Bug#763652: systemd: boot failed, can't execute /bin/plymouth

Nikolaus Rath nrath at trialphaenergy.com
Wed Oct 1 19:57:48 BST 2014


On 10/01/2014 11:05 AM, Michael Biebl wrote:
> Am 01.10.2014 um 18:49 schrieb Nikolaus Rath:
>> On 10/01/2014 09:22 AM, Michael Biebl wrote:
>>> Am 01.10.2014 um 17:46 schrieb Nikolaus Rath:
>>>> Package: systemd
>>>> Version: 208-8
>>>> Severity: normal
>>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> My last attempt to boot this system but me into systemd's emergency
>>>> mode. Runnig journalctl -xb showed that it failed to start plymouth,
>>>> trying to execute /bin/plymouth failed with (IIRC) exit code 2.
>>> That is most likely a red herring. The plymouth error is not fatal and
>>> therefore most likely not the reason why you ended up in emergency mode.
>>>
>>> Do you have the journal log from that boot which failed?
>> I tried to retrieve them with journalctl -b -1 after restart, but that
>> failed (see other bug report). Is there another way to retrieve them
>> (now that I have rebooted)?
> 
> Since you did not have persistent logs enabled, those messages are most
> likely gone. When emergency mode is triggered, rsyslog has not started yet.
> 
> I think with the given information, it's best to close this bug report
> and reopen it, in case you encounter the issue again.
> 
> In that case, when in emergency mode, please save the output of the
> following commands
> journalctl -alb
> systemd-analyze dump
> systemctl list-units --failed
> 
> Do you agree?

Sure, will do.


Best,
-Nikolaus

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Nikolaus Rath, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist
Tri Alpha Energy, Inc.
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