[Pkg-utopia-maintainers] Bug#1117732: Bug#1117732: Fails to start NetworkManager-initrd.service

[Guido Günther]

Hi,
On Fri, Oct 10, 2025 at 02:49:09PM +0200, Michael Biebl wrote:
> Control: tags -1 + moreinfo
> 
> Am 10.10.25 um 13:40 schrieb Guido Günther:
> > Package: network-manager
> > Version: 1.54.1-1
> > Severity: normal
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > NetworkManager-initrd.service fails to start like
> > 
> > ``
> > $ systemctl status NetworkManager-initrd
> > ○ NetworkManager-initrd.service - NetworkManager (initrd)
> >       Loaded: error (Reason: Unit NetworkManager-initrd.service failed to load properly, please adj>
> >       Active: inactive (dead)
> > 
> > Okt 10 13:29:07 foo systemd[1]: NetworkManager-initrd.service: Two services allocated for the sa>
> > Okt 10 13:29:57 foo systemd[1]: NetworkManager-initrd.service: Two services allocated for the sa>
> > ```
> > 
> > Should that service be masked by default as it wants to acquire the same
> > bus name as the "regular" service unit?
> 
> Is there an actual problem?

Sending a clear message like masked (maining "not needed") is better
than one sayhing "Error: " leaving the user (in this case me) wondering
if something is wrong (thus maybe malfunctioning).

Also on an mkosi built forky system it triggered neither
NetworkManager.service nor the NetworkManager-initrd.service starting
(although I'd understand if you deemed that unsupported).

> This service is only enabled in the initrd (if a corresponding initrd
> generator like dracut pulls it in).
> 
> I'm not sure what we would gain by blacklisting it (aside from a different
> kind of error message).

Sending a clear message indicating that there is nothing wrong but the
service is just not needed.

Cheers,
 -- Guido