Error: GPG Check failed?

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Scott Galambos

• February 13, 2026 13:39

My server gave this error last night during routine maintenance.  What should I do?

[2026-02-13 02:31:07 -0500]      [/usr/local/cpanel/scripts/update-packages] Error: GPG check FAILED
[2026-02-13 02:31:07 -0500]      [/usr/local/cpanel/scripts/update-packages] (XID pb24mq) “/usr/bin/yum” reported error code “1” when it ended: 
[2026-02-13 02:31:07 -0500] E    [/usr/local/cpanel/scripts/update-packages] The “/usr/local/cpanel/scripts/update-packages” command (process 394983) reported error number 1 when it ended

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  Scott Galambos

  • February 13, 2026 13:39

  I am on AlmaLinux 8.10 (Cerulean Leopard).

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  William Del Piero cPanel Staff

  • February 13, 2026 14:43

  Hi,

   

  Can you check the most recent cPanel update log and see what specific package is triggering the error? For reference:

   

  Where are the cPanel update logs?

   

  As an alternative, you can manually run the following script, which should also produce a more detailed error message:

   

  /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/update-packages
  

   

  The output from this command should indicate exactly which package is failing and will help us pinpoint the issue more quickly.

   

   

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  Scott Galambos

  • February 13, 2026 14:49

  Does this mean its Chrome that is the problem?
  https://support.extremehosting.ca/temp/update.394930.3074610.1770937116.log
  
  I ran the alternative command and Chrome has a problem I think.  see bottom of log file too.  What can I do?

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  William Del Piero cPanel Staff

  • February 13, 2026 17:10

  Hi,

   

  It seems that your server has a package installed from a custom repository (google-chrome). You could bypass the issue with this custom repository by disabling it. We have documentation below on how-to disable a repository:

   

  How do I disable a repository on a RHEL-based system

   

  Alternatively, Google offers some documentation below on how-to update their GPG key:

   

  https://www.google.com/linuxrepositories/

   

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  Scott Galambos

  • February 13, 2026 17:12

  If I disable a repository then google chrome will not update, correct?  Will it be removed automatically if I disable?

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  Scott Galambos

  • February 13, 2026 17:12

  And does this error stop cPanel from doing everything else it needs to during routine maintenance?

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  cPRex Jurassic Moderator

  • February 17, 2026 14:45

  If you disable the repository any tools that were downloaded from it will no longer update.  It will not remove any software from the system.

  The error is fatal and will keep updates from working properly until it is resolved.

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