Pkgfile-update.service loaded failed

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What causes that error message

$ sudo systemctl --failed
[sudo] Passwort für space: 
  UNIT                   LOAD   ACTIVE SUB    DESCRIPTION            
● pkgfile-update.service loaded failed failed pkgfile database update

LOAD   = Reflects whether the unit definition was properly loaded.
ACTIVE = The high-level unit activation state, i.e. generalization of SUB.
SUB    = The low-level unit activation state, values depend on unit type.
1 loaded units listed.

and how do I fix it?

I see an error about pkgfile database once in while also when I shut down Manjaro.

Basically my system runs smooth and without any problems.

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pkgfile keeps its own database and keeps a service running so that if you mistype or enter in a command it doesnt recognize it will scour that db to suggest a package.

If you dont need/want it then just remove it.

As to investigating why its not working … maybe try looking at the service to start:

systemctl status pkgfile-update

And maybe updating it:

pkgfile -u
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Thank’s for your quick reply.

Just updated it,

$ sudo LANG=C pkgfile -u
[sudo] Passwort für space: 
:: Updating 4 repos...
  core is up to date
  extra is up to date
  community is up to date
  multilib is up to date

but

$ systemctl status pkgfile-update
× pkgfile-update.service - pkgfile database update
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/pkgfile-update.service; static)
     Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Sat 2023-05-27 00:42:45 CEST; 1h 48min ago
TriggeredBy: ● pkgfile-update.timer
    Process: 1676 ExecStart=/usr/bin/pkgfile -u (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
   Main PID: 1676 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
        CPU: 20ms

Mai 27 00:42:45 time pkgfile[1676]: error: failed to update repo: extra
Mai 27 00:42:45 time pkgfile[1676]: warning: download failed: https://mirror.netcologne.de/manjaro/stable>
Mai 27 00:42:45 time pkgfile[1676]: error: failed to update repo: core
Mai 27 00:42:45 time pkgfile[1676]: warning: download failed: https://mirror.netcologne.de/manjaro/stable>
Mai 27 00:42:45 time pkgfile[1676]: error: failed to update repo: community
Mai 27 00:42:45 time pkgfile[1676]: warning: download failed: https://mirror.netcologne.de/manjaro/stable>
Mai 27 00:42:45 time pkgfile[1676]: error: failed to update repo: multilib
Mai 27 00:42:45 time systemd[1]: pkgfile-update.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILU>
Mai 27 00:42:45 time systemd[1]: pkgfile-update.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Mai 27 00:42:45 time systemd[1]: Failed to start pkgfile database update.
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shows failed.

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You can’t start pkgfile-update.service only pkgfile-update.timer can start it

Try

sudo systemctl enable --now pkgfile-update.timer
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Even so I followed your advice, but still

systemctl status pkgfile-update
× pkgfile-update.service - pkgfile database update
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/pkgfile-update.service; static)
     Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Sat 2023-05-27 00:42:45 CEST; 2h 2min ago
TriggeredBy: ● pkgfile-update.timer
   Main PID: 1676 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
        CPU: 20ms

Mai 27 00:42:45 time pkgfile[1676]: error: failed to update repo: extra
Mai 27 00:42:45 time pkgfile[1676]: warning: download failed: https://mirror.netcologne.de/manjaro/stable>
Mai 27 00:42:45 time pkgfile[1676]: error: failed to update repo: core
Mai 27 00:42:45 time pkgfile[1676]: warning: download failed: https://mirror.netcologne.de/manjaro/stable>
Mai 27 00:42:45 time pkgfile[1676]: error: failed to update repo: community
Mai 27 00:42:45 time pkgfile[1676]: warning: download failed: https://mirror.netcologne.de/manjaro/stable>
Mai 27 00:42:45 time pkgfile[1676]: error: failed to update repo: multilib
Mai 27 00:42:45 time systemd[1]: pkgfile-update.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILU>
Mai 27 00:42:45 time systemd[1]: pkgfile-update.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Mai 27 00:42:45 time systemd[1]: Failed to start pkgfile database update.
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not solved.

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pkgfile-update.timer runs every 6h and executes pkgfile-update.service, so probably it was run when you didn’t have internet connection?

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Edit /usr/lib/systemd/system/pkgfile-update.service as told here so the service waits until your internet connection is up:

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The real question is, do you really need pkgfile at all? Is sudo pacman -Fx or Fy good enough for your needs? Removing pkgfile and thus the .service and .timer issue(s) wil go away. It is removed here with no consequences. I had original poster’s issue on some but not all installs.

If you want to keep pkgfle, I had the following in my notes:

adding nss-lookup.target to the After=network-online.target line in
 pkgfile-update.service it now completes without error.
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