 localhost dbus[645]: [system] Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.Avahi': timed out
Dec 10 19:05:45 localhost dbus[645]: [system] Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.Avahi': timed out
Dec 10 19:06:54 localhost dbus[645]: [system] Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.Avahi': timed out

what does it means and how can I fix it?

Last edited by miky76 (2012-06-12 12:03:45)

miky76 · 2011-12-10 18:30:50

i found out that, before I've started to get this error, i've upgraded

[2011-12-08 01:20] upgraded avahi (0.6.30-5 -> 0.6.30-6)

from pacman.log

falconindy · 2011-12-10 18:52:06

Was gdbm updated along with avahi?

miky76 · 2011-12-10 19:04:39

here it's all i've installed last night, and since that I get the error message in the subject

and yes gdbm was upgraded too

[2011-12-08 01:00] Running '/usr/bin/pacman -Scc'
[2011-12-08 01:04] Running '/usr/bin/pacman -S --needed extra/xcb-util-keysyms'
[2011-12-08 01:04] Running '/usr/bin/pacman -Su --needed'
[2011-12-08 01:04] starting full system upgrade
[2011-12-08 01:16] upgraded boost-libs (1.47.0-3 -> 1.48.0-2)
[2011-12-08 01:16] upgraded mysql-clients (5.5.17-1 -> 5.5.18-1)
[2011-12-08 01:18] upgraded mysql (5.5.17-1 -> 5.5.18-1)
[2011-12-08 01:20] upgraded akonadi (1.6.2-1 -> 1.6.2-2)
[2011-12-08 01:20] upgraded readline (6.2.001-3 -> 6.2.002-1)
[2011-12-08 01:20] upgraded bash (4.2.010-2 -> 4.2.020-1)
[2011-12-08 01:20] upgraded gdbm (1.8.3-9 -> 1.10-1)
[2011-12-08 01:20] upgraded apr-util (1.3.12-2 -> 1.3.12-3)
[2011-12-08 01:20] upgraded avahi (0.6.30-5 -> 0.6.30-6)
[2011-12-08 01:20] upgraded bison (2.5-2 -> 2.5-3)
[2011-12-08 01:20] upgraded dosfstools (3.0.11-1 -> 3.0.12-1)
[2011-12-08 01:20] upgraded enca (1.13-1 -> 1.13-2)
[2011-12-08 01:20] upgraded gamin (0.1.10-5 -> 0.1.10-6)
[2011-12-08 01:21] upgraded perl (5.14.2-2 -> 5.14.2-4)
[2011-12-08 01:22] upgraded git (1.7.7.4-1 -> 1.7.8-1)
[2011-12-08 01:23] upgraded grep (2.9-2 -> 2.10-1)
[2011-12-08 01:24] upgraded imagemagick (6.7.3.4-1 -> 6.7.3.8-1)
[2011-12-08 01:24] upgraded libglapi (7.11.1-1 -> 7.11.2-1)
[2011-12-08 01:24] upgraded libgl (7.11.1-1 -> 7.11.2-1)
[2011-12-08 01:24] upgraded intel-dri (7.11.1-1 -> 7.11.2-1)
[2011-12-08 01:24] upgraded jack (0.121.3-1 -> 0.121.3-4)
[2011-12-08 01:24] upgraded talloc (2.0.5-1 -> 2.0.7-1)
[2011-12-08 01:25] upgraded smbclient (3.6.0-8 -> 3.6.1-1)
[2011-12-08 01:26] upgraded oxygen-icons (4.7.2-1 -> 4.7.3-1)
[2011-12-08 01:30] upgraded kdebase-runtime (4.7.2-1 -> 4.7.3-1)
[2011-12-08 01:30] upgraded kdebase-dolphin (4.7.2-1 -> 4.7.3-1)
[2011-12-08 01:30] upgraded kdebase-kdepasswd (4.7.2-1 -> 4.7.3-1)
[2011-12-08 01:30] upgraded kdebase-kdialog (4.7.2-1 -> 4.7.3-1)
[2011-12-08 01:30] upgraded kdebase-keditbookmarks (4.7.2-1 -> 4.7.3-1)
[2011-12-08 01:31] upgraded kdebase-kfind (4.7.2-1 -> 4.7.3-1)
[2011-12-08 01:31] upgraded kdebase-konqueror (4.7.2-1 -> 4.7.3-1)
[2011-12-08 01:31] upgraded kdebase-konq-plugins (4.7.2-1 -> 4.7.3-1)
[2011-12-08 01:32] upgraded kdebase-konsole (4.7.2-1 -> 4.7.3-1)
[2011-12-08 01:32] upgraded kdebase-kwrite (4.7.2-1 -> 4.7.3-1)
[2011-12-08 01:32] upgraded kdepim-runtime (4.7.2-2 -> 4.7.3-1)
[2011-12-08 01:35] upgraded kdebase-workspace (4.7.2-1 -> 4.7.3-3)
[2011-12-08 01:35] upgraded kdebase-plasma (4.7.2-1 -> 4.7.3-1)
[2011-12-08 01:36] upgraded python (3.2.2-1 -> 3.2.2-2)
[2011-12-08 01:37] upgraded sip (4.12.4-1 -> 4.13-1)
[2011-12-08 01:38] upgraded pyqt (4.8.5-1 -> 4.8.6-1)
[2011-12-08 01:40] upgraded python2 (2.7.2-2 -> 2.7.2-4)
[2011-12-08 01:40] upgraded python2-sip (4.12.4-1 -> 4.13-1)
[2011-12-08 01:41] upgraded python2-pyqt (4.8.5-1 -> 4.8.6-1)
[2011-12-08 01:41] upgraded qscintilla (2.5.1-2 -> 2.6-1)
[2011-12-08 01:43] upgraded kdebindings-python (4.7.2-1 -> 4.7.3-1)
[2011-12-08 01:44] upgraded kdenetwork-kget (4.7.2-1 -> 4.7.3-1)
[2011-12-08 01:44] upgraded kdeutils-ark (4.7.2-2 -> 4.7.3-1)
[2011-12-08 01:45] upgraded kdeutils-filelight (4.7.2-2 -> 4.7.3-1)
[2011-12-08 01:45] upgraded kdeutils-kcalc (4.7.2-2 -> 4.7.3-1)
[2011-12-08 01:45] upgraded kdeutils-kcharselect (4.7.2-2 -> 4.7.3-1)
[2011-12-08 01:45] upgraded kdeutils-kdf (4.7.2-2 -> 4.7.3-1)
[2011-12-08 01:45] upgraded kdeutils-kfloppy (4.7.2-2 -> 4.7.3-1)
[2011-12-08 01:45] upgraded kdeutils-kgpg (4.7.2-2 -> 4.7.3-1)
[2011-12-08 01:46] upgraded kdeutils-kremotecontrol (4.7.2-2 -> 4.7.3-1)
[2011-12-08 01:46] upgraded kdeutils-ktimer (4.7.2-2 -> 4.7.3-1)
[2011-12-08 01:46] upgraded kdeutils-kwallet (4.7.2-2 -> 4.7.3-1)
[2011-12-08 01:46] upgraded kdeutils-printer-applet (4.7.2-2 -> 4.7.3-1)
[2011-12-08 01:47] upgraded kdeutils-superkaramba (4.7.2-2 -> 4.7.3-1)
[2011-12-08 01:47] upgraded kdeutils-sweeper (4.7.2-2 -> 4.7.3-1)
[2011-12-08 01:47] upgraded keyutils (1.5.2-2 -> 1.5.5-1)
[2011-12-08 01:47] upgraded ktorrent (4.1.2-1 -> 4.1.3-1)
[2011-12-08 01:47] upgraded lame (3.99.1-1 -> 3.99.3-1)
[2011-12-08 01:47] upgraded less (444-1 -> 444-2)
[2011-12-08 01:47] upgraded libass (0.10.0-1 -> 0.10.0-2)
[2011-12-08 01:47] upgraded libdvdread (4.1.3-2 -> 4.2.0-1)
[2011-12-08 01:47] upgraded libdvdnav (4.1.3-2 -> 4.2.0-1)
[2011-12-08 01:47] upgraded libebml (1.2.2-1 -> 1.2.2-2)
[2011-12-08 01:47] upgraded libevent (2.0.15-1 -> 2.0.16-1)
[2011-12-08 01:47] upgraded libmatroska (1.3.0-1 -> 1.3.0-2)
[2011-12-08 01:47] upgraded libvdpau (0.4.1-1 -> 0.4.1-2)
[2011-12-08 01:47] upgraded libxrandr (1.3.2-1 -> 1.3.2-2)
[2011-12-08 01:47] upgraded licenses (2.8-1 -> 2.9-1)
[2011-12-08 01:47] upgraded linux-firmware (20110822-1 -> 20111101-1)
[2011-12-08 01:48] upgraded module-init-tools (3.16-2 -> 3.16-3)
[2011-12-08 01:48] upgraded mkinitcpio-busybox (1.18.5-1 -> 1.19.2-1)
[2011-12-08 01:48] upgraded mkinitcpio (0.7.4-1 -> 0.8.0-3)
[2011-12-08 01:50] >>> Updating module dependencies. Please wait ...
[2011-12-08 01:51] >>> Generating initial ramdisk, using mkinitcpio. Please wait...
[2011-12-08 01:51] ==> Building image from preset: 'default'
[2011-12-08 01:51] -> -k /boot/vmlinuz-linux -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-linux.img
[2011-12-08 01:51] ==> Starting build: 3.1.4-1-ARCH
[2011-12-08 01:51] -> Parsing hook: [base]
[2011-12-08 01:51] -> Parsing hook: [udev]
[2011-12-08 01:51] -> Parsing hook: [lvm2]
[2011-12-08 01:51] -> Parsing hook: [mdadm]
[2011-12-08 01:51] Custom /etc/mdadm.conf file will be used in initramfs for assembling arrays.
[2011-12-08 01:51] -> Parsing hook: [usb]
[2011-12-08 01:51] -> Parsing hook: [autodetect]
[2011-12-08 01:51] -> Parsing hook: [pata]
[2011-12-08 01:51] -> Parsing hook: [scsi]
[2011-12-08 01:51] -> Parsing hook: [sata]
[2011-12-08 01:51] -> Parsing hook: [filesystems]
[2011-12-08 01:51] -> Parsing hook: [usbinput]
[2011-12-08 01:51] ==> Generating module dependencies
[2011-12-08 01:51] ==> Creating gzip initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-linux.img
[2011-12-08 01:51] ==> Image generation successful
[2011-12-08 01:51] ==> Building image from preset: 'fallback'
[2011-12-08 01:51] -> -k /boot/vmlinuz-linux -c /etc/mkinitcpio.conf -g /boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img -S autodetect
[2011-12-08 01:51] ==> Starting build: 3.1.4-1-ARCH
[2011-12-08 01:51] -> Parsing hook: [base]
[2011-12-08 01:51] -> Parsing hook: [udev]
[2011-12-08 01:51] -> Parsing hook: [lvm2]
[2011-12-08 01:51] -> Parsing hook: [mdadm]
[2011-12-08 01:51] Custom /etc/mdadm.conf file will be used in initramfs for assembling arrays.
[2011-12-08 01:51] -> Parsing hook: [usb]
[2011-12-08 01:51] -> Parsing hook: [pata]
[2011-12-08 01:51] -> Parsing hook: [scsi]
[2011-12-08 01:51] -> Parsing hook: [sata]
[2011-12-08 01:51] -> Parsing hook: [filesystems]
[2011-12-08 01:51] -> Parsing hook: [usbinput]
[2011-12-08 01:51] ==> Generating module dependencies
[2011-12-08 01:51] ==> Creating gzip initcpio image: /boot/initramfs-linux-fallback.img
[2011-12-08 01:51] ==> Image generation successful
[2011-12-08 01:51] upgraded linux (3.0.7-1 -> 3.1.4-1)
[2011-12-08 01:51] upgraded lua (5.1.4-8 -> 5.1.4-9)
[2011-12-08 01:51] upgraded man-db (2.6.0.2-2 -> 2.6.0.2-3)
[2011-12-08 01:51] upgraded mesa (7.11-2 -> 7.11.2-1)
[2011-12-08 01:51] upgraded mpfr (3.1.0.p1-1 -> 3.1.0.p3-1)
[2011-12-08 01:51] upgraded nano (2.2.6-1 -> 2.2.6-2)
[2011-12-08 01:51] upgraded net-tools (1.60.20110819cvs-1 -> 1.60.20110819cvs-3)
[2011-12-08 01:51] warning: /etc/ntp.conf installed as /etc/ntp.conf.pacnew
[2011-12-08 01:51]
[2011-12-08 01:51] ==> The file /etc/conf.d/ntp-client.conf has been renamed /etc/conf.d/ntpd.conf
[2011-12-08 01:51] ==> If you made changes to the former, please update the latter.
[2011-12-08 01:51]
[2011-12-08 01:51] upgraded ntp (4.2.6.p3-3 -> 4.2.6.p4-2)
[2011-12-08 01:51] upgraded openssh (5.9p1-4 -> 5.9p1-5)
[2011-12-08 01:51] warning: /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist installed as /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist.pacnew
[2011-12-08 01:51] upgraded pacman-mirrorlist (20110816-1 -> 20111026-1)
[2011-12-08 01:51] upgraded pam (1.1.4-1 -> 1.1.5-1)
[2011-12-08 01:51] upgraded parted (3.0-3 -> 3.0-4)
[2011-12-08 01:52] upgraded patch (2.6.1-2 -> 2.6.1-3)
[2011-12-08 01:52] upgraded pixman (0.22.2-1 -> 0.24.0-1)
[2011-12-08 01:52] upgraded pkg-config (0.26-1 -> 0.26-2)
[2011-12-08 01:52] upgraded pm-quirks (0.20100619-1 -> 0.20100619-2)
[2011-12-08 01:52] upgraded polkit (0.102-1 -> 0.103-1)
[2011-12-08 01:52] upgraded ppp (2.4.5-2 -> 2.4.5-3)
[2011-12-08 01:52] upgraded qrencode (3.1.1-2 -> 3.2.0-1)
[2011-12-08 01:52] upgraded raptor (2.0.4-1 -> 2.0.6-1)
[2011-12-08 01:52] upgraded rasqal (1:0.9.27-1 -> 1:0.9.28-1)
[2011-12-08 01:52] upgraded redland (1:1.0.14-1 -> 1:1.0.15-1)
[2011-12-08 01:52] upgraded redland-storage-virtuoso (1:1.0.14-1 -> 1:1.0.15-1)
[2011-12-08 01:52] upgraded reiserfsprogs (3.6.21-3 -> 3.6.21-4)
[2011-12-08 01:52] upgraded rsnapshot (1.3.1-2 -> 1.3.1-3)
[2011-12-08 01:53] upgraded samba (3.6.0-8 -> 3.6.1-1)
[2011-12-08 01:53] upgraded shadow (4.1.4.3-2 -> 4.1.4.3-5)
[2011-12-08 01:53] upgraded shared-desktop-ontologies (0.8.0-1 -> 0.8.1-1)
[2011-12-08 01:53] upgraded smartmontools (5.42-1 -> 5.42-2)
[2011-12-08 01:53] upgraded xcb-util (0.3.6-2 -> 0.3.8-1)
[2011-12-08 01:53] upgraded startup-notification (0.12-1 -> 0.12-2)
[2011-12-08 01:54] upgraded subversion (1.6.17-6 -> 1.6.17-7)
[2011-12-08 01:55] upgraded syslog-ng (3.3.1-1 -> 3.3.3-1)
[2011-12-08 01:55] upgraded tar (1.26-1 -> 1.26-2)
[2011-12-08 01:55] upgraded unrar (4.0.7-1 -> 4.1.3-1)
[2011-12-08 01:55] upgraded upower (0.9.14-1 -> 0.9.15-1)
[2011-12-08 01:55] upgraded vi (1:050325-1 -> 1:050325-2)
[2011-12-08 01:55] installed xcb-util-keysyms (0.3.8-1)
[2011-12-08 01:58] upgraded vlc (1.1.12-1 -> 1.1.12-5)
[2011-12-08 01:58] upgraded which (2.20-4 -> 2.20-5)
[2011-12-08 01:58] upgraded wpa_supplicant (0.7.3-3 -> 0.7.3-4)
[2011-12-08 01:58] upgraded xf86-video-intel (2.16.0-1 -> 2.17.0-2)
[2011-12-08 01:58] upgraded xf86dgaproto (2.1-1 -> 2.1-2)
[2011-12-08 01:58] upgraded xfsprogs (3.1.5-1 -> 3.1.7-1)
[2011-12-08 01:58] upgraded xkeyboard-config (2.4.1-1 -> 2.4.1-2)
[2011-12-08 01:58] upgraded xorg-fonts-alias (1.0.2-1 -> 1.0.2-2)
[2011-12-08 01:58] upgraded xorg-server-common (1.11.1-2 -> 1.11.2-2)
[2011-12-08 01:58] upgraded xorg-server (1.11.1-2 -> 1.11.2-2)
[2011-12-08 01:58] upgraded xorg-xdpyinfo (1.2.0-2 -> 1.3.0-1)

Last edited by miky76 (2011-12-10 19:17:06)

Kaurin · 2012-01-28 22:38:00

Any updates on this? I have the same problem

miky76 · 2012-01-31 20:58:09

no I still get the same error, I didn't find any solution yet

any help?

Buggi · 2012-02-11 16:52:07

Same Problem here, booting takes ages now.
Any solution?

Kaurin · 2012-02-11 17:39:18

I don't get this message quite as often now...

~$ sudo cat /var/log/messages.log | grep "Failed to activate service"

Feb  6 11:57:16 localhost dbus[578]: [system] Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.Avahi': timed out
Feb  6 13:23:21 localhost dbus[578]: [system] Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.Avahi': timed out
Feb  7 08:45:01 localhost dbus[577]: [system] Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.Avahi': timed out
Feb  7 15:34:49 localhost dbus[582]: [system] Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.Avahi': timed out
Feb  7 16:51:53 localhost dbus[582]: [system] Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.Avahi': timed out
Feb  7 19:01:53 localhost dbus[582]: [system] Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.Avahi': timed out
Feb  8 13:22:18 localhost dbus[578]: [system] Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.Avahi': timed out
Feb  9 15:52:22 localhost dbus[573]: [system] Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.Avahi': timed out
Feb  9 22:05:50 localhost dbus[577]: [system] Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.Avahi': timed out
Feb 10 14:03:05 localhost dbus[582]: [system] Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.Avahi': timed out

About twice a day, and it diden't happen today.

miky76 · 2012-06-09 21:44:27

I've added this command "/etc/rc.d/avahi-daemon start" in /etc/rc.local

and after few hours and few reboot the error didn't come out yet

Kaurin · 2012-06-09 22:47:46

Miky76, why did you choose that method instead of putting avahi-daemon in your rc.conf / modules section?

I am getting this error regardless of avahi-daemon being turned on at boot time or not

Edit:
I have to note that I have no problems on bootup, or any other problems besides this spamming my log files

Last edited by Kaurin (2012-06-09 22:48:18)

miky76 · 2012-06-09 23:45:39

Hi Kaurin,

in the wiki it says:

After installing Avahi you will need to restart the dbus daemon before you can start avahi-daemon.

Note: avahi-daemon depends on dbus daemon, so it should be added after dbus in the DAEMONS array in rc.conf file
Note: Sometimes adding avahi-daemon to /etc/rc.conf can cause it to load too early and fail. One possible solution is to add it as "/etc/rc.d/avahi-daemon start" in /etc/rc.local.

this is the link
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Avahi#Installation

Kaurin · 2012-06-09 23:46:41

Aha! Thank you so much!

Arch Linux

#1 2011-12-10 18:13:04

[SOLVED] Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.Avahi': timed out

#2 2011-12-10 18:30:50

Re: [SOLVED] Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.Avahi': timed out

#3 2011-12-10 18:52:06

Re: [SOLVED] Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.Avahi': timed out

#4 2011-12-10 19:04:39

Re: [SOLVED] Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.Avahi': timed out

#5 2012-01-28 22:38:00

Re: [SOLVED] Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.Avahi': timed out

#6 2012-01-31 20:58:09

Re: [SOLVED] Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.Avahi': timed out

#7 2012-02-11 16:52:07

Re: [SOLVED] Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.Avahi': timed out

#8 2012-02-11 17:39:18

Re: [SOLVED] Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.Avahi': timed out

#9 2012-06-09 21:44:27

Re: [SOLVED] Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.Avahi': timed out

#10 2012-06-09 22:47:46

Re: [SOLVED] Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.Avahi': timed out

#11 2012-06-09 23:45:39

Re: [SOLVED] Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.Avahi': timed out

#12 2012-06-09 23:46:41

Re: [SOLVED] Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.Avahi': timed out

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