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Thank you. ** Changed in: cloud-init Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Yahoo! Engineering Team, which is subscribed to cloud-init. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1944611 Title: Apt lock race on Oracle Status in cloud-init: Fix Released Bug description: When trying to do any kind of apt operation via cloud-init on Oracle, the operation often fails because snap seeding is holding the apt lock: cloud-init.log: 2021-06-15 21:32:31,809 - util.py[WARNING]: Running module ubuntu-drivers (<module 'cloudinit.config.cc_ubuntu_drivers' from '/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_ubuntu_drivers.py'>) failed 2021-06-15 21:32:31,809 - util.py[DEBUG]: Running module ubuntu-drivers (<module 'cloudinit.config.cc_ubuntu_drivers' from '/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_ubuntu_drivers.py'>) failed Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/stages.py", line 885, in _run_modules freq=freq) File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/cloud.py", line 54, in run return self._runners.run(name, functor, args, freq, clear_on_fail) File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/helpers.py", line 186, in run results = functor(*args) File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_ubuntu_drivers.py", line 161, in handle install_drivers(cfg['drivers'], cloud.distro.install_packages) File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_ubuntu_drivers.py", line 115, in install_drivers pkg_install_func(['ubuntu-drivers-common']) File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/distros/debian.py", line 111, in install_packages self.update_package_sources() File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/distros/debian.py", line 206, in update_package_sources ["update"], freq=PER_INSTANCE) File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/helpers.py", line 186, in run results = functor(*args) File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/distros/debian.py", line 202, in package_command args=(cmd,), kwargs={'env': e, 'capture': False}) File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/util.py", line 2348, in log_time ret = func(*args, **kwargs) File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/subp.py", line 295, in subp cmd=args) cloudinit.subp.ProcessExecutionError: Unexpected error while running command. Command: ['eatmydata', 'apt-get', '--option=Dpkg::Options::=--force-confold', '--option=Dpkg::options::=--force-unsafe-io', '--assume-yes', '--quiet', 'update'] cloud-init-output.log: Reading package lists... E: Could not get lock /var/lib/apt/lists/lock - open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable) E: Unable to lock directory /var/lib/apt/lists/ Cloud-init v. 21.1-19-gbad84ad4-0ubuntu1~18.04.2 running 'modules:final' at Tue, 15 Jun 2021 21:32:29 +0000. Up 36.68 seconds. 2021-06-15 21:32:31,809 - util.py[WARNING]: Running module ubuntu-drivers (<module 'cloudinit.config.cc_ubuntu_drivers' from '/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/cloudinit/config/cc_ubuntu_drivers.py'>) failed apt/history.log: Start-Date: 2021-06-15 21:32:39 Commandline: apt install -o Dpkg::Options::=--force-confold -y dpkg-sig Requested-By: snap_daemon (584788) Install: libconfig-file-perl:amd64 (1.50-3, automatic), dpkg-sig:amd64 (0.13.1+nmu4) End-Date: 2021-06-15 21:32:40 I've also seen another snap entry in a separate log: Start-Date: 2021-09-21 21:35:53 Commandline: apt --allow-downgrades install -o Dpkg::Options::=--force-confold -y /var/lib/oracle-cloud-agent/plugins/unifiedmonitoring/temp-unified-monitoring.deb Requested-By: snap_daemon (584788) Install: unified-monitoring-agent:amd64 (2.5.8-0) End-Date: 2021-09-21 21:36:12 This is most easily observed when launching an instance with the following cloud-config: #cloud-config drivers: nvidia: license-accepted: true To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/cloud-init/+bug/1944611/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~yahoo-eng-team Post to : yahoo-eng-team@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~yahoo-eng-team More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp