[systemd-devel] Debian's postfix hanging (boot-process stalls)

[Lennart Poettering]

On Thu, 31.03.11 09:59, Sedat Dilek (sedat.dilek at googlemail.com) wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I am here on v20 of systemd and wanted to setup a local
> fetchmail/postfix solution by following the hints in [1].
> 
> As my system changes daily (I am on linux-next), it took some time to
> understand what piece of software is doing the harm.
> After deinstallation of postfix, my system starts again into X.
> 
> >From fetchmail I got the message to edit /etc/default/fetchmail* to
> add yes|no to start|stop it as daemon (file had no).
> I have changed it to yes: boot-process still hanging.
> (So, it was not fetchmail.)
> 
> All time I see (or do I have hallucinations in the meantime) my wlan
> comes up shortly *after*.
> BUT... anyway it is postfix or WTF other service, the boot-process
> should not end.

I tend to debug issues like this by enabling debug logging at boot and
linking /etc/systemd/system/kbrequest.target to
/lib/systemd/system/rescue.target. That way, if things get stuck you can
press Alt-UpArrow, get a shell and have a look in the logs.

Lennart

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Lennart Poettering - Red Hat, Inc.