offline dramas

[successcouncil]

Finally  After the purchase a newer machine Armory is running but it is offline

Unbuntu 18.4
I use an external drive for both bitcoin and Armory folders although the apps are installed on the desktop.
I am manually running bitcoin-qt   (happy to change if you suggest.)
In Armory settings (GUI) I was able to point to the bitcoin blocks database on the external drive.
I was unable to point to armory databases to the external drive from the GUI so I attempt to do it with the terminal command.

armory --datadir="/media/bob/Backup Plus/Armory"

Things I have checked.
Bitcoin core is up to date and synced.
Bitcoin core is not pruning.
Current version of Armory is running.

Armory log.
https://pastebin.com/gCfdB0QN

Let me know if you have any ideas?

[goatpig]

Get rid of that space in the path. Start ArmoryDB manually with --satoshi-datadir=[/path/to/block/data], see if it starts syncing.

[HCP]

In Armory settings (GUI) I was able to point to the bitcoin blocks database on the external drive.

According to your logfile... Armory is still looking in the default directory (/home/bob/.bitcoin/) for the bitcoin blocks:

2020-12-17 20:28:26 (ERROR) -- BDM.py:268 - setSatoshiDir: directory does not exist: /home/bob/.bitcoin
2020-12-17 20:28:26 (WARNING) -- SDM.py:402 - Spawning DB with command: ArmoryDB --db-type="DB_FULL" --cookie --satoshi-port=8333 --datadir="/media/bob/Backup Plus/Armory" --dbdir="/media/bob/Backup Plus/Armory/databases"
2020-12-17 20:28:26 (INFO) -- ArmoryUtils.py:689 - Executing popen: ['ArmoryDB', '--db-type="DB_FULL"', '--cookie', '--satoshi-port=8333', '--datadir="/media/bob/Backup Plus/Armory"', '--dbdir="/media/bob/Backup Plus/Armory/databases"']
2020-12-17 20:28:26 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:1824 - Connecting on port 9001
2020-12-17 20:28:26 (INFO) -- ArmoryQt.py:1923 - Setting netmode: 1
2020-12-17 20:28:26 (ERROR) -- BDM.py:197 - DB error: /home/bob/.bitcoin/blocks is not a valid path

where did you copy that logfile from? Given you're running Armory using --datadir="/media/bob/Backup Plus/Armory", did you copy the logfile from that directory?