Public bug reported: Found random failures of snapd.refresh.service at boot time, due to inability to reach URL https://search.apps.ubuntu.com/api/v1/snaps/metadata.
The problem looks related to the failure of DNS query, most probably due to the fact that local DNS server process (dnsmasq) was not fully started yet: the DNS query was in fact directed to localhost ([::1]:38251->[::1]:53) and resulted in a "connection refused". After manually restarting the service there is no failure. Below is journalctl output of service failure: marco@marco-desktop:~$ journalctl -u snapd.refresh --no-pager -- Logs begin at dom 2016-08-21 22:10:45 CEST, end at dom 2016-08-21 22:11:33 CEST. -- ago 21 22:10:47 marco-desktop systemd[1]: Starting Automatically refresh installed snaps... ago 21 22:10:47 marco-desktop snap[2344]: error: cannot list updates: cannot list snaps: cannot list updates: Post https://search.apps.ubuntu.com/api/v1/snaps/metadata: dial tcp: lookup search.apps.ubuntu.com on [::1]:53: read udp [::1]:38251->[::1]:53: read: connection refused ago 21 22:10:47 marco-desktop systemd[1]: snapd.refresh.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE ago 21 22:10:47 marco-desktop systemd[1]: Failed to start Automatically refresh installed snaps. ago 21 22:10:47 marco-desktop systemd[1]: snapd.refresh.service: Unit entered failed state. ago 21 22:10:47 marco-desktop systemd[1]: snapd.refresh.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. Ubuntu release: LSB Version: core-9.20160110ubuntu0.2-amd64:core-9.20160110ubuntu0.2-noarch:printing-9.20160110ubuntu0.2-amd64:printing-9.20160110ubuntu0.2-noarch:security-9.20160110ubuntu0.2-amd64:security-9.20160110ubuntu0.2-noarch Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS Release: 16.04 Codename: xenial Snapd version: 2.12+0.16.04 ** Affects: snapd (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1615432 Title: snapd refresh service failure To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/snapd/+bug/1615432/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
