Bug#991185: systemd: 'systemctl start anacron.service' from emergency mode kills emergency shell

[Zack Weinberg]

On Tue, Jul 20, 2021 at 8:00 AM Michael Biebl <biebl at debian.org> wrote:
> Am 16.07.21 um 21:09 schrieb Zack Weinberg:
> > Package: systemd
> > Version: 247.3-5
> > Severity: important
> > X-Debbugs-Cc: zackw at panix.com
> >
> > Running ‘systemctl start anacron.service’ from the emergency shell
> > causes the emergency shell and all processes running inside it to be
> > killed; you get the “You are in emergency mode” banner again and are
> > re-prompted for the root password.
> >
> > I don’t know if this is a general problem with starting services from
> > emergency mode, or if it’s somehow specific to anacron.
>
> Can you provide a full journal -alb log after this has happened?

I don't use persistent journals so I will need to reproduce the
problem again, please stay tuned.

> Would be good to know, why you ended up in emergency mode.

I booted directly into emergency mode for low-level maintenance.

zw