When change or login to specific user, ‘abrt-cli status’ timed out is always shown
Last login: Mon Dec 19 23:32:58 +08 2022 on pts/21
'abrt-cli status' timed out
To resolve the issue, you may want to check the status of the ‘abrtd’ service, the output will indicate a locked file
# systemctl status abrtd
● abrtd.service - ABRT Automated Bug Reporting Tool
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/abrtd.service; disabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Mon 2022-12-19 23:34:58 +08; 2s ago
Main PID: 273413 (abrtd)
CGroup: /system.slice/abrtd.service
└─273413 /usr/sbin/abrtd -d -s
Dec 19 23:34:58 node1 systemd[1]: Started ABRT Automated Bug Reporting Tool.
Dec 19 23:34:58 node1 systemd[1]: Starting ABRT Automated Bug Reporting Tool...
Dec 19 23:34:58 node1 abrtd[273413]: Lock file '.lock' is locked by process 191242
Dec 19 23:34:59 node1 abrtd[273413]: Lock file '.lock' is locked by process 191242
Dec 19 23:34:59 node1 abrtd[273413]: Lock file '.lock' is locked by process 191242
Dec 19 23:35:00 node1 abrtd[273413]: Lock file '.lock' is locked by process 191242
Dec 19 23:35:00 node1 abrtd[273413]: Lock file '.lock' is locked by process 191242
Stop the abrt Service first.
# systemctl stop abrtd
Kill the Process holding the Lock File
# pkill -9 systemctl stop abrtd
Start the Service again
# systemctl start abrtd
The Lock File should go away.
# systemctl status abrtd
● abrtd.service - ABRT Automated Bug Reporting Tool
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/abrtd.service; disabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Mon 2022-12-19 23:48:02 +08; 4s ago
Main PID: 334010 (abrtd)
CGroup: /system.slice/abrtd.service
└─334010 /usr/sbin/abrtd -d -s
Dec 19 23:48:02 hpc-gekko1 systemd[1]: Started ABRT Automated Bug Reporting Tool.
Dec 19 23:48:02 hpc-gekko1 systemd[1]: Starting ABRT Automated Bug Reporting Tool...
Dec 19 23:48:02 hpc-gekko1 abrtd[334010]: Init complete, entering main loop