Pacman Update Problem

[WarheadsSE]

Tomorrow, as I am at #SELF2012 today, I will put the instructions up.
Until then, please be patient.

[dito]

I figure since I am here, I'll post my experience.

I've also ran an update (don't remember when) and I lost SSHD, it doesn't listen (I scanned the device).
I have a pogoplug (no keyboard, mouse, video) and I am running cherokee, samba, cups, transimission, upnp, other goodies...

After the upgrade, I can reboot any time, all of those above mentioned services start up, but SSH doesn't.

I am not sure why it doesn't, I didn't find any "ssh" string in the logs.
All of those services are in read-only mode, SO the only way for me right now to do anything in "root" mode is to shut it off and plug the drive onto another linux device, grab my files, delete them and boot the pogoplug again. I have a 320WD passport attached to it, since everything is read-only mode, it gets full quickly with transmissions running.

anyway, what can I do?

[TheWalt]

Not sure if this is related but "pacman -Syu" on my GoFlex Home also errors with the following:

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Targets (14): filesystem-2012.6-2 git-1.7.10.4-1 gnutls-3.0.20-1
initscripts-2012.06.1-1 krb5-1.10.2-1 libcups-1.5.3-4
libwbclient-3.6.5-3 linux-api-headers-3.3.8-1 openntpd-3.9p1-15
pacman-mirrorlist-20120608-1 psmisc-22.17-1 samba-3.6.5-3
smbclient-3.6.5-3 systemd-tools-185-1

Total Installed Size: 141.92 MiB
Net Upgrade Size: 0.12 MiB

Proceed with installation? [Y/n]
(14/14) checking package integrity [######################] 100%
(14/14) loading package files [######################] 100%
(14/14) checking for file conflicts [######################] 100%
error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)
filesystem: /var/lock exists in filesystem
filesystem: /var/run exists in filesystem
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.
')

EDIT: It seems this is an issue across the archlinux platform with a solution posted here.

[sputnik]

Good eyes TheWalt. Thank you, worked for me

[dito]

my problem now thou is that I don't have SSH, and that is the only way for me to access the server.
What can I do to fix it "offline" as plugged onto my linux desktop to make any changes so that I can plug it back to my pogoplug and boot it back on?

[WarheadsSE]

For those on oxnas, we're still digging.

[evilhomer]

worked on my pogoplug v2 too. thanks!

[saiph]

Not for me though. Trying that, I get

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pacman -Syu --ignore filesystem && pacman -S filesystem --force
:: Synchronizing package databases...
core 37.9 KiB 604K/s 00:00 [######################] 100%
extra 427.6 KiB 1602K/s 00:00 [######################] 100%
community 405.0 KiB 1655K/s 00:00 [######################] 100%
alarm 3.4 KiB 3.81M/s 00:00 [######################] 100%
aur 10.7 KiB 2.09M/s 00:00 [######################] 100%
:: The following packages should be upgraded first :
pacman
:: Do you want to cancel the current operation
:: and upgrade these packages now? [Y/n] y

resolving dependencies...
looking for inter-conflicts...

Targets (22): bash-4.2.029-1 ca-certificates-20120623-1 coreutils-8.17-1
curl-7.26.0-1 db-5.3.21-1 e2fsprogs-1.42.4-1 gcc-libs-4.7.0-6
glibc-2.15-10 gmp-5.0.5-1 libldap-2.4.31-4 libssh2-1.4.2-1
linux-api-headers-3.4.4-1 openssl-1.0.1.c-1
pacman-mirrorlist-20120608-1 pam-1.1.5-4 pambase-20120701-1
perl-5.16.0-2 pinentry-0.8.1-4 run-parts-4.3.2-1
util-linux-2.21.2-3 xz-5.0.4-1 pacman-4.0.3-1

Total Download Size: 3.78 MiB
Total Installed Size: 152.37 MiB
Net Upgrade Size: 2.62 MiB

Proceed with installation? [Y/n]
:: Retrieving packages from core...
linux-api-headers-3... 578.6 KiB 1487K/s 00:00 [######################] 100%
pambase-20120701-1-any 1044.0 B 2.78M/s 00:00 [######################] 100%
pam-1.1.5-4-arm 600.4 KiB 1787K/s 00:00 [######################] 100%
run-parts-4.3.2-1-arm 16.6 KiB 1968K/s 00:00 [######################] 100%
ca-certificates-201... 126.7 KiB 1804K/s 00:00 [######################] 100%
pacman-mirrorlist-2... 740.0 B 2047K/s 00:00 [######################] 100%
xz-5.0.4-1-arm 209.3 KiB 1794K/s 00:00 [######################] 100%
util-linux-2.21.2-3-arm 1353.2 KiB 1785K/s 00:01 [######################] 100%
e2fsprogs-1.42.4-1-arm 665.0 KiB 1789K/s 00:00 [######################] 100%
libldap-2.4.31-4-arm 319.0 KiB 1794K/s 00:00 [######################] 100%
(22/22) checking package integrity [######################] 100%
(22/22) loading package files [######################] 100%
(22/22) checking for file conflicts [######################] 100%
error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)
util-linux: /bin/login exists in filesystem
util-linux: /etc/pam.d/chfn exists in filesystem
util-linux: /etc/pam.d/chsh exists in filesystem
util-linux: /etc/pam.d/login exists in filesystem
util-linux: /usr/bin/chfn exists in filesystem
util-linux: /usr/bin/chsh exists in filesystem
util-linux: /usr/bin/newgrp exists in filesystem
util-linux: /usr/sbin/vigr exists in filesystem
util-linux: /usr/sbin/vipw exists in filesystem
util-linux: /usr/share/man/man1/chfn.1.gz exists in filesystem
util-linux: /usr/share/man/man1/chsh.1.gz exists in filesystem
util-linux: /usr/share/man/man1/login.1.gz exists in filesystem
util-linux: /usr/share/man/man1/newgrp.1.gz exists in filesystem
util-linux: /usr/share/man/man8/vigr.8.gz exists in filesystem
util-linux: /usr/share/man/man8/vipw.8.gz exists in filesystem
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.
')

[pepedog]

That soloution was for filesystem upgrade.
I can't test this but it should work
pacman -Syuf
Say n to "and upgrade these packages now? [Y/n]"

[drankinatty]

util-linux upgrade problem has affected all updates from normal (non-testing) repositories. On both i686 & x86_64 installs, I get:

(72/72) checking for file conflicts [###########################################] 100%
error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)
util-linux: /bin/login exists in filesystem
util-linux: /etc/pam.d/chfn exists in filesystem
util-linux: /etc/pam.d/chsh exists in filesystem
util-linux: /etc/pam.d/login exists in filesystem
util-linux: /usr/bin/chfn exists in filesystem
util-linux: /usr/bin/chsh exists in filesystem
util-linux: /usr/bin/newgrp exists in filesystem
util-linux: /usr/sbin/vigr exists in filesystem
util-linux: /usr/sbin/vipw exists in filesystem
util-linux: /usr/share/man/man1/chfn.1.gz exists in filesystem
util-linux: /usr/share/man/man1/chsh.1.gz exists in filesystem
util-linux: /usr/share/man/man1/login.1.gz exists in filesystem
util-linux: /usr/share/man/man1/newgrp.1.gz exists in filesystem
util-linux: /usr/share/man/man8/vigr.8.gz exists in filesystem
util-linux: /usr/share/man/man8/vipw.8.gz exists in filesystem
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.

We are waiting on confirmation that a --force is safe before borking /bin/login or some part of pam. If you can confirm a forced update is OK, drop a note here...