can't follow users?

[lukas]

Hi,

just setup a new Mastodon instance and have to issue that I can't follow any users. In LOG I see:

Aug 30 11:38:052023-08-30T09:38:05.571Z pid=18 tid=2g76 WARN: {"context":"Job raised exception","job":{"retry":16,"queue":"push","dead":false,"args":["{\"@context\":\"https://www.w3.org/ns/activitystreams\",\"id\":\"https://social.pxtech.systems/4bf86f11-2482-489b-8a65-c02365b5f562\",\"type\":\"Follow\",\"actor\":\"https://social.pxtech.systems/users/lukas\",\"object\":\"https://social.tchncs.de/users/c1xx\"}",110977612684974275,"https://social.tchncs.de/users/c1xx/inbox"],"class":"ActivityPub::DeliveryWorker","jid":"08d93a9b4ebb95a74ad9297b","created_at":1693388285.4011016,"enqueued_at":1693388285.401291}}
Aug 30 11:38:052023-08-30T09:38:05.571Z pid=18 tid=2g76 WARN: Mastodon::UnexpectedResponseError: https://social.tchncs.de/users/c1xx/inbox returned code 401
Aug 30 11:38:052023-08-30T09:38:05.571Z pid=18 tid=2g76 WARN: /app/code/app/workers/activitypub/delivery_worker.rb:64:in `block (3 levels) in perform_request'

What is wrong?

Thank you and regards
Lukas

[nebulon]

A new installation worked here at least to follow users. From the error log you have, it looks like social.tchncs.de wants some auth here? Incidentally I am also following users on that instance without issues. Maybe you have to search and maybe report this upstream as its quite specific error it seems. Also have you tried to follow other accounts like Cloudron at https://social.cloudron.io/@cloudron with the same log output result?

[lukas]

@nebulon waiting for confirmation is the status after following you

[lukas]

I reinstalled Mastodon because after my 1st installation I changed the domain / subdomain, maybe this was the issue

[girish]

@lukas yes, most of the federated apps don't allow changing the domain after installation.

[nebulon]

@lukas I can confirm, you are following our account now

[lukas]

@nebulon yes with fresh installed mastodon instance it's working fine. Thank you