docs: add troubleshooting guide for expired Debian repositories in update role

- Add section for "Hetzner InRelease repo expired" with problem description, workaround using archive repo, and solution to upgrade distro
- Add section for "Debian InRelease repo expired" with similar workaround and solution steps
- Include specific commands for backing up sources.list, modifying repo URLs, and disabling validity checks
- Update `roles/update/README.md` to assist users encountering apt cache expiration errors
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Janik von Rotz committed 2026-09-10 08:23:27 +02:00
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[defaults]
host_key_checking = False
roles_path = ./roles
log_path = /var/tmp/ansible.log
callback_whitelist = profile_tasks
stdout_callback = yaml
display_skipped_hosts = false
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roles:
- role: update
```
## Troubleshooting
### Hetzner InRelease repo expired
**Problem**
When running the update task it fails with this message:
```
msg: 'Failed to update apt cache: E:Release file for http://security.debian.org/debian-security/dists/bullseye-security/InRelease is expired (invalid since 1d 9h 4min 35s). Updates for this repository will not be applied., E:Release file for http://mirror.hetzner.com/debian/security/dists/bullseye-security/InRelease is expired (invalid since 1d 9h 4min 35s). Updates for this repository will not be applied.'
```
**Workaround**
Use the archive repo.
```bash
sudo cp /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.bak
sudo sed -i 's|deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security|#deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security|' /etc/apt/sources.list
sudo echo "deb http://archive.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security main contrib non-free" >> /etc/apt/sources.list
sudo echo 'Acquire::Check-Valid-Until "false";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10no-check-valid-until
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
```
**Solution**
Upgrade the distro.
### Debian InRelease repo expired
**Problem**
When running the update task it fails with this message:
```
'Failed to update apt cache: E:Release file for http://security.debian.org/dists/bullseye-security/InRelease is expired (invalid since 2d 9h 0min 12s). Updates for this repository will not be applied.'
```
**Workaround**
Use the archive repo.
```
sudo cp /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.bak
sudo sed -i 's|http://security.debian.org/|http://archive.debian.org/debian-security|g' /etc/apt/sources.list
sudo echo 'Acquire::Check-Valid-Until "false";' > /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10no-check-valid-until
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
```
**Solution**
Upgrade the distro.