# Unable to upgrade apps: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.TimedOut \[SOLVED\]
**URL:** https://forum.yunohost.org/t/unable-to-upgrade-apps-org-freedesktop-dbus-error-timedout-solved/8449
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** english
**Created:** [July 13, 2019, 12:13am UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/unable-to-upgrade-apps-org-freedesktop-dbus-error-timedout-solved/8449 "2019-07-13T00:13:54Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@arkadi](https://forum.yunohost.org/u/arkadi)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2019, 12:13am UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/unable-to-upgrade-apps-org-freedesktop-dbus-error-timedout-solved/8449/1 "2019-07-13T00:13:55Z")
### My YunoHost server
**Hardware:** Old laptop or computer
**YunoHost version:** x.x.x
**I have access to my server :** Through SSH | through the webadmin | direct access via keyboard
**Are you in a special context or did you perform some particular tweaking on your YunoHost instance ?** : no
**If yes, please explain:**
yunohost:
repo: stable
version: 3.6.4.3
yunohost-admin:
repo: stable
version: 3.6.4
moulinette:
repo: stable
version: 3.6.4
ssowat:
repo: stable
version: 3.6.4
### Description of my issue
I’m trying to upgrade apps but it fails.
```auto
sudo yunohost tools upgrade --apps writefreely --debug
207 DEBUG loading actions map namespace 'yunohost'
244 DEBUG extra parameter classes loaded: ['comment', 'ask', 'password', 'required', 'pattern']
244 DEBUG initializing base actions map parser for cli
246 DEBUG registering new callback action 'yunohost.utils.packages.ynh_packages_version' to ['-v', '--version']
357 DEBUG lock has been acquired
443 DEBUG loading python module yunohost.tools took 0.085s
443 INFO processing action [2553.1]: yunohost.tools.upgrade with args={'apps': ['writefreely'], 'system': False}
1633 INFO Now upgrading app writefreely…
1680 DEBUG Downloading…
4323 DEBUG Extracting…
4335 DEBUG Done
4341 DEBUG Checking required packages for writefreely…
4921 DEBUG Checking that required services are up and running...
12576 WARNING unable to upgrade apps: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.TimedOut: Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.systemd1': timed out
12576 ERROR Unable to upgrade some applications
```
In web admin, I went to Tools \> Diagnosis and I get the same type of error.
```auto
Action
GET /diagnosis
{"locale":"en"}
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/moulinette/interfaces/api.py", line 439, in process
ret = self.actionsmap.process(arguments, timeout=30, route=_route)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/moulinette/actionsmap.py", line 523, in process
return func(**arguments)
File "/usr/lib/moulinette/yunohost/tools.py", line 802, in tools_diagnosis
services = service_status()
File "/usr/lib/moulinette/yunohost/service.py", line 287, in service_status
status = _get_service_information_from_systemd(name)
File "/usr/lib/moulinette/yunohost/service.py", line 348, in _get_service_information_from_systemd
systemd = d.get_object('org.freedesktop.systemd1', '/org/freedesktop/systemd1')
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/bus.py", line 241, in get_object
follow_name_owner_changes=follow_name_owner_changes)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 248, in __init__
self._named_service = conn.activate_name_owner(bus_name)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/bus.py", line 180, in activate_name_owner
self.start_service_by_name(bus_name)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/bus.py", line 278, in start_service_by_name
'su', (bus_name, flags)))
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/dbus/connection.py", line 651, in call_blocking
message, timeout)
DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.TimedOut: Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.systemd1': timed out
```
NOTE: Before having this problem I did install _Mastodon_ app, found it didn’t work so uninstalled.
Then I also installed _Pleroma_, but also didn’t work.
I see that my _WriteFreely_ instance is now showing 502 error (blog.arkadi.one). I’m not sure if any of this is related.
---
### Author:  [@Aleks](https://forum.yunohost.org/u/Aleks)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2019, 12:50am UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/unable-to-upgrade-apps-org-freedesktop-dbus-error-timedout-solved/8449/2 "2019-07-13T00:50:03Z")
Uuh okay, for example, are you able to run `systemctl status dbus` and is it running ?
---
### Author:  [@arkadi](https://forum.yunohost.org/u/arkadi)
#### Post date: [July 13, 2019, 1:11am UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/unable-to-upgrade-apps-org-freedesktop-dbus-error-timedout-solved/8449/3 "2019-07-13T01:11:58Z")
> [@Aleks](#):
>
> Uuh okay, for example, are you able to run `systemctl status dbus` and is it running ?
this is what i got for that command.
```auto
admin@arkadi:~$ sudo systemctl status dbus
● dbus.service - D-Bus System Message Bus
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/dbus.service; static; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Fri 2019-07-12 23:06:26 CST; 10h ago
Docs: man:dbus-daemon(1)
Main PID: 718 (dbus-daemon)
Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915)
Memory: 1.4M
CPU: 2.856s
CGroup: /system.slice/dbus.service
└─718 /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --system --address=systemd: --nofork --nopidfile --systemd-activation
Jul 13 09:07:09 arkadi.one dbus[718]: [system] Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.systemd1': timed out
Jul 13 09:07:34 arkadi.one dbus[718]: [system] Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.systemd1': timed out
Jul 13 09:07:59 arkadi.one dbus[718]: [system] Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.systemd1': timed out
Jul 13 09:08:24 arkadi.one dbus[718]: [system] Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.systemd1': timed out
Jul 13 09:08:49 arkadi.one dbus[718]: [system] Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.systemd1': timed out
Jul 13 09:09:14 arkadi.one dbus[718]: [system] Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.systemd1': timed out
Jul 13 09:09:24 arkadi.one dbus[718]: [system] Activating systemd to hand-off: service name='org.freedesktop.login1' unit=
Jul 13 09:09:39 arkadi.one dbus[718]: [system] Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.systemd1': timed out
Jul 13 09:09:49 arkadi.one dbus[718]: [system] Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.login1': timed out
Jul 13 09:10:04 arkadi.one dbus[718]: [system] Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.systemd1': timed out
```
i also just tried these commands but no change.
```auto
sudo systemctl reload dbus
sudo systemctl restart dbus
```
```auto
Jul 13 09:13:49 arkadi.one systemd[1]: Reloading D-Bus System Message Bus.
Jul 13 09:13:50 arkadi.one dbus[718]: [system] Reloaded configuration
Jul 13 09:13:50 arkadi.one dbus-send[16136]: method return time=1562980430.014318 sender=org.freedesktop.DBus -> destinati
Jul 13 09:13:50 arkadi.one systemd[1]: Reloaded D-Bus System Message Bus.
Jul 13 09:13:50 arkadi.one dbus[718]: [system] Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.systemd1': timed out
```
---
### Author:  [@arkadi](https://forum.yunohost.org/u/arkadi)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2019, 8:35am UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/unable-to-upgrade-apps-org-freedesktop-dbus-error-timedout-solved/8449/4 "2019-07-14T08:35:08Z")
while investigating my problem, i uninstalled docker-compose and got some weird error message.
```auto
apt remove docker-compose
...
Removing docker-compose (1.8.0-2) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.6.1-2) ...
fatal: confused by unstable object source data for 9fb941b0b0c163a3514bd16cd2817b8c7662d759
etckeeper warning: git add --all
On branch master
Changes not staged for commit:
modified: default/postsrsd
deleted: dnsmasq.d/fedi.arkadi.one
modified: group
modified: group-
modified: gshadow
modified: gshadow-
modified: hosts
deleted: logrotate.d/pleroma
deleted: metronome/conf.d/fedi.arkadi.one.cfg.lua
deleted: nginx/conf.d/fedi.arkadi.one.conf
deleted: nginx/conf.d/fedi.arkadi.one.d/pleroma.conf
deleted: nginx/conf.d/pleroma-cache.conf
modified: passwd
modified: passwd-
modified: pihole/pihole-FTL.db
modified: resolv.dnsmasq.conf
modified: shadow
modified: shadow-
modified: ssowat/conf.json
deleted: yunohost/apps/pleroma/conf/app.src
deleted: yunohost/apps/pleroma/conf/cache.conf
deleted: yunohost/apps/pleroma/conf/generated_config.exs
deleted: yunohost/apps/pleroma/conf/media.conf
deleted: yunohost/apps/pleroma/conf/nginx.conf
deleted: yunohost/apps/pleroma/conf/systemd.service
deleted: yunohost/apps/pleroma/manifest.json
deleted: yunohost/apps/pleroma/scripts/_common.sh
deleted: yunohost/apps/pleroma/scripts/backup
deleted: yunohost/apps/pleroma/scripts/change_url
deleted: yunohost/apps/pleroma/scripts/install
deleted: yunohost/apps/pleroma/scripts/remove
deleted: yunohost/apps/pleroma/scripts/restore
deleted: yunohost/apps/pleroma/scripts/upgrade
deleted: yunohost/apps/pleroma/scripts/ynh_add_secure_repos__3
deleted: yunohost/apps/pleroma/scripts/ynh_systemd_action
deleted: yunohost/apps/pleroma/settings.yml
deleted: yunohost/apps/pleroma/status.json
modified: yunohost/appslists.json
deleted: yunohost/certs/fedi.arkadi.one
modified: yunohost/regenconf.yml
no changes added to commit
warning: etckeeper failed to commit changes in /etc using git
Error: Timeout was reached
```
there were also some of these **fatal: confused by unstable object source data** warnings while installing mastodon and pleroma.
it’s scary to think that installing level 7 apps could screw up my system this badly.
at this point it feels like my system is completely ‘messed up’ so am starting to think about reinstalling whole server, unless anybody has some ideas how to fix this?
---
### Author:  [@Aleks](https://forum.yunohost.org/u/Aleks)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2019, 11:43am UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/unable-to-upgrade-apps-org-freedesktop-dbus-error-timedout-solved/8449/5 "2019-07-14T11:43:24Z")
Well uh, do you know where that `docker-compose` comes from ? I can’t see any reference do docker in the 3 apps you mentionned…
---
### Author:  [@arkadi](https://forum.yunohost.org/u/arkadi)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2019, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/unable-to-upgrade-apps-org-freedesktop-dbus-error-timedout-solved/8449/6 "2019-07-14T14:02:21Z")
yes you’re right. i installed docker and docker-compose to try using Own Photos (Google Photos replacement) but wasn’t happy with it.
So order of things installed:
Own Photos
Mastodon
Pleroma
I didn’t mention it because I’ve installed docker and docker-compose on many systems and haven’t had any issues with it, so I don’t think this problem could be related.
so any ideas? i’m open to trying anything. if it can’t be fixed, i’ll just have to reinstall everything. i have backups so I can do it, but it’s just time consuming.
---
### Author:  [@Aleks](https://forum.yunohost.org/u/Aleks)
#### Post date: [July 14, 2019, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/unable-to-upgrade-apps-org-freedesktop-dbus-error-timedout-solved/8449/7 "2019-07-14T18:12:43Z")
I guess the whole docker thing is unrelated, nor the scary messages about “deleted” files (that’s just log from etckeeper trying to version config files, but not so important)
Well uh, did you already tried to reboot the machine ? Some thread on the internet suggest it might solve the issue … But that’s pretty weird 😕
---
### Author:  [@arkadi](https://forum.yunohost.org/u/arkadi)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2019, 3:55am UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/unable-to-upgrade-apps-org-freedesktop-dbus-error-timedout-solved/8449/8 "2019-07-15T03:55:07Z")
ok now i’m very confused…
i rebooted but nothing worked. then i restarted ‘nginx’ service using:
sudo yunohost service restart nginx
now suddenly everything works??!?!?!?
i’m so confused because i rebooted once before posting this problem here.
well anyways i’ll leave this thread here, if you have weird problems, reboot (a few times) and maybe it’ll work?!?
thanks for your help aleks. changed topic to [solved]
---
### Author:  [@system](https://forum.yunohost.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 30, 2019, 3:55am UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/unable-to-upgrade-apps-org-freedesktop-dbus-error-timedout-solved/8449/9 "2019-07-30T03:55:10Z")
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