Failed to update apt cache: unknown reason

[Satish_Dhuli]

Hi All,

I'm receiving the error "Failed to update apt cache: unknown reason" while attempting to configure EDF 7.3 cluster on Ubuntu 18.04. Could you please check and assist?

Installer Version:

root@m2-maprts-vm137-172:~# dpkg --list| grep -i mapr

ii mapr-installer 1.18.0.3.202308030617 all MapR: Installer package

ii mapr-installer-definitions 1.18.0.3.202308030617 all MapR: Installer Definitions package.

root@m2-maprts-vm137-172:~#

Error in “mapr-installer.log”:

2023-08-19 07:48:48,743 callbacks 948 [INFO]: 07:48:48,743: Running task: apt( {

"update_cache": "yes"

})

2023-08-19 07:52:28,985 callbacks 369 [INFO]: ( {

"update_cache": "yes"

}) Failed to update apt cache: unknown reason

2023-08-19 07:52:28,987 callbacks 83 [INFO]: Patching  b'{"state": "INSTALL_ERROR", "status": "Failed to update apt cac\he: unknown reason"}'

2023-08-19 07:52:29,041 callbacks 442 [ERROR]:

Task: apt(

{

"update_cache": "yes"

})

-> failed =>

{

"_ansible_no_log": false,

"changed": false

}

2023-08-19 07:52:29,045 installrunner 495 [ERROR]: Host: - has 1 failures

2023-08-19 07:52:29,062 installrunner 533 [INFO]: Callback Response Status: 401

2023-08-19 07:52:29,063 common 317 [ERROR]: Control and server nodes have failures. Fix the failures and re-run the installation. For more information refer to the installer log at /opt/mapr/installer/logs/mapr-installer.log

2023-08-19 07:52:29,063 common 318 [ERROR]: Exiting with 1

2023-08-19 07:52:29,063 common 320 [INFO]: Asked to exit with status 1

[GauthamVijay]

Hi Satish,

This is more of an issue at the ubuntu end. 

following commands in order to clean the apt-cache:

sudo rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*  or move it /home or /tmp .
sudo apt-get update

and try again.