Cannot restart Hassio (docker) from CLI - Unknown Error

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Today I noticed my lights did not shut off last night per the automations. In the web interface, the automations said they fired, but the object of the automations were still on.

I tried to restart ha from the SSH CLI and after hanging for about 10 minutes I finally got this:

core-ssh:~# hassio homeassistant restart
ERROR
Unknown Error, see logs

The first line of the log says the following that I cannot decifer:

Error decoding json invalid character ‘-’ after top-level value:

I have some platform names that include a “-”, but they have been working for months without issue:

  - platform: mqtt
      name: "Low Voltage Lights - South"
      state_topic: "stat/lowvoltagelights/south/POWER"
      command_topic: "cmnd/lowvoltagelights/south/POWER"
      qos: 1
      payload_on: "ON"
      payload_off: "OFF"
      retain: true

I can no longer connect to the web interface, either through http://192.168.1.180:8123/ or DuckDNS. The web interface shows:

A connection attempt was refused.
http://192.168.1.180:8123/

I have tried toggling power to the the RaspPI

• I have access to Samba shares
• I have access to SSH CLI
• Validity checks from CLI are “OK”

Other info:

core-ssh:~# hassio homeassistant info
{
“result”: “ok”,
“data”: {
“version”: “0.79.3”,
“last_version”: “0.79.3”,
“machine”: “raspberrypi3”,
“image”: “homeassistant/raspberrypi3-homeassistant”,
“custom”: false,
“boot”: true,
“port”: 8123,
“ssl”: true,
“watchdog”: true,
“wait_boot”: 600
}
}

Log:

core-ssh:~# hassio homeassistant logs
Error decoding json invalid character '-' after top-level value: 
2018-10-08 07:52:39 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setup of domain frontend took 3.0 seconds.
2018-10-08 07:52:40 WARNING (Recorder) [homeassistant.components.recorder] Ended unfinished session (id=356 from 2018-10-08 14:34:25.390655)
2018-10-08 07:52:40 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setup of domain recorder took 3.6 seconds.
2018-10-08 07:52:40 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setting up history
2018-10-08 07:52:40 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setup of domain history took 0.0 seconds.
2018-10-08 07:52:40 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.loader] Loaded tts from homeassistant.components.tts
2018-10-08 07:52:40 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.loader] Loaded tts.google from homeassistant.components.tts.google
2018-10-08 07:52:40 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.loader] Loaded switch from homeassistant.components.switch
2018-10-08 07:52:40 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.loader] Loaded group from homeassistant.components.group
2018-10-08 07:52:40 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.loader] Loaded switch.mqtt from homeassistant.components.switch.mqtt
2018-10-08 07:52:40 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.loader] Loaded automation from homeassistant.components.automation
2018-10-08 07:52:40 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.loader] Loaded sensor from homeassistant.components.sensor
2018-10-08 07:52:40 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.loader] Loaded sensor.wunderground from homeassistant.components.sensor.wunderground
2018-10-08 07:52:40 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setting up sensor
2018-10-08 07:52:40 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.loader] Loaded hassio from homeassistant.components.hassio
2018-10-08 07:52:40 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.loader] Loaded device_tracker from homeassistant.components.device_tracker
2018-10-08 07:52:40 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.loader] Loaded zone from homeassistant.components.zone
2018-10-08 07:52:40 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.loader] Loaded device_tracker.owntracks from homeassistant.components.device_tracker.owntracks
2018-10-08 07:52:40 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.loader] Loaded device_tracker.netgear from homeassistant.components.device_tracker.netgear
2018-10-08 07:52:40 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.loader] Loaded map from homeassistant.components.map
2018-10-08 07:52:40 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setting up map
2018-10-08 07:52:40 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setup of domain map took 0.0 seconds.
2018-10-08 07:52:40 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.loader] Loaded updater from homeassistant.components.updater
2018-10-08 07:52:40 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setting up updater
2018-10-08 07:52:40 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.loader] Loaded cast from homeassistant.components.cast
2018-10-08 07:52:40 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setting up cast
2018-10-08 07:52:40 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setup of domain cast took 0.0 seconds.
2018-10-08 07:52:40 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.loader] Loaded conversation from homeassistant.components.conversation
2018-10-08 07:52:40 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.loader] Loaded config from homeassistant.components.config
2018-10-08 07:52:40 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.loader] Loaded logbook from homeassistant.components.logbook
2018-10-08 07:52:40 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setting up group
2018-10-08 07:52:40 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.loader] Loaded sun from homeassistant.components.sun
2018-10-08 07:52:40 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setting up sun
2018-10-08 07:52:40 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setup of domain sun took 0.1 seconds.
2018-10-08 07:52:40 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setting up zone
2018-10-08 07:52:40 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setup of domain zone took 0.0 seconds.
2018-10-08 07:52:40 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.loader] Loaded ifttt from homeassistant.components.ifttt
2018-10-08 07:52:40 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setting up ifttt
2018-10-08 07:52:40 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.sensor] Setting up sensor.wunderground
2018-10-08 07:52:40 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setup of domain updater took 0.3 seconds.
2018-10-08 07:52:40 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.loader] Loaded media_player from homeassistant.components.media_player
2018-10-08 07:52:40 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setting up tts
2018-10-08 07:52:40 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setting up hassio
2018-10-08 07:52:40 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setting up conversation
2018-10-08 07:52:41 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setup of domain conversation took 0.0 seconds.
2018-10-08 07:52:41 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setting up config
2018-10-08 07:52:41 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setting up logbook
2018-10-08 07:52:41 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setup of domain logbook took 0.0 seconds.
2018-10-08 07:52:41 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setup of domain ifttt took 0.2 seconds.
2018-10-08 07:52:41 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.loader] Loaded config.automation from homeassistant.components.config.automation
2018-10-08 07:52:41 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.loader] Loaded config.customize from homeassistant.components.config.customize
2018-10-08 07:52:41 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.loader] Loaded config.entity_registry from homeassistant.components.config.entity_registry
2018-10-08 07:52:41 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.loader] Loaded config.device_registry from homeassistant.components.config.device_registry
2018-10-08 07:52:41 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.loader] Loaded config.group from homeassistant.components.config.group
2018-10-08 07:52:41 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.loader] Loaded config.config_entries from homeassistant.components.config.config_entries
2018-10-08 07:52:41 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.loader] Loaded config.hassbian from homeassistant.components.config.hassbian
2018-10-08 07:52:41 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.loader] Loaded config.script from homeassistant.components.config.script
2018-10-08 07:52:41 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.loader] Loaded config.auth from homeassistant.components.config.auth
2018-10-08 07:52:41 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.loader] Loaded config.auth_provider_homeassistant from homeassistant.components.config.auth_provider_homeassistant
2018-10-08 07:52:41 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.loader] Loaded config.core from homeassistant.components.config.core
2018-10-08 07:52:41 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setting up media_player
2018-10-08 07:52:41 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setup of domain media_player took 0.0 seconds.
2018-10-08 07:52:41 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.loader] Loaded media_player.cast from homeassistant.components.media_player.cast
2018-10-08 07:52:41 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.media_player] Setting up media_player.cast
2018-10-08 07:52:41 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setup of domain config took 0.2 seconds.
2018-10-08 07:52:41 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setup of domain tts took 0.3 seconds.
2018-10-08 07:52:41 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.loader] Loaded panel_custom from homeassistant.components.panel_custom
2018-10-08 07:52:41 INFO (SyncWorker_2) [pychromecast] Querying device status
2018-10-08 07:52:41 INFO (SyncWorker_12) [pychromecast] Querying device status
2018-10-08 07:52:41 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setup of domain sensor took 1.2 seconds.
2018-10-08 07:52:41 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setup of domain hassio took 0.8 seconds.
2018-10-08 07:52:41 ERROR (SyncWorker_2) [pychromecast.socket_client] Failed to connect, retrying in 5.0s
2018-10-08 07:52:41 INFO (SyncWorker_6) [pychromecast] Querying device status
2018-10-08 07:52:41 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setup of domain group took 1.1 seconds.
2018-10-08 07:52:41 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setting up switch
2018-10-08 07:52:41 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setting up automation
2018-10-08 07:52:41 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setting up device_tracker
2018-10-08 07:52:41 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.switch] Setting up switch.mqtt
2018-10-08 07:52:41 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.switch] Setting up switch.mqtt
2018-10-08 07:52:41 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.switch] Setting up switch.mqtt
2018-10-08 07:52:41 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.switch] Setting up switch.mqtt
2018-10-08 07:52:41 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.switch] Setting up switch.mqtt
2018-10-08 07:52:41 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.switch] Setting up switch.mqtt
2018-10-08 07:52:42 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setup of domain automation took 0.8 seconds.
2018-10-08 07:52:42 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setup of domain switch took 0.9 seconds.
2018-10-08 07:52:43 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.device_tracker] Setting up device_tracker.netgear
2018-10-08 07:52:43 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.device_tracker] Setting up device_tracker.owntracks
2018-10-08 07:52:43 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.device_tracker.owntracks] Unable to parse payload as JSON: Hello
2018-10-08 07:52:43 INFO (SyncWorker_8) [homeassistant.components.device_tracker.netgear] Logging in
2018-10-08 07:52:43 INFO (SyncWorker_8) [pynetgear] Get attached devices
2018-10-08 07:52:43 INFO (SyncWorker_8) [pynetgear] Login
2018-10-08 07:52:44 INFO (SyncWorker_4) [pychromecast] Querying device status
2018-10-08 07:52:44 INFO (SyncWorker_18) [pychromecast] Querying device status
2018-10-08 07:52:44 INFO (SyncWorker_9) [pychromecast] Querying device status
2018-10-08 07:52:45 INFO (SyncWorker_19) [pychromecast] Querying device status
2018-10-08 07:52:45 INFO (SyncWorker_5) [pychromecast] Querying device status
2018-10-08 07:52:47 INFO (SyncWorker_11) [pychromecast] Querying device status
2018-10-08 07:52:48 INFO (SyncWorker_10) [homeassistant.components.device_tracker.netgear] Scanning
2018-10-08 07:52:48 INFO (SyncWorker_10) [pynetgear] Get attached devices
2018-10-08 07:52:48 INFO (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setup of domain device_tracker took 6.5 seconds.

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Found this article searching for clues:

SSH works but not web ui

Tried to restart ha again, but this time I kept it uninterrupted to get the below log core-ssh:/# hassio ha restart ERROR panic: interface conversion: interface is nil, not string goroutine 1 [running]: panic(0x2c7050, 0x107a6560) /home/travis/.gimme/versions/go1.7.6.linux.amd64/src/runtime/panic.go:500 +0x33c github.com/home-assistant/hassio-cli/command/helpers.DisplayOutput(0x107cc200, 0x24, 0x200, 0x0) /home/travis/gopath/src/github.com/home-assistant/hassio-cli/command/helpers/commo…

mikegrb recommended this:

SSH works but not web ui

Try this and then see if it starts: mv /config/.storage/core.config_entries /config/.storage/core.config_entries.backup The final step of hassio ha restart is waiting for the web ui to work. The supervisor times out and gives up waiting after 10 minutes which is when you get the error above.

I don’t know enough to understand what this is about, but after renaming the file and running a restart from the CLI, it restarted very fast and the Web UI was back up. A new core.config_entries file was created automatically. Mine contained information about Chromcast and MQTT.

I still had this in my logs:
Error decoding json invalid character ‘-’ after top-level value:
And I do not see any Google Cast devices in the Web UI.
I will have to search that some more.

Thanks to mikegrb!