Snap does not refresh to latest version

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“snap refresh” does not install the latest version from store.

#> snap info core
name:      core
summary:   snapd runtime environment
publisher: Canonical✓
contact:   snaps@canonical.com
license:   unset
description: |
  The core runtime environment for snapd
type:         core
snap-id:      99T7MUlRhtI3U0QFgl5mXXESAiSwt776
tracking:     edge
refresh-date: today at 11:42 CEST
channels:
  stable:    16-2.38.1                    2019-04-29 (6818) 93MB -
  candidate: 16-2.38.1                    2019-04-16 (6818) 93MB -
  beta:      16-2.39~pre1                 2019-04-18 (6861) 92MB -
  edge:      16-2.39~pre1+git1270.9ac9a03 2019-05-03 (6952) 92MB -
installed:   16-2.38                                 (6673) 93MB core

After manuell refresh or a refresh from snapd.service the version 16-2.38 is installed. I can install any other version from different channel manually but after last reefrech cycle the old version is installed.

Have anyone an idea what is going wrong here?

Thx,
Stephan

2

Are you running the refresh on a device that might have refresh control? What does snap known validation show?

3

It seems so. snap known validation shows this and 2 more.

type: validation
authority-id: canonical
series: 16
snap-id: ttZZbj4ZjaFakobHQghX8Z6C5SOTtK0j
approved-snap-id: 99T7MUlRhtI3U0QFgl5mXXESAiSwt776
approved-snap-revision: 6673
revoked: false
timestamp: 2019-04-25T11:28:09.398803Z
sign-key-sha3-384: BWDEoaqyr25nF5SNCvEv2v7QnM9QsfCc0PBMYD_i2NGSQ32EF2d4D0hqUel3m8ul

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from the revision 6673 I think it is the core.

Is it possible to override this setting?

4

Yes, snap refresh's --ignore-validation flag might be of interest to you.

Note that this might invalidate your device, since a validation assertion that you see there is issued by the supplier of the device.

5

Hi,

That’s it. Thank you very much.