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#1 2019-12-31 17:41:11

esuhl
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[SOLVED] Pacman hooks: "error: command failed to execute correctly"

Every so often, when I update my system with pacman -Syu, I see the error message below.  This has been the case for quite some time with no apparent ill-effects, but I'd like to see if I can "fix" (or understand the cause of) the error:

...
:: Running post-transaction hooks...
( 1/19) Creating system user accounts...
( 2/19) Updating journal message catalog...
( 3/19) Reloading system manager configuration...
( 4/19) Updating udev hardware database...
( 5/19) Applying kernel sysctl settings...
( 6/19) Creating temporary files...
error: command failed to execute correctly
( 7/19) Reloading device manager configuration...
( 8/19) Arming ConditionNeedsUpdate...
( 9/19) Updating module dependencies...
(10/19) Install DKMS modules
...

The pacman.log file suggests that the problem is with 30-systemd-tmpfiles.hook:

...
[2019-12-31T12:03:58+0000] [ALPM] transaction completed
[2019-12-31T12:04:00+0000] [ALPM] running '20-systemd-sysusers.hook'...
[2019-12-31T12:04:00+0000] [ALPM] running '30-systemd-catalog.hook'...
[2019-12-31T12:04:00+0000] [ALPM] running '30-systemd-daemon-reload.hook'...
[2019-12-31T12:04:01+0000] [ALPM] running '30-systemd-hwdb.hook'...
[2019-12-31T12:04:01+0000] [ALPM] running '30-systemd-sysctl.hook'...
[2019-12-31T12:04:01+0000] [ALPM] running '30-systemd-tmpfiles.hook'...
[2019-12-31T12:04:01+0000] [ALPM] running '30-systemd-udev-reload.hook'...
[2019-12-31T12:04:01+0000] [ALPM] running '30-systemd-update.hook'...
[2019-12-31T12:04:01+0000] [ALPM] running '60-depmod.hook'...
[2019-12-31T12:04:15+0000] [ALPM] running '70-dkms-install.hook'...
[2019-12-31T12:04:15+0000] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> dkms install nvidia/440.44 -k 4.19.91-1-lts
[2019-12-31T12:05:24+0000] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> dkms install vboxhost/6.1.0_OSE -k 4.19.91-1-lts
[2019-12-31T12:05:47+0000] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> dkms install vboxhost/6.1.0_OSE -k 5.4.6-arch3-1
[2019-12-31T12:06:11+0000] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] ==> dkms install nvidia/440.44 -k 5.4.6-arch3-1
...

I haven't modified /usr/share/libalpm/hooks/30-systemd-tmpfiles.hook myself, and I can't see anything obviously wrong with it:

[Trigger]
Type = File
Operation = Install
Operation = Upgrade
Target = usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/*.conf

[Action]
Description = Creating temporary files...
When = PostTransaction
Exec = /usr/share/libalpm/scripts/systemd-hook tmpfiles

I'm not sure what else I can do to troubleshoot further.  Can anyone help?

Last edited by esuhl (2020-01-02 22:34:18)

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#2 2019-12-31 17:50:53

loqs
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Re: [SOLVED] Pacman hooks: "error: command failed to execute correctly"

What is the output of

systemctl status /usr/lib/systemd/system/systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service

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#3 2020-01-02 14:31:07

esuhl
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Re: [SOLVED] Pacman hooks: "error: command failed to execute correctly"

loqs wrote:

What is the output of

systemctl status /usr/lib/systemd/system/systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service

Thanks for your reply!  The output is:

Unit usr-lib-systemd-system-systemd\x2dtmpfiles\x2dsetup.service.mount could not be found.

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#4 2020-01-02 16:16:46

loqs
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Re: [SOLVED] Pacman hooks: "error: command failed to execute correctly"

I made a mistake with the command.  What is the output of

systemctl status systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service

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#5 2020-01-02 18:56:33

esuhl
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Re: [SOLVED] Pacman hooks: "error: command failed to execute correctly"

loqs wrote:

I made a mistake with the command.  What is the output of

systemctl status systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service

The output to that is:

● systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service - Create Volatile Files and Directories
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service; static; vendor preset: disabled)
     Active: active (exited) since Thu 2020-01-02 18:48:11 GMT; 3min 34s ago
       Docs: man:tmpfiles.d(5)
             man:systemd-tmpfiles(8)
    Process: 560 ExecStart=/usr/bin/systemd-tmpfiles --create --remove --boot --exclude-prefix=/dev (code=exited, status=73)
   Main PID: 560 (code=exited, status=73)

Jan 02 18:48:11 i7pc systemd[1]: Starting Create Volatile Files and Directories...
Jan 02 18:48:11 i7pc systemd-tmpfiles[560]: Failed to write file "/sys/block/sde/queue/scheduler": Invalid argument
Jan 02 18:48:11 i7pc systemd[1]: Started Create Volatile Files and Directories.

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#6 2020-01-02 19:27:17

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Re: [SOLVED] Pacman hooks: "error: command failed to execute correctly"

Jan 02 18:48:11 i7pc systemd-tmpfiles[560]: Failed to write file "/sys/block/sde/queue/scheduler": Invalid argument

There will be a config file in /etc/tmpfiles.d or /usr/lib/tmpfiles.d that is failing to set the scheduler for sde.
If you correct or disable that config is the issue resolved?  See also man 5 tmpfiles.d.

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#7 2020-01-02 22:33:51

esuhl
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Re: [SOLVED] Pacman hooks: "error: command failed to execute correctly"

loqs wrote:

There will be a config file in /etc/tmpfiles.d or /usr/lib/tmpfiles.d that is failing to set the scheduler for sde.
If you correct or disable that config is the issue resolved?  See also man 5 tmpfiles.d.

Aha!  I discovered the following file:

/etc/tmpfiles.d/10-ioscheduler.conf

w /sys/block/sde/queue/scheduler - - - - noop

The "sde" drive contains a single NTFS partition that has never been mounted.  And (according to the wiki) noop is no longer supported.  Very odd.

Deleting that file resolves the systemd error:

$ systemctl status systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service
● systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service - Create Volatile Files and Directories
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service; st>
     Active: active (exited) since Thu 2020-01-02 20:59:10 GMT; 45s ago
       Docs: man:tmpfiles.d(5)
             man:systemd-tmpfiles(8)
    Process: 556 ExecStart=/usr/bin/systemd-tmpfiles --create --remove --boot ->
   Main PID: 556 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)

Jan 02 20:59:10 i7pc systemd[1]: Starting Create Volatile Files and Directories>
Jan 02 20:59:10 i7pc systemd[1]: Started Create Volatile Files and Directories.

Thanks again for your help! :-D

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