From unknown Fri Aug 15 15:34:40 2025 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MIME-tools 5.509 (Entity 5.509) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 From: bug#25430 <25430@debbugs.gnu.org> To: bug#25430 <25430@debbugs.gnu.org> Subject: Status: `guix system reconfigure' fails with "symlink: File exists" Reply-To: bug#25430 <25430@debbugs.gnu.org> Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2025 22:34:40 +0000 retitle 25430 `guix system reconfigure' fails with "symlink: File exists" reassign 25430 guix submitter 25430 Arun Isaac severity 25430 normal thanks From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Thu Jan 12 12:50:48 2017 Received: (at submit) by debbugs.gnu.org; 12 Jan 2017 17:50:48 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:51771 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1cRjWS-0005sC-7n for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 12 Jan 2017 12:50:48 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:48451) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1cRjWR-0005s0-4q for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 12 Jan 2017 12:50:47 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cRjWK-00066K-OS for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 12 Jan 2017 12:50:41 -0500 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.0 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_40,T_DKIM_INVALID autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::11]:43241) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cRjWK-00066D-I3 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Thu, 12 Jan 2017 12:50:40 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:39412) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cRjWJ-0001mK-8B for bug-guix@gnu.org; Thu, 12 Jan 2017 12:50:40 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cRjWE-00065J-71 for bug-guix@gnu.org; Thu, 12 Jan 2017 12:50:39 -0500 Received: from [117.218.232.8] (port=53702 helo=systemreboot.net) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cRjWD-00064i-N6 for bug-guix@gnu.org; Thu, 12 Jan 2017 12:50:34 -0500 Received: from [117.192.109.58] (helo=systemreboot.net) by systemreboot.net with esmtpsa (TLSv1.2:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:256) (Exim 4.87) (envelope-from ) id 1cRjW6-0000nk-FL for bug-guix@gnu.org; Thu, 12 Jan 2017 23:20:26 +0530 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=systemreboot.net; s=x; h=Content-Type:MIME-Version:Message-ID:Date:Subject: To:From:Sender:Reply-To:Cc:Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-ID: Content-Description:Resent-Date:Resent-From:Resent-Sender:Resent-To:Resent-Cc :Resent-Message-ID:In-Reply-To:References:List-Id:List-Help:List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe:List-Post:List-Owner:List-Archive; bh=3oKJASYbVdbD/3IP2bD+Rx7Jx4dCD5tzkS7x/3yPlNU=; b=SGJq/fX1iC6J8R0uDZCQrfbJG+ S6ZRzgfnHZAZW33+Ta2SM/8yQ/7s3q+h6E2CM5mqayZt3Ga1FUuJ1uhf17LMkhNLYuBmS0FGCms0U +IhB0ECJedgW+0ItmVL/jLE67YMMWKmlrnH1CULQAirD4vTDlR5hSHbaIwxKJtss7WNs9ZXurQup3 eMGq0RVYJIydiyMhtiXzVPOLhN6ng9HvM8lGZbBZKDTQCkOT4VbXyioSGpguZwpLzj9HoggLK0wMq xnBB9IvZWMV/lXVQgMVx5WDj2XdDFy14G+Ef81J0IPoSjvZ8ek0fzgJW60en4F0EMTJb9tOQ15O29 rHcwk5Tg==; Received: from [117.192.109.58] (helo=steel) by systemreboot.net with esmtpsa (TLSv1.2:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:256) (Exim 4.88) (envelope-from ) id 1cRjW4-00039V-6y for bug-guix@gnu.org; Thu, 12 Jan 2017 23:20:24 +0530 User-agent: mu4e 0.9.16; emacs 25.1.1 From: Arun Isaac To: bug-guix@gnu.org Subject: `guix system reconfigure' fails with "symlink: File exists" Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2017 23:20:15 +0530 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="=-=-="; micalg=pgp-sha256; protocol="application/pgp-signature" X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] [fuzzy] X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6.x X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::11 X-Spam-Score: -4.1 (----) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -4.1 (----) --=-=-= Content-Type: text/plain `guix system reconfigure' fails on my machine with the following backtrace. In ice-9/boot-9.scm: 160: 11 [catch #t # ...] In unknown file: ?: 10 [apply-smob/1 #] In ice-9/boot-9.scm: 66: 9 [call-with-prompt prompt0 ...] In ice-9/eval.scm: 432: 8 [eval # #] In ice-9/boot-9.scm: 2404: 7 [save-module-excursion #] 4056: 6 [#] 1727: 5 [%start-stack load-stack #] 1732: 4 [#] In unknown file: ?: 3 [primitive-load "/gnu/store/gq6rbsz112r5x3dlaii1w8zs8vcyfzf4-dbus-system-services-builder"] In ice-9/eval.scm: 432: 2 [eval # ()] In srfi/srfi-1.scm: 616: 1 [for-each # #] In unknown file: ?: 0 [symlink "/gnu/store/f4mfsyzqsqccfh22z0md1s1jsk1m79mw-udisks-2.1.8/share/dbus-1/system-services/org.freedesktop.UDisks2.service" ...] ERROR: In procedure symlink: ERROR: In procedure symlink: File exists builder for `/gnu/store/dywvmn331drm2j6m474vbycdyiljnc4k-dbus-system-services.drv' failed with exit code 1 cannot build derivation `/gnu/store/4y4v9bdlv4d1r6imamnmy7xcg0r2bcgs-dbus-configuration.drv': 1 dependencies couldn't be built cannot build derivation `/gnu/store/w70gl6wvbimy25xjv6w95cqgqm79xksq-etc.drv': 1 dependencies couldn't be built cannot build derivation `/gnu/store/gk7bj491ds1rb17xz90brad7rdygybw3-system.drv': 1 dependencies couldn't be built guix system: error: build failed: build of `/gnu/store/gk7bj491ds1rb17xz90brad7rdygybw3-system.drv' failed --=-=-= Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQEcBAEBCAAGBQJYd8HYAAoJEC4l7othgCuzHmEIAJc2uOJ7ljj1OLxjBG9loHUl 49QokoNaWajRn1bS6Ebw3TUwW3mWmZeVB4GQsbhQvEBFlieY94T2GEkbo86AZ+wF Xldpy5Ifvop8LlZJn39x4tUeHkLELWhD80J5BzcfuvMmhHGrdqveNA+6ckKXCgs7 CZ30aRVIRNmYjyZXcl5AdajR50I+9x33+/3ptujSHipweAJ1CfVwF1mtWcbHQIva AeKPbMTh/YKeGKQSCYLoKxr0apOo487H0eSEahL5L614ypK7ArcRSFWOAAcGj71+ OK1nCjdGALvCume0LR6xfXg3sIwf9FXYxYou0+6v+1ucrrr9vm8DOT3emGkZinY= =RIkM -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-=-=-- From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sat Jan 14 12:45:09 2017 Received: (at 25430) by debbugs.gnu.org; 14 Jan 2017 17:45:10 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:54095 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1cSSO5-0000ag-Oi for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 14 Jan 2017 12:45:09 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:47970) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1cSSO4-0000aQ-9y for 25430@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 14 Jan 2017 12:45:08 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cSSNv-0008T3-Px for 25430@debbugs.gnu.org; Sat, 14 Jan 2017 12:45:02 -0500 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-5.1 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,RP_MATCHES_RCVD autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::e]:58522) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cSSNv-0008Sz-Mn; Sat, 14 Jan 2017 12:44:59 -0500 Received: from reverse-83.fdn.fr ([80.67.176.83]:38060 helo=ribbon) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:256) (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1cSSNv-0008CG-3m; Sat, 14 Jan 2017 12:44:59 -0500 From: ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic =?utf-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?=) To: Arun Isaac Subject: Re: bug#25430: `guix system reconfigure' fails with "symlink: File exists" References: X-URL: http://www.fdn.fr/~lcourtes/ X-Revolutionary-Date: 25 =?utf-8?Q?Niv=C3=B4se?= an 225 de la =?utf-8?Q?R?= =?utf-8?Q?=C3=A9volution?= X-PGP-Key-ID: 0x090B11993D9AEBB5 X-PGP-Key: http://www.fdn.fr/~lcourtes/ludovic.asc X-PGP-Fingerprint: 3CE4 6455 8A84 FDC6 9DB4 0CFB 090B 1199 3D9A EBB5 X-OS: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2017 18:44:57 +0100 In-Reply-To: (Arun Isaac's message of "Thu, 12 Jan 2017 23:20:15 +0530") Message-ID: <87mvetlena.fsf@gnu.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.1 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::e X-Spam-Score: -8.2 (--------) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 25430 Cc: 25430@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -8.2 (--------) Arun Isaac skribis: > `guix system reconfigure' fails on my machine with the following Could you send your GuixSD config? > ?: 0 [symlink "/gnu/store/f4mfsyzqsqccfh22z0md1s1jsk1m79mw-udisks-2.1.= 8/share/dbus-1/system-services/org.freedesktop.UDisks2.service" ...] > > ERROR: In procedure symlink: > ERROR: In procedure symlink: File exists > builder for `/gnu/store/dywvmn331drm2j6m474vbycdyiljnc4k-dbus-system-serv= ices.drv' failed with exit code 1 This may be the result of adding UDisks D-Bus services more than once. Ludo=E2=80=99. From debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sun Jan 15 15:26:07 2017 Received: (at 25430-done) by debbugs.gnu.org; 15 Jan 2017 20:26:07 +0000 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:55055 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1cSrNP-0002BL-3b for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 15 Jan 2017 15:26:07 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:36363) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1cSrNN-0002Ar-JJ for 25430-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 15 Jan 2017 15:26:05 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cSrNF-0000LC-B7 for 25430-done@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 15 Jan 2017 15:26:00 -0500 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.2 (2011-06-06) on eggs.gnu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.2 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_40,RP_MATCHES_RCVD autolearn=disabled version=3.3.2 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::e]:41284) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cSrNF-0000L6-7I; Sun, 15 Jan 2017 15:25:57 -0500 Received: from reverse-83.fdn.fr ([80.67.176.83]:42694 helo=ribbon) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:256) (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1cSrNE-00085Z-Im; Sun, 15 Jan 2017 15:25:56 -0500 From: ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic =?utf-8?Q?Court=C3=A8s?=) To: Arun Isaac Subject: Re: bug#25430: `guix system reconfigure' fails with "symlink: File exists" References: <87mvetlena.fsf@gnu.org> X-URL: http://www.fdn.fr/~lcourtes/ X-Revolutionary-Date: 26 =?utf-8?Q?Niv=C3=B4se?= an 225 de la =?utf-8?Q?R?= =?utf-8?Q?=C3=A9volution?= X-PGP-Key-ID: 0x090B11993D9AEBB5 X-PGP-Key: http://www.fdn.fr/~lcourtes/ludovic.asc X-PGP-Fingerprint: 3CE4 6455 8A84 FDC6 9DB4 0CFB 090B 1199 3D9A EBB5 X-OS: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2017 21:25:53 +0100 In-Reply-To: (Arun Isaac's message of "Sun, 15 Jan 2017 00:13:22 +0530") Message-ID: <87pojogje6.fsf@gnu.org> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.1 (gnu/linux) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::e X-Spam-Score: -8.2 (--------) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: 25430-done Cc: 25430-done@debbugs.gnu.org X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -8.2 (--------) Arun Isaac skribis: >>> ?: 0 [symlink "/gnu/store/f4mfsyzqsqccfh22z0md1s1jsk1m79mw-udisks-2.= 1.8/share/dbus-1/system-services/org.freedesktop.UDisks2.service" ...] >>> >>> ERROR: In procedure symlink: >>> ERROR: In procedure symlink: File exists >>> builder for `/gnu/store/dywvmn331drm2j6m474vbycdyiljnc4k-dbus-system-se= rvices.drv' failed with exit code 1 >> >> This may be the result of adding UDisks D-Bus services more than once. > > Yes, I had added udisks-service twice -- once in %desktop-services, and > once again by itself. I didn't realize that %desktop-services included > udisks-service. > > Thanks! This issue is fixed. Great! Surely we could diagnose it better, not sure exactly how. Thanks, Ludo=E2=80=99. From unknown Fri Aug 15 15:34:40 2025 Received: (at fakecontrol) by fakecontrolmessage; To: internal_control@debbugs.gnu.org From: Debbugs Internal Request Subject: Internal Control Message-Id: bug archived. Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2017 12:24:03 +0000 User-Agent: Fakemail v42.6.9 # This is a fake control message. # # The action: # bug archived. thanks # This fakemail brought to you by your local debbugs # administrator