Package: apt Version: 2.6.1 Sometimes apt-get -y update gets stuck, if apt-cacher-ng is involved. This affects /usr/lib/apt/apt.systemd.daily, as the output of ps -ef --forest shows:
# ps -ef --forest : root 852771 1 0 00:02 ? 00:00:00 /bin/sh /usr/lib/apt/apt.systemd.daily update root 852775 852771 0 00:02 ? 00:00:00 \_ /bin/sh /usr/lib/apt/apt.systemd.daily lock_is_held update root 852803 852775 0 00:02 ? 00:00:15 \_ apt-get -y update _apt 852808 852803 0 00:02 ? 00:00:00 \_ /usr/lib/apt/methods/http _apt 852809 852803 0 00:02 ? 00:00:00 \_ /usr/lib/apt/methods/http _apt 852810 852803 0 00:02 ? 00:00:00 \_ /usr/lib/apt/methods/https _apt 852811 852803 0 00:02 ? 00:00:00 \_ /usr/lib/apt/methods/https _apt 852812 852803 0 00:02 ? 00:00:00 \_ /usr/lib/apt/methods/http _apt 852813 852803 0 00:02 ? 00:00:00 \_ /usr/lib/apt/methods/https _apt 852814 852803 0 00:02 ? 00:00:00 \_ /usr/lib/apt/methods/https _apt 852815 852803 0 00:02 ? 00:00:00 \_ /usr/lib/apt/methods/https _apt 852817 852803 0 00:02 ? 00:00:00 \_ /usr/lib/apt/methods/https _apt 852818 852803 0 00:02 ? 00:00:00 \_ /usr/lib/apt/methods/https _apt 852819 852803 0 00:02 ? 00:00:00 \_ /usr/lib/apt/methods/https _apt 852820 852803 0 00:02 ? 00:00:00 \_ /usr/lib/apt/methods/https _apt 852821 852803 0 00:02 ? 00:00:00 \_ /usr/lib/apt/methods/https _apt 852822 852803 0 00:02 ? 00:00:00 \_ /usr/lib/apt/methods/https _apt 852823 852803 0 00:02 ? 00:00:00 \_ /usr/lib/apt/methods/file _apt 852824 852803 0 00:02 ? 00:00:00 \_ /usr/lib/apt/methods/http _apt 852825 852803 0 00:02 ? 00:00:00 \_ /usr/lib/apt/methods/http _apt 852826 852803 0 00:02 ? 00:00:00 \_ /usr/lib/apt/methods/http _apt 852828 852803 0 00:02 ? 00:00:00 \_ /usr/lib/apt/methods/copy _apt 852930 852803 0 00:02 ? 00:00:00 \_ /usr/lib/apt/methods/gpgv Would it be possible to add a timeout to this script? Regards Harri
