[systemd-devel] Staring Apply kernel Variables failed.

Chanwoo Choi cwchoi00 at gmail.com
Mon Feb 7 23:49:37 PST 2011


Dear members,

I faced following error which is "Starting Apply Kernel Variables failed." .

Already, My system have /etc/sysctl.conf , /etc/sysctl.d/ and
"systemd-sysctl"  is executed successfully.

Starting Apply Kernel Variables...
[    5.623434] systemd[1]: About to execute:
/usr/local/build/lib/systemd/systemd-sysctl
[    5.678415] systemd[1]: Forked
/usr/local/build/lib/systemd/systemd-sysctl as 1401
[    5.684917] systemd[1]: systemd-sysctl.service changed dead -> start
[    5.690950] systemd[1]: swap.target changed dead -> active
[    5.696410] systemd[1]: Job swap.target/start finished, success=yes


But, I faced following error,
Why this error is happend? Please tell me about solution or cause of it.

Starting Apply Kernel Variables failed.



Full log during booting with systemd :

[    4.310630] systemd[1]: Succesfully opened /dev/kmsg for logging.
[    4.315351] systemd[1]: systemd 16 running in system mode. (-PAM -LIBWRAP
-AUDIT -SELINUX +SYSVINIT -LIBCRYPTSETUP; ubuntu)
Welcome to Linux!
[    4.340060] systemd[1]: Your kernel apparently lacks built-in ipv6
support. Might be a good idea to compile it in. We'll now try to work aroun
d this by calling '/sbin/modprobe ipv6'...
[    4.356012] systemd[1]: About to execute: /sbin/modprobe -qab -- ipv6
[    4.363128] systemd[1]: Forked /sbin/modprobe as 1396
[    4.460776] systemd[1]: /sbin/modprobe failed with error code 1.
[    4.469855] systemd[1]: Set hostname to <chan>.
[    4.500345] systemd[1]: Looking for unit files in:
[    4.503736] systemd[1]:      /usr/local/build/etc/systemd/system
[    4.509371] systemd[1]:      /usr/local/build/lib/systemd/system
[    4.517727] systemd[1]: Looking for SysV init scripts in:
[    4.521716] systemd[1]:      /etc/init.d
[    4.525288] systemd[1]: Looking for SysV rcN.d links in:
[    4.530565] systemd[1]:      /etc
[    4.535202] systemd[1]: Using cgroup controller name=systemd. File system
hierarchy is at /sys/fs/cgroup/systemd/system.
[    4.546258] systemd[1]: Installed release agent.
[    4.583644] systemd[1]: Created root group.
[    4.586575] systemd[1]: Using notification socket
/org/freedesktop/systemd1/notify
[    4.597105] systemd[1]: Successfully created private D-Bus server.
[    4.601942] systemd[1]: Using kernel console ttySAC2
[    4.797077] systemd[1]: Failed to load configuration for udev.service: No
such file or directory
[    4.835005] systemd[1]: Automatically adding serial getty for ttySAC2
[    4.857740] systemd[1]: Failed to load configuration for auditd.service:
No such file or directory
[    4.872212] systemd[1]: -.mount changed dead -> mounted
[    4.876094] systemd[1]: lib-modules.mount changed dead -> mounted
[    4.882193] systemd[1]: Activating default unit: default.target
[    4.887985] systemd[1]: Trying to enqueue job
graphical.target/start/replace
[    4.895770] systemd[1]: Installed new job graphical.target/start as 1
[    4.901401] systemd[1]: Installed new job multi-user.target/start as 2
[    4.907910] systemd[1]: Installed new job basic.target/start as 3
[    4.913986] systemd[1]: Installed new job sysinit.target/start as 4
[    4.920235] systemd[1]: Installed new job local-fs.target/start as 5
[    4.926572] systemd[1]: Installed new job quotacheck.service/start as 6
[    4.933169] systemd[1]: Installed new job systemd-logger.socket/start as
7
[    4.940026] systemd[1]: Installed new job quotaon.service/start as 8
[    4.946363] systemd[1]: Installed new job
systemd-remount-api-vfs.service/start as 9
[    4.954089] systemd[1]: Installed new job fsck-root.service/start as 14
[    4.960684] systemd[1]: Installed new job var-run.mount/start as 15
[    4.966934] systemd[1]: Installed new job cryptsetup.target/start as 17
[    4.973531] systemd[1]: Installed new job remount-rootfs.service/start as
18
[    4.980562] systemd[1]: Installed new job var-lock.mount/start as 19
[    4.986898] systemd[1]: Installed new job boot.mount/start as 20
[    4.992947] systemd[1]: Installed new job dev-mmcblk0p2.device/start as
21
[    4.999766] systemd[1]: Installed new job swap.target/start as 22
[    5.005822] systemd[1]: Installed new job hwclock-load.service/start as
23
[    5.012679] systemd[1]: Installed new job
systemd-vconsole-setup.service/start as 25
[    5.020403] systemd[1]: Installed new job systemd-sysctl.service/start as
26
[    5.027434] systemd[1]: Installed new job
proc-sys-fs-binfmt_misc.automount/start as 27
[    5.035420] systemd[1]: Installed new job
sys-kernel-debug.automount/start as 29
[    5.042797] systemd[1]: Installed new job
sys-kernel-security.automount/start as 30
[    5.050436] systemd[1]: Installed new job
systemd-ask-password-console.path/start as 31
[    5.058423] systemd[1]: Installed new job
systemd-modules-load.service/start as 32
[    5.065973] systemd[1]: Installed new job
systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service/start as 33
[    5.073698] systemd[1]: Installed new job dev-hugepages.automount/start
as 34
[    5.080815] systemd[1]: Installed new job dev-mqueue.automount/start as
35
[    5.087674] systemd[1]: Installed new job
systemd-random-seed-load.service/start as 36
[    5.095571] systemd[1]: Installed new job sockets.target/start as 40
[    5.101908] systemd[1]: Installed new job systemd-shutdownd.socket/start
as 41
[    5.109129] systemd[1]: Installed new job systemd-initctl.socket/start as
42
[    5.116144] systemd[1]: Installed new job rsyslog.socket/start as 43
[    5.122480] systemd[1]: Installed new job dbus.socket/start as 44
[    5.128556] systemd[1]: Installed new job syslog.socket/start as 45
[    5.134805] systemd[1]: Installed new job sysctl.service/start as 46
[    5.141142] systemd[1]: Installed new job systemd-tmpfiles.service/start
as 47
[    5.148364] systemd[1]: Installed new job
systemd-tmpfiles-clean.timer/start as 48
[    5.155899] systemd[1]: Installed new job
systemd-update-utmp-runlevel.service/start as 49
[    5.164144] systemd[1]: Installed new job remote-fs.target/start as 50
[    5.170653] systemd[1]: Installed new job network.target/start as 51
[    5.176989] systemd[1]: Installed new job getty.target/start as 52
[    5.183152] systemd[1]: Installed new job getty at tty1.service/start as 53
[    5.189854] systemd[1]: Installed new job dev-tty1.device/start as 54
[    5.196260] systemd[1]: Installed new job getty at tty5.service/start as 55
[    5.202959] systemd[1]: Installed new job dev-tty5.device/start as 56
[    5.209367] systemd[1]: Installed new job getty at tty3.service/start as 57
[    5.216074] systemd[1]: Installed new job dev-tty3.device/start as 58
[    5.222499] systemd[1]: Installed new job getty at tty4.service/start as 59
[    5.229175] systemd[1]: Installed new job dev-tty4.device/start as 60
[    5.235582] systemd[1]: Installed new job getty at tty6.service/start as 61
[    5.242282] systemd[1]: Installed new job dev-tty6.device/start as 62
[    5.248687] systemd[1]: Installed new job getty at tty2.service/start as 63
[    5.255389] systemd[1]: Installed new job dev-tty2.device/start as 64
[    5.261795] systemd[1]: Installed new job
serial-getty at ttySAC2.service/start as 65
[    5.269361] systemd[1]: Installed new job dev-ttySAC2.device/start as 66
[    5.276029] systemd[1]: Installed new job
systemd-ask-password-wall.path/start as 67
[    5.283754] systemd[1]: Installed new job dbus.service/start as 68
[    5.289917] systemd[1]: Installed new job
systemd-user-sessions.service/start as 69
[    5.297594] systemd[1]: Enqueued job graphical.target/start as 1
[    5.304266] systemd[1]: systemd-ask-password-wall.path changed dead ->
waiting
[    5.310773] systemd[1]: Job systemd-ask-password-wall.path/start
finished, success=yes
[    5.318716] systemd[1]: network.target changed dead -> active
[    5.324392] systemd[1]: Job network.target/start finished, success=yes
[    5.330898] systemd[1]: remote-fs.target changed dead -> active
[    5.336806] systemd[1]: Job remote-fs.target/start finished, success=yes
Starting Apply Kernel Variables...
[    5.353522] systemd[1]: About to execute: /sbin/sysctl -e -q -p
/etc/sysctl.conf
[    5.408397] systemd[1]: Forked /sbin/sysctl as 1398
[    5.412228] systemd[1]: sysctl.service changed dead -> start
[    5.417649] systemd[1]: syslog.socket changed dead -> listening
[    5.423396] systemd[1]: Job syslog.socket/start finished, success=yes
[    5.429961] systemd[1]: systemd-initctl.socket changed dead -> listening
[    5.436596] systemd[1]: Job systemd-initctl.socket/start finished,
success=yes
[    5.443768] systemd[1]: systemd-shutdownd.socket changed dead ->
listening
[    5.450567] systemd[1]: Job systemd-shutdownd.socket/start finished,
success=yes
[    5.458387] systemd[1]: Autofs kernel version 1.0
[    5.462945] systemd[1]: Autofs protocol version 5.1
[    5.467466] systemd[1]: dev-mqueue.automount changed dead -> waiting
[    5.473806] systemd[1]: Job dev-mqueue.automount/start finished,
success=yes
[    5.481020] systemd[1]: Autofs protocol version 5.1
[    5.485690] systemd[1]: dev-hugepages.automount changed dead -> waiting
[    5.492290] systemd[1]: Job dev-hugepages.automount/start finished,
success=yes
[    5.499673] systemd[1]: Starting of systemd-modules-load.service
requested but condition failed. Ignoring.
[    5.509197] systemd[1]: Job systemd-modules-load.service/start finished,
success=yes
[    5.517415] systemd[1]: systemd-ask-password-console.path changed dead ->
waiting
[    5.524410] systemd[1]: Job systemd-ask-password-console.path/start
finished, success=yes
[    5.532744] systemd[1]: Failed to initialize automounter: No such file or
directory
[    5.540184] systemd[1]: sys-kernel-security.automount changed dead ->
failed
[    5.547240] systemd[1]: Job sys-kernel-security.automount/start finished,
success=no
[    5.555190] systemd[1]: Unit sys-kernel-security.automount entered failed
state.
[    5.562525] systemd[1]: Autofs protocol version 5.1
[    5.567189] systemd[1]: sys-kernel-debug.automount changed dead ->
waiting
[    5.574051] systemd[1]: Job sys-kernel-debug.automount/start finished,
success=yes
[    5.581806] systemd[1]: Failed to initialize automounter: No such file or
directory
[    5.589237] systemd[1]: proc-sys-fs-binfmt_misc.automount changed dead ->
failed
[    5.596623] systemd[1]: Job proc-sys-fs-binfmt_misc.automount/start
finished, success=no
[    5.604678] systemd[1]: Unit proc-sys-fs-binfmt_misc.automount entered
failed state.
Starting Apply Kernel Variables...
[    5.623434] systemd[1]: About to execute:
/usr/local/build/lib/systemd/systemd-sysctl
[    5.678415] systemd[1]: Forked
/usr/local/build/lib/systemd/systemd-sysctl as 1401
[    5.684917] systemd[1]: systemd-sysctl.service changed dead -> start
[    5.690950] systemd[1]: swap.target changed dead -> active
[    5.696410] systemd[1]: Job swap.target/start finished, success=yes
Starting Lock Directory...
[    5.714827] systemd[1]: About to execute: /bin/mount tmpfs /var/lock -t
tmpfs -o mode=775,nosuid,nodev,noexecStarting Runtime Directory...
Starting Setup Virtual Console...
Starting Remount API VFS...
Starting File System Check on Root Device...
Starting Apply System Clock UTC Offset...
Starting Apply Kernel Variables failed.
Starting systemd Syslog Kernel Log Buffer Bridge...
Starting Logging Daemon...
Starting Remount Root FS...
Starting Logging Daemon...
Starting Logging Daemon...
Starting Logging Daemon...
Starting Logging Daemon...
Starting Logging Daemon...
Starting Logging Daemon...
Starting Logging Daemon failed.
Starting systemd Syslog Kernel Log Buffer Bridge...
Starting systemd Syslog Kernel Log Buffer Bridge...
Starting systemd Syslog Kernel Log Buffer Bridge...
Starting systemd Syslog Kernel Log Buffer Bridge...
Starting systemd Syslog Kernel Log Buffer Bridge...
Starting /boot failed.
Starting Recreate Volatile Files and Directories...
Starting Recreate Volatile Files and Directories...
Starting Load Random Seed...
Starting Recreate Volatile Files and Directories failed.
Starting Recreate Volatile Files and Directories failed.
Starting Permit User Sessions...
Starting D-Bus System Message Bus...
Starting Getty on tty1 failed.
Starting Getty on tty5 failed.
Starting Getty on tty3 failed.
Starting Getty on tty4 failed.
Starting Getty on tty6 failed.
Starting Getty on tty2 failed.
Starting Serial Getty on ttySAC2 failed.
Starting System Logging Service...


Best Regards,
Chanwoo Choi
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