Bug#770404: systemd: breaks lightdm, does not start anymore

[Norbert Preining]

On Fri, 21 Nov 2014, Norbert Preining wrote:
> Package: systemd
> Version: 215-6
> Severity: critical
> Justification: breaks unrelated software
> 
> Aehm, since yesterday or so ligthdm does not start anymore, only updates related
> were systemd, lightdm hasn't changed.
> 
> $ systemctl status lightdm
> ● lightdm.service - Light Display Manager
>    Loaded: error (Reason: File exists)
>    Active: inactive (dead)
>      Docs: man:lightdm(1)
> $ /etc/init.d/lightdm start
> Starting lightdm (via systemctl): lightdm.serviceFailed to start lightdm.service: Unit lightdm.service failed to load: File exists. See system logs and 'systemctl status lightdm.service' for details.
>  failed!
> $

At the same time, although it is *not* selected as default display
manager, systemd tries to permanently start lxdm ...

THis after freeze :-(((


Norbert

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