Failed to Synchronize Databases after update to Plasma 6

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I keep getting a failed to synchronize databases after the Plasma 6 update on a couple machines. When I do the konsole update I get

hint: Using 'master' as the name for the initial branch. This default branch name
hint: is subject to change. To configure the initial branch name to use in all
hint: of your new repositories, which will suppress this warning, call:
hint:
hint:   git config --global init.defaultBranch <name>
hint:
hint: Names commonly chosen instead of 'master' are 'main', 'trunk' and
hint: 'development'. The just-created branch can be renamed via this command:
hint:
hint:   git branch -m <name>"

How do I solve this?

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Please paste the entire output including the command you ran. What you pasted there is completely unrelated to updating.

Not quite. Please see the following and edit your post accordingly. [HowTo] Post command output and file content as formatted text

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This is from git and not from pamac or pacman !

Or

You have installed something from the AUR

In both cases, you cut out the wrong parts.
With this snippet nobody can help :person_shrugging:

:footprints:

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I open Add/Remove Software (Pamac) and get the Failed to Synchronize Data Bases.
I do the Konsole and put in sudo pamac update --force-refresh and it will update, but gives me that message in another color.
Open Add/Remove Software (Pamac) and it comes back with the Failed message.
Yes I have some AUR programs, might be that is what is failing in Pamac, but was working fine before the Plasma update. It works ok on other machines, fails on others.
I turned off the AUR/Flatpack in Pamac and it still fails to Synchronize Databases.

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Sorry, please try again. You’re continuing to paraphrase instead of actually posting information that will help us help you.

Please see:

Never run pamac with sudo, it will prompt for privilege elevation when required. There is normally never a reason to force a refresh and will cause more problems than it solves.

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OK, Thank You. I got that from reading the forum. Will stop.

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OK, let me try again. I open add/remove software (pamac GUI) and it comes back Failed to Synchronize databases. Won’t let me update.
So I open konsole and type is pamac update and get

pamac update                                                                        ✔ 
ln: failed to create symbolic link '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/local': Permission denied
Preparing...
Synchronizing package databases...
Running post-transaction hooks...                                                                  
Failed to synchronize AUR database                                                                 
ln: failed to create symbolic link '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/local': Permission denied
cp: preserving times for '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/multilib.files': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/core.db': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/packages-meta-ext-v1.json.gz': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/extra.files': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/extra.db': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/multilib.db': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/core.files': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/mhwd.db': Operation not permitted
ln: failed to create symbolic link '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/local': Permission denied
cp: preserving times for '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/multilib.files': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/core.db': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/packages-meta-ext-v1.json.gz': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/extra.files': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/extra.db': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/multilib.db': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/core.files': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/mhwd.db': Operation not permitted
Nothing to do.
Transaction successfully finished.

Then I tried:

pamac update                                                                        ✔ 
ln: failed to create symbolic link '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/local': Permission denied
Preparing...
Synchronizing package databases...
Running post-transaction hooks...                                                                  
Failed to synchronize AUR database                                                                 
ln: failed to create symbolic link '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/local': Permission denied
cp: preserving times for '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/multilib.files': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/core.db': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/packages-meta-ext-v1.json.gz': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/extra.files': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/extra.db': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/multilib.db': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/core.files': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/mhwd.db': Operation not permitted
ln: failed to create symbolic link '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/local': Permission denied
cp: preserving times for '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/multilib.files': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/core.db': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/packages-meta-ext-v1.json.gz': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/extra.files': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/extra.db': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/multilib.db': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/core.files': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/mhwd.db': Operation not permitted
Nothing to do.
Transaction successfully finished.

Then I tried:

pamac upgrade -a                                                          1 ✘  18s  
ln: failed to create symbolic link '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/local': Permission denied
Preparing...
Synchronizing package databases...
Failed to synchronize AUR database                                                                 
ln: failed to create symbolic link '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/local': Permission denied
cp: preserving times for '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/multilib.files': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/core.db': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/packages-meta-ext-v1.json.gz': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/extra.files': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/extra.db': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/multilib.db': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/core.files': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/mhwd.db': Operation not permitted
Checking dropbox dependencies...
ln: failed to create symbolic link '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/local': Permission denied
cp: preserving times for '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/multilib.files': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/core.db': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/packages-meta-ext-v1.json.gz': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/extra.files': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/extra.db': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/multilib.db': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/core.files': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/mhwd.db': Operation not permitted
Resolving dependencies...
Checking inter-conflicts...

To build (1):
  dropbox  199.4.6287-1  (197.4.7571-1)  AUR


Edit build files : [e] 
Apply transaction ? [e/y/N] y

Cloning dropbox build files...
hint: Using 'master' as the name for the initial branch. This default branch name
hint: is subject to change. To configure the initial branch name to use in all
hint: of your new repositories, which will suppress this warning, call:
hint:
hint:   git config --global init.defaultBranch <name>
hint:
hint: Names commonly chosen instead of 'master' are 'main', 'trunk' and
hint: 'development'. The just-created branch can be renamed via this command:
hint:
hint:   git branch -m <name>
Generating dropbox information...
==== AUTHENTICATING FOR org.manjaro.pamac.commit ====
Authentication is required to install, update, or remove packages
Authenticating as: XXXXXX
Password: 
==== AUTHENTICATION COMPLETE ====
ln: failed to create symbolic link '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/local': Permission denied
cp: preserving times for '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/multilib.files': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/core.db': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/packages-meta-ext-v1.json.gz': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/extra.files': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/extra.db': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/multilib.db': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/core.files': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/mhwd.db': Operation not permitted

Building dropbox...
==> Making package: dropbox 199.4.6287-1 (Mon 27 May 2024 09:31:49 PM CDT)
==> Checking runtime dependencies...
==> Checking buildtime dependencies...
==> Retrieving sources...
  -> Found DropboxGlyph_Blue.svg
  -> Found terms.txt
  -> Found dropbox.service
  -> Found dropbox@.service
  -> Downloading dropbox-lnx.x86_64-199.4.6287.tar.gz...
  % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
                                 Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed
100  111M  100  111M    0     0  19.4M      0  0:00:05  0:00:05 --:--:-- 20.1M
  -> Downloading dropbox-lnx.x86_64-199.4.6287.tar.gz.asc...
  % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
                                 Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed
100   488  100   488    0     0   5697      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:--  5741
==> Validating source files with sha256sums...
    DropboxGlyph_Blue.svg ... Passed
    terms.txt ... Passed
    dropbox.service ... Passed
    dropbox@.service ... Passed
==> Validating source_x86_64 files with sha256sums...
    dropbox-lnx.x86_64-199.4.6287.tar.gz ... Passed
    dropbox-lnx.x86_64-199.4.6287.tar.gz.asc ... Skipped
==> Verifying source file signatures with gpg...
    dropbox-lnx.x86_64-199.4.6287.tar.gz ... Passed
==> Removing existing $srcdir/ directory...
==> Extracting sources...
  -> Extracting dropbox-lnx.x86_64-199.4.6287.tar.gz with bsdtar
==> Starting prepare()...
[dropbox]                         Generating desktop file... ok
==> Entering fakeroot environment...
==> Starting package()...
==> Tidying install...
  -> Removing libtool files...
  -> Purging unwanted files...
  -> Removing static library files...
  -> Compressing man and info pages...
==> Checking for packaging issues...
==> Creating package "dropbox"...
  -> Generating .PKGINFO file...
  -> Generating .BUILDINFO file...
  -> Generating .MTREE file...
  -> Compressing package...
==> Leaving fakeroot environment.
==> Finished making: dropbox 199.4.6287-1 (Mon 27 May 2024 09:31:58 PM CDT)
==> Cleaning up...

Checking keyring...                                                                           [1/1]
Checking integrity...                                                                         [1/1]
Loading packages files...                                                                     [1/1]
Checking file conflicts...                                                                    [1/1]
Checking available disk space...                                                              [1/1]
==> skipping timeshift-autosnap due skipRsyncAutosnap in /etc/timeshift-autosnap.conf set to TRUE.
Upgrading dropbox (197.4.7571-1 -> 199.4.6287-1)...                                           [1/1]
Running post-transaction hooks...
Reloading system manager configuration...                                                     [1/5]
Reloading user manager configuration...                                                       [2/5]
Arming ConditionNeedsUpdate...                                                                [3/5]
Refreshing PackageKit...                                                                      [4/5]
Updating the desktop file MIME type cache...                                                  [5/5]
Transaction successfully finished.

So I finally got it to update successfully
I hope that gives more information, but the GUI Pamac won’t work.

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Remove the /var/tmp/pamac/ and /var/tmp/pamac-build* directories and never run pamac with sudo as noted by Yochanan.

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Thank You, That did it.

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