Resolved The System Updates tool is already installing updates in automatic mode. Please try later.

[GlennT]

I am getting "The System Updates tool is already installing updates in automatic mode. Please try later." when trying to update system components on Onyx 17.0.x.

• I don't have system components set to automatically update.
• I do have Plesk + third party components set to automatically update.

I tried disabling auto updates for Plesk + components but that did not work.

This is happening on two servers and is a recent problem.

Sounds like something isn't working correctly in Plesk.

G

 

[malfunction]

I have this on multiple servers also.

 

[UFHH01]

Hi GlennT,
( and Hi malfunction, )

in case of a message like:

The System Updates tool is already installing updates in automatic mode. Please try later

pls. make sure to check with

ps -aux | grep installer

and/or

ps aux | grep yum

ps aux | grep apt

( depending to your current operating system! )​

... that there is no other instance currently running on your server, as there is only ONE instance allowed. Unfinished or orphanded processes might interfere here, which should be corrected, before you continue.

 

[malfunction]

Thanks UFHH01, that was helpful, I found some stray yum processes running. Killing those wasn't all of it, still left a bit of a mess of incomplete updates, but I was able to sort that out and we're back to normal now.