Janik von Rotz
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- 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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Update role
Install system and package updates.
The Ansible Update role supports these package managers:
- apt
- yum
- zypper
- dnf
Usage
Configure the role.
update: true
reboot_allowed: true
And include it in your playbook.
- hosts: update
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.
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.