Running journalctl -p 3 -b i get infinite rtkit-daemon logs in which apparently some rtkit function cannot find an UID.
The messages are like this:
lug 24 21:07:45 alex-eos rtkit-daemon[860]: dbus_message_get_unix_user() failed: Could not get UID of name ':1.41': no such name
I understand that could be some audio issue.
inxi -Aa:
Audio:
Device-1: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor HD Audio
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:03.0 chip-ID: 8086:0c0c
class-ID: 0403
Device-2: Intel 9 Series Family HD Audio vendor: Gigabyte 9
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:1b.0 chip-ID: 8086:8ca0
class-ID: 0403
Device-3: NVIDIA GM204 High Definition Audio vendor: Gigabyte
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1
link-max: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 01:00.1
chip-ID: 10de:0fbb class-ID: 0403
Device-4: Logitech G432 Gaming Headset
driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s
lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 3-4:2 chip-ID: 046d:0a9c class-ID: 0300
serial: 000000000000
API: ALSA v: k6.4.5-zen1-1-zen status: kernel-api
tools: alsactl,alsamixer,amixer
Server-1: PipeWire v: 0.3.75 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
status: off 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
4: pw-jack type: plugin tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
yay -Qs pipe
[alex@alex-eos ~]$ yay -Qs pipe
local/gst-plugin-pipewire 1:0.3.75-2
Multimedia graph framework - pipewire plugin
local/libpipeline 1.5.7-1
a C library for manipulating pipelines of subprocesses in a flexible and convenient way
local/libpipewire 1:0.3.75-2
Low-latency audio/video router and processor - client library
local/libwireplumber 0.4.14-1
Session / policy manager implementation for PipeWire - client library
local/pipewire 1:0.3.75-2
Low-latency audio/video router and processor
local/pipewire-alsa 1:0.3.75-2
Low-latency audio/video router and processor - ALSA configuration
local/pipewire-audio 1:0.3.75-2
Low-latency audio/video router and processor - Audio support
local/pipewire-jack 1:0.3.75-2
Low-latency audio/video router and processor - JACK support
local/pipewire-pulse 1:0.3.75-2
Low-latency audio/video router and processor - PulseAudio replacement
local/pv 1.7.0-1
A terminal-based tool for monitoring the progress of data through a pipeline.
local/texlive-music 2023.66594-19 (texlive)
TeX Live - Music packages
local/wireplumber 0.4.14-1
Session / policy manager implementation for PipeWire
neofetch:
[alex@alex-eos ~]$ neofetch
./o. alex@alex-eos
./sssso- -------------
`:osssssss+- OS: EndeavourOS Linux x86_64
`:+sssssssssso/. Host: H97-HD3
`-/ossssssssssssso/. Kernel: 6.4.5-zen1-1-zen
`-/+sssssssssssssssso+:` Uptime: 14 mins
`-:/+sssssssssssssssssso+/. Packages: 1144 (pacman)
`.://osssssssssssssssssssso++- Shell: bash 5.1.16
.://+ssssssssssssssssssssssso++: Resolution: 1280x1024, 1920x1080
.:///ossssssssssssssssssssssssso++: WM: i3
`:////ssssssssssssssssssssssssssso+++. Theme: Arc-Dark [GTK2/3]
`-////+ssssssssssssssssssssssssssso++++- Icons: Qogir-dark [GTK2/3]
`..-+oosssssssssssssssssssssssso+++++/` Terminal: xfce4-terminal
./++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++/:. Terminal Font: Source Code Pro 11
`:::::::::::::::::::::::::------`` CPU: Intel i5-4460 (4) @ 3.400GHz
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
GPU: Intel HD Graphics
Memory: 1606MiB / 11669MiB
There was just another pipewire update. Maybe it fixes your issue?
welcome @crotalo have fun on the purpleroads 
looks more like an issue with dbus and username and group not evenly setup (what should be that automatiocally)
sudo pacman -Sy dbus reinstalling dbus… could solve it… it simply looks screwed Could not get UID of name ':1.41': no such name
Thank you @joekamprad !
I tried resinstalling dbus but the log is still there.
Using $find /etc/systemd -name *.service -type l -a -xtype f -printf %f\n;
i just saw that i am running wireplumber and pipewire-session-manager.
Is it okay to have them both up?
Here is the output
[alex@alex-eos ~]$ find /etc/systemd -name \*.service -type l -a -xtype f -printf %f\\n;
xdg-user-dirs-update.service
wireplumber.service
pipewire-session-manager.service
cups.service
bluetooth.service
systemd-timesyncd.service
display-manager.service
avahi-daemon.service
firewalld.service
NetworkManager.service
cups.service
dbus-org.freedesktop.timesync1.service
NetworkManager-wait-online.service
dbus-org.bluez.service
dbus-org.freedesktop.nm-dispatcher.service
dbus-org.freedesktop.Avahi.service
dbus-org.fedoraproject.FirewallD1.service
getty@tty1.service
Also adding output of systemctl status:
[alex@alex-eos ~]$ systemctl status
● alex-eos
State: running
Units: 404 loaded (incl. loaded aliases)
Jobs: 0 queued
Failed: 0 units
Since: Tue 2023-07-25 02:56:59 CEST; 1h 39min left
systemd: 253.7-1-arch
Tainted: local-hwclock
CGroup: /
├─init.scope
│ └─1 /usr/lib/systemd/systemd --switched-root --system --deserialize=31
├─system.slice
│ ├─NetworkManager.service
│ │ └─516 /usr/bin/NetworkManager --no-daemon
│ ├─accounts-daemon.service
│ │ └─542 /usr/lib/accounts-daemon
│ ├─avahi-daemon.service
│ │ ├─477 "avahi-daemon: running [alex-eos.local]"
│ │ └─484 "avahi-daemon: chroot helper"
│ ├─colord.service
│ │ └─543 /usr/lib/colord
│ ├─cups.service
│ │ └─530 /usr/bin/cupsd -l
│ ├─dbus.service
│ │ └─478 /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --system --address=systemd: --nofork --nopidfile --systemd->
│ ├─firewalld.service
│ │ └─486 /usr/bin/python /usr/bin/firewalld --nofork --nopid
│ ├─lightdm.service
│ │ ├─533 /usr/bin/lightdm
│ │ └─541 /usr/lib/Xorg :0 -seat seat0 -auth /run/lightdm/root/:0 -nolisten tcp vt7 -novts>
│ ├─mnt-storage.mount
│ │ └─418 /usr/bin/mount.ntfs-3g /dev/sdb1 /mnt/storage -o rw
│ ├─polkit.service
│ │ └─487 /usr/lib/polkit-1/polkitd --no-debug
│ ├─rtkit-daemon.service
│ │ └─854 /usr/lib/rtkit-daemon
│ ├─systemd-journald.service
│ │ └─293 /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-journald
│ ├─systemd-logind.service
│ │ └─481 /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-logind
│ ├─systemd-timesyncd.service
│ │ └─473 /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-timesyncd
│ ├─systemd-udevd.service
│ │ └─udev
│ │ └─309 /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-udevd
│ ├─upower.service
│ │ └─862 /usr/lib/upowerd
│ └─wpa_supplicant.service
│ └─598 /usr/bin/wpa_supplicant -u -s -O /run/wpa_supplicant
└─user.slice
└─user-1000.slice
├─session-2.scope
│ ├─ 677 lightdm --session-child 13 20
│ ├─ 709 i3
│ ├─ 726 /usr/lib/polkit-gnome/polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1
│ ├─ 734 /usr/bin/dunst
│ ├─ 746 i3bar --bar_id=bar-0 --socket=/run/user/1000/i3/ipc-socket.709
│ ├─ 753 nm-applet
│ ├─ 754 picom
│ ├─ 755 /usr/bin/python3 /usr/share/system-config-printer/applet.py
│ ├─ 796 i3blocks -c /home/alex/.config/i3/i3blocks.conf
│ ├─ 5682 /usr/lib/firefox/firefox
│ ├─ 5759 /usr/lib/firefox/firefox -contentproc -parentBuildID 20230711154437 -prefsLe>
│ ├─ 5819 /usr/lib/firefox/firefox -contentproc -childID 1 -isForBrowser -prefsLen 320>
│ ├─ 5882 /usr/lib/firefox/firefox -contentproc -childID 2 -isForBrowser -prefsLen 377>
│ ├─ 6154 /usr/lib/firefox/firefox -contentproc -childID 7 -isForBrowser -prefsLen 321>
│ ├─ 7517 xfce4-terminal
│ ├─ 7531 bash
│ ├─ 8374 /usr/lib/firefox/firefox -contentproc -childID 9 -isForBrowser -prefsLen 321>
│ ├─13782 /usr/lib/firefox/firefox -contentproc -parentBuildID 20230711154437 -prefsLe>
│ ├─13785 /usr/lib/firefox/firefox -contentproc -parentBuildID 20230711154437 -sandbox>
│ ├─18225 /usr/lib/firefox/firefox -contentproc -childID 23 -isForBrowser -prefsLen 32>
│ ├─21121 /usr/lib/firefox/firefox -contentproc -childID 30 -isForBrowser -prefsLen 32>
│ ├─22310 /usr/lib/firefox/firefox -contentproc -childID 33 -isForBrowser -prefsLen 32>
│ ├─25223 /usr/lib/firefox/firefox -contentproc -childID 37 -isForBrowser -prefsLen 32>
│ ├─26216 lvim -u /home/alex/.local/share/lunarvim/lvim/init.lua /var/log/pacman.log
│ ├─26217 /usr/bin/nvim --embed -u /home/alex/.local/share/lunarvim/lvim/init.lua /var>
│ ├─27518 bash
│ ├─28802 /usr/lib/firefox/firefox -contentproc -childID 38 -isForBrowser -prefsLen 32>
│ ├─28883 /usr/lib/firefox/firefox -contentproc -childID 39 -isForBrowser -prefsLen 32>
│ ├─29013 /usr/lib/firefox/firefox -contentproc -childID 40 -isForBrowser -prefsLen 32>
│ ├─30059 /usr/bin/perl /home/alex/.config/i3/scripts/cpu_usage
│ ├─30076 mpstat 1 1
│ ├─30082 systemctl status
│ └─30083 less
└─user@1000.service
├─init.scope
│ ├─699 /usr/lib/systemd/systemd --user
│ └─700 "(sd-pam)"
└─session.slice
├─at-spi-dbus-bus.service
│ ├─859 /usr/lib/at-spi-bus-launcher
│ ├─879 /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --config-file=/usr/share/defaults/at-spi2/accessibili>
│ └─903 /usr/lib/at-spi2-registryd --use-gnome-session
├─dbus.service
│ └─719 /usr/bin/dbus-daemon --session --address=systemd: --nofork --nopidfile --s>
├─gvfs-daemon.service
│ ├─797 /usr/lib/gvfsd
│ └─819 /usr/lib/gvfsd-fuse /run/user/1000/gvfs -f
├─pipewire-pulse.service
│ └─13981 /usr/bin/pipewire-pulse
├─pipewire.service
│ └─877 /usr/bin/pipewire
└─wireplumber.service
└─878 /usr/bin/wireplumber
Running dbus-monitor also i get a lot of messages:
signal time=1690278164.296737 sender=:1.5 -> destination=(null destination) serial=1478 path=/com/github/chjj/compton; interface=com.github.chjj.compton; member=win_unmapped
uint32 14680647
signal time=1690278164.296754 sender=:1.5 -> destination=(null destination) serial=1479 path=/com/github/chjj/compton; interface=picom.Compositor; member=WinUnmapped
uint32 14680647
signal time=1690278164.296776 sender=:1.5 -> destination=(null destination) serial=1480 path=/com/github/chjj/compton; interface=com.github.chjj.compton; member=win_destroyed
uint32 14680647
signal time=1690278164.296790 sender=:1.5 -> destination=(null destination) serial=1481 path=/com/github/chjj/compton; interface=picom.Compositor; member=WinDestroyed
uint32 14680647
method call time=1690278164.598009 sender=:1.4006 -> destination=org.freedesktop.DBus serial=1 path=/org/freedesktop/DBus; interface=org.freedesktop.DBus; member=Hello
method return time=1690278164.598074 sender=org.freedesktop.DBus -> destination=:1.4006 serial=1 reply_serial=1
string ":1.4006"
signal time=1690278164.598084 sender=org.freedesktop.DBus -> destination=(null destination) serial=7705 path=/org/freedesktop/DBus; interface=org.freedesktop.DBus; member=NameOwnerChanged
string ":1.4006"
string ""
string ":1.4006"
signal time=1690278164.598115 sender=org.freedesktop.DBus -> destination=:1.4006 serial=2 path=/org/freedesktop/DBus; interface=org.freedesktop.DBus; member=NameAcquired
string ":1.4006"
method call time=1690278164.598141 sender=:1.4006 -> destination=org.freedesktop.DBus serial=2 path=/org/freedesktop/DBus; interface=org.freedesktop.DBus; member=NameHasOwner
string "org.freedesktop.portal.Desktop"
method return time=1690278164.598152 sender=org.freedesktop.DBus -> destination=:1.4006 serial=3 reply_serial=2
boolean false
signal time=1690278164.598815 sender=org.freedesktop.DBus -> destination=:1.4006 serial=4 path=/org/freedesktop/DBus; interface=org.freedesktop.DBus; member=NameLost
string ":1.4006"
signal time=1690278164.598828 sender=org.freedesktop.DBus -> destination=(null destination) serial=7706 path=/org/freedesktop/DBus; interface=org.freedesktop.DBus; member=NameOwnerChanged
string ":1.4006"
string ":1.4006"
string ""
method call time=1690278164.606076 sender=:1.4007 -> destination=org.freedesktop.DBus serial=1 path=/org/freedesktop/DBus; interface=org.freedesktop.DBus; member=Hello
method return time=1690278164.606153 sender=org.freedesktop.DBus -> destination=:1.4007 serial=1 reply_serial=1
string ":1.4007"
signal time=1690278164.606349 sender=org.freedesktop.DBus -> destination=(null destination) serial=7707 path=/org/freedesktop/DBus; interface=org.freedesktop.DBus; member=NameOwnerChanged
string ":1.4007"
string ""
string ":1.4007"
signal time=1690278164.606363 sender=org.freedesktop.DBus -> destination=:1.4007 serial=2 path=/org/freedesktop/DBus; interface=org.freedesktop.DBus; member=NameAcquired
string ":1.4007"
method call time=1690278164.606393 sender=:1.4007 -> destination=org.freedesktop.DBus serial=2 path=/org/freedesktop/DBus; interface=org.freedesktop.DBus; member=NameHasOwner
string "org.freedesktop.portal.Desktop"
method return time=1690278164.606398 sender=org.freedesktop.DBus -> destination=:1.4007 serial=3 reply_serial=2
boolean false
signal time=1690278164.606403 sender=org.freedesktop.DBus -> destination=:1.4007 serial=4 path=/org/freedesktop/DBus; interface=org.freedesktop.DBus; member=NameLost
string ":1.4007"
signal time=1690278164.606407 sender=org.freedesktop.DBus -> destination=(null destination) serial=7708 path=/org/freedesktop/DBus; interface=org.freedesktop.DBus; member=NameOwnerChanged
string ":1.4007"
string ":1.4007"
string ""
This is only a part of the output since i get a new entry every second or so.
I am thinking on reinstalling from scratch, i have no idea on what’s happening 
wireplumber.service
pipewire-session-manager.service
these are different things … you may thinking of pipewire-media-session
… what would replacing wireplumber …
still thinking something with dbus is gone mad on you…
D-Bus is completely under control from systemd now on arch so this is nothing you would setup on your own or edit any configs for…
rtkit ? could be the culprit too 
systemctl status rtkit-daemon.service
you can try restarting it to see if it stops the spamming:
sudo systemctl restart rtkit-daemon.service
I just logged in today, and the spam issue seems to have disappeared. It’s a bit puzzling because I’m not entirely sure what caused it to go away. However, I can share some recent changes I made, which might be related (I am currently Dualbooting Linux and Windows on two separate SSD):
- I switched linux time to RTC, before was localtime to avoid sync problem with windows.
- Removed an i3block script i had wrote to check controller battery status, which inside was calling upower (some guy on the internet had the same issue and he also had a script calling upower, and he fixed it by deactivating it).
- I installed realtime-privileges and added my user to the realtime group.
- I reinstalled brutally rtkit with “$ sudo pacman -S rtkit”
The issue seemed to persist even after implementing these changes and with consequent reboots.
Today i just logged in on windows until now.
I’m still not sure which specific change resolved the problem or if the Windows login had any influence, but i am definitely happy it went away.
Thank you for the help!
This is rtkit status at the moment.
[alex@alex-eos ~]$ systemctl status rtkit-daemon.service
● rtkit-daemon.service - RealtimeKit Scheduling Policy Service
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/rtkit-daemon.service; disabled; preset: disabled)
Active: active (running) since Tue 2023-07-25 23:30:53 CEST; 1h 35min left
Main PID: 1267 (rtkit-daemon)
Tasks: 3 (limit: 13865)
Memory: 624.0K
CPU: 14ms
CGroup: /system.slice/rtkit-daemon.service
└─1267 /usr/lib/rtkit-daemon
lug 25 23:30:54 alex-eos rtkit-daemon[1267]: Supervising 1 threads of 1 processes of 1 users.
lug 25 23:30:54 alex-eos rtkit-daemon[1267]: Supervising 1 threads of 1 processes of 1 users.
lug 25 23:30:57 alex-eos rtkit-daemon[1267]: Supervising 1 threads of 1 processes of 1 users.
lug 25 23:30:57 alex-eos rtkit-daemon[1267]: Supervising 1 threads of 1 processes of 1 users.
lug 25 23:30:57 alex-eos rtkit-daemon[1267]: Supervising 1 threads of 1 processes of 1 users.
lug 25 23:30:57 alex-eos rtkit-daemon[1267]: Supervising 1 threads of 1 processes of 1 users.
lug 25 21:37:33 alex-eos rtkit-daemon[1267]: Supervising 1 threads of 1 processes of 1 users.
lug 25 21:37:33 alex-eos rtkit-daemon[1267]: Supervising 1 threads of 1 processes of 1 users.
lug 25 21:37:36 alex-eos rtkit-daemon[1267]: Supervising 1 threads of 1 processes of 1 users.
lug 25 21:37:36 alex-eos rtkit-daemon[1267]: Supervising 1 threads of 1 processes of 1 users.
This shouldn’t have anything to do with it.
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Curious if your issue is still resolved, because I’m getting the same problems with a brand-new install.
EDIT: sorry for reviving an old topic.