# Yakut File-Server - Software Update Checker is Not Required

**URL:** <https://forum.opencyphal.org/t/yakut-file-server-software-update-checker-is-not-required/1940>\
**Category:** CLI tools (Cynic/Yakut)\
**Created:** [July 13, 2023, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.opencyphal.org/t/yakut-file-server-software-update-checker-is-not-required/1940 "2023-07-13T16:06:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![jpmstrauser](https://forum.opencyphal.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/977dab/32.png) [@jpmstrauser](https://forum.opencyphal.org/u/jpmstrauser)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2023, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.opencyphal.org/t/yakut-file-server-software-update-checker-is-not-required/1940/1 "2023-07-13T16:06:17Z")

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I’ve got the yakut -v file-server command to work once but now when I try to restart it again days later the command gets locked up on yakut.cmd.file\_server: Software update checker is not required. The terminal window just freezes at this output message and nothing happens.

I’m running this on Windows 10 environment and it worked on two different PCs but only the first time I implemented the file-server.

Anyone have any help on this? Thank you!

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**Author:** ![pavel.kirienko](https://forum.opencyphal.org/user_avatar/forum.opencyphal.org/pavel.kirienko/32/9_2.png) [@pavel.kirienko](https://forum.opencyphal.org/u/pavel.kirienko)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2023, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.opencyphal.org/t/yakut-file-server-software-update-checker-is-not-required/1940/2 "2023-07-13T16:08:55Z")

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I think you forgot to say `--update-software`.

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**Author:** ![jpmstrauser](https://forum.opencyphal.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/977dab/32.png) [@jpmstrauser](https://forum.opencyphal.org/u/jpmstrauser)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2023, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.opencyphal.org/t/yakut-file-server-software-update-checker-is-not-required/1940/3 "2023-07-13T16:14:47Z")

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That got me past that issue. Now when I try to run the cmd 46 begin\_software\_update it timesout waiting for a response from node 46.

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**Author:** ![pavel.kirienko](https://forum.opencyphal.org/user_avatar/forum.opencyphal.org/pavel.kirienko/32/9_2.png) [@pavel.kirienko](https://forum.opencyphal.org/u/pavel.kirienko)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2023, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.opencyphal.org/t/yakut-file-server-software-update-checker-is-not-required/1940/4 "2023-07-13T16:17:12Z")

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I guess the node didn’t respond.

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**Author:** ![jpmstrauser](https://forum.opencyphal.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/977dab/32.png) [@jpmstrauser](https://forum.opencyphal.org/u/jpmstrauser)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2023, 4:18pm UTC](https://forum.opencyphal.org/t/yakut-file-server-software-update-checker-is-not-required/1940/5 "2023-07-13T16:18:27Z")

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Can I reset the node?

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**Author:** ![pavel.kirienko](https://forum.opencyphal.org/user_avatar/forum.opencyphal.org/pavel.kirienko/32/9_2.png) [@pavel.kirienko](https://forum.opencyphal.org/u/pavel.kirienko)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2023, 4:29pm UTC](https://forum.opencyphal.org/t/yakut-file-server-software-update-checker-is-not-required/1940/6 "2023-07-13T16:29:49Z")

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yes

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**Author:** ![jpmstrauser](https://forum.opencyphal.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/977dab/32.png) [@jpmstrauser](https://forum.opencyphal.org/u/jpmstrauser)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2023, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.opencyphal.org/t/yakut-file-server-software-update-checker-is-not-required/1940/7 "2023-07-13T16:32:48Z")

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Great. How do I reset a node or node 46 so I can use the file-server again? Thank you!

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**Author:** ![pavel.kirienko](https://forum.opencyphal.org/user_avatar/forum.opencyphal.org/pavel.kirienko/32/9_2.png) [@pavel.kirienko](https://forum.opencyphal.org/u/pavel.kirienko)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2023, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.opencyphal.org/t/yakut-file-server-software-update-checker-is-not-required/1940/8 "2023-07-13T16:34:54Z")

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Maybe try this:

```auto
y cmd 46 factory_reset
y cmd 46 restart

```

It is hard to provide more meaningful answers without having more details about your application.

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**Author:** ![jpmstrauser](https://forum.opencyphal.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/977dab/32.png) [@jpmstrauser](https://forum.opencyphal.org/u/jpmstrauser)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2023, 5:12pm UTC](https://forum.opencyphal.org/t/yakut-file-server-software-update-checker-is-not-required/1940/9 "2023-07-13T17:12:48Z")

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Hi Pavel, I’m new to using Yakut and troubleshooting a working process for my environment.

When I try to factory\_reset cmd 46 or any other node IDs they all timeout. I’ve tried to uninstall/re-install Yakut and recompile the Cyphal DSDL but get the same results.

Running the file-server --update-software command it is now locked up on “Initializing the node tracker”

Is there something I need to factory reset?

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**Author:** ![pavel.kirienko](https://forum.opencyphal.org/user_avatar/forum.opencyphal.org/pavel.kirienko/32/9_2.png) [@pavel.kirienko](https://forum.opencyphal.org/u/pavel.kirienko)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2023, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.opencyphal.org/t/yakut-file-server-software-update-checker-is-not-required/1940/10 "2023-07-13T18:16:14Z")

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> [@jpmstrauser](#):
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> When I try to factory\_reset cmd 46 or any other node IDs they all timeout. I’ve tried to uninstall/re-install Yakut and recompile the Cyphal DSDL but get the same results.

This means that either your node does not support the `uavcan.node.ExecuteCommand` RPC-service, which would be uncommon, or it has a different node-ID (not 46). You can try `yakut monitor` to see what nodes are online.

> [@jpmstrauser](#):
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> Running the file-server --update-software command it is now locked up on “Initializing the node tracker”

It’s not locked up. It means that it is running normally.

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**Author:** ![jpmstrauser](https://forum.opencyphal.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/977dab/32.png) [@jpmstrauser](https://forum.opencyphal.org/u/jpmstrauser)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2023, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.opencyphal.org/t/yakut-file-server-software-update-checker-is-not-required/1940/11 "2023-07-14T17:02:32Z")

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Thank you for the help Pavel! Everything is working correctly now.
