[Bug 1816630] [NEW] Gnome Control Center does not start due to GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.TimedOut

Launchpad Bug Tracker 1816630 at bugs.launchpad.net
Wed Feb 20 08:57:40 UTC 2019 

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When I try to start the `gnome-control-center`, then it hangs after a
few seconds.

I recently changed the timezone due to travelling. I can login normally.

Another source of the error could be, that I symlinked the `/tmp` and
`/opt` directory to another partition.

```
$ gnome-control-center

(gnome-control-center:29386): datetime-cc-panel-WARNING **: 10:13:23.508: could not get proxy for DateTimeMechanism: Fehler beim Aufruf von StartServiceByName für org.freedesktop.timedate1: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.TimedOut: Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.timedate1': timed out (service_start_timeout=25000ms)
**
ERROR:../shell/cc-panel.c:202:cc_panel_size_allocate: assertion failed: (child)
Abgebrochen (Speicherabzug geschrieben)
```

```
$ gdbus introspect --system --dest org.freedesktop.timedate1 --object-path /org/freedesktop/timedate1
Fehler: Zeitüberschreitung wurde erreicht
```

```
$ gdbus introspect --system --dest org.freedesktop.timedate1 --object-path /
Fehler: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.TimedOut: Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.timedate1': timed out (service_start_timeout=25000ms)
```

```
$ timedatectl
Failed to query server: Failed to activate service 'org.freedesktop.timedate1': timed out (service_start_timeout=25000ms)
```

```
$ timedatectl --version
systemd 237
+PAM +AUDIT +SELINUX +IMA +APPARMOR +SMACK +SYSVINIT +UTMP +LIBCRYPTSETUP +GCRYPT +GNUTLS +ACL +XZ +LZ4 +SECCOMP +BLKID +ELFUTILS +KMOD -IDN2 +IDN -PCRE2 default-hierarchy=hybrid
```

systemd-timedated service is not starting:
```
$ sudo systemctl status systemd-timedated.service
● systemd-timedated.service - Time & Date Service
   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/systemd-timedated.service; static; vendor preset: enabled)
   Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Tue 2019-02-19 10:47:33 CST; 2min 53s ago
     Docs: man:systemd-timedated.service(8)
           man:localtime(5)
           https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/timedated
  Process: 3618 ExecStart=/lib/systemd/systemd-timedated (code=exited, status=226/NAMESPACE)
 Main PID: 3618 (code=exited, status=226/NAMESPACE)

Feb 19 10:47:33 home systemd[1]: Starting Time & Date Service...
Feb 19 10:47:33 home systemd[3618]: systemd-timedated.service: Failed to set up mount namespacing: No such file or directory
Feb 19 10:47:33 home systemd[3618]: systemd-timedated.service: Failed at step NAMESPACE spawning /lib/systemd/systemd-timedated: No such file or directory
Feb 19 10:47:33 home systemd[1]: systemd-timedated.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=226/NAMESPACE
Feb 19 10:47:33 home systemd[1]: systemd-timedated.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Feb 19 10:47:33 home systemd[1]: Failed to start Time & Date Service.
```

```
$ journalctl -xe
Feb 19 18:03:59 home ntpd[21785]: 176.221.42.125 local addr 192.168.0.102 -> <null>
Feb 19 18:04:05 home sudo[17719]: sebastian : TTY=pts/0 ; PWD=/home/sebastian ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/bin/systemctl start systemd-timedated
Feb 19 18:04:05 home sudo[17719]: pam_unix(sudo:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0)
Feb 19 18:04:05 home systemd[1]: Starting Time & Date Service...
-- Subject: Unit systemd-timedated.service has begun start-up
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: http://www.ubuntu.com/support
-- 
-- Unit systemd-timedated.service has begun starting up.
Feb 19 18:04:05 home systemd[17724]: systemd-timedated.service: Failed to set up mount namespacing: No such file or directory
Feb 19 18:04:05 home systemd[17724]: systemd-timedated.service: Failed at step NAMESPACE spawning /lib/systemd/systemd-timedated: No such file or directory
-- Subject: Process /lib/systemd/systemd-timedated could not be executed
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: http://www.ubuntu.com/support
-- 
-- The process /lib/systemd/systemd-timedated could not be executed and failed.
-- 
-- The error number returned by this process is 2.
Feb 19 18:04:05 home systemd[1]: systemd-timedated.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=226/NAMESPACE
Feb 19 18:04:05 home systemd[1]: systemd-timedated.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Feb 19 18:04:05 home systemd[1]: Failed to start Time & Date Service.
-- Subject: Unit systemd-timedated.service has failed
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: http://www.ubuntu.com/support
-- 
-- Unit systemd-timedated.service has failed.
-- 
-- The result is RESULT.
Feb 19 18:04:05 home sudo[17719]: pam_unix(sudo:session): session closed for user root
```

NTP deamon is running:
```
$ sudo service ntp status
● ntp.service - Network Time Service
   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/ntp.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
   Active: active (running) since Tue 2019-02-19 10:42:37 CST; 2min 54s ago
     Docs: man:ntpd(8)
  Process: 21763 ExecStart=/usr/lib/ntp/ntp-systemd-wrapper (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
 Main PID: 21785 (ntpd)
    Tasks: 2 (limit: 4915)
   CGroup: /system.slice/ntp.service
           └─21785 /usr/sbin/ntpd -p /var/run/ntpd.pid -g -u 127:135

Feb 19 10:42:40 home ntpd[21785]: Soliciting pool server 136.243.177.133
Feb 19 10:42:40 home ntpd[21785]: Soliciting pool server 2001:638:504:2000::36
Feb 19 10:42:41 home ntpd[21785]: Soliciting pool server 2001:418:3ff::53
Feb 19 10:42:41 home ntpd[21785]: Soliciting pool server 78.46.231.23
Feb 19 10:42:41 home ntpd[21785]: Soliciting pool server 129.70.132.32
Feb 19 10:42:41 home ntpd[21785]: Soliciting pool server 51.15.191.239
Feb 19 10:42:42 home ntpd[21785]: Soliciting pool server 129.70.132.33
Feb 19 10:42:42 home ntpd[21785]: Soliciting pool server 2a02:c205:2009:8290::1
Feb 19 10:42:42 home ntpd[21785]: Soliciting pool server 129.70.132.35
Feb 19 10:42:42 home ntpd[21785]: Soliciting pool server 2001:67c:1560:8003::c8
```

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: gnome-control-center 1:3.28.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-45.48-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-45-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.5
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Tue Feb 19 10:13:56 2019
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-12-12 (68 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180725)
SourcePackage: gnome-control-center
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: systemd (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug bionic
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Gnome Control Center does not start due to GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.TimedOut
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1816630
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