[systemd-devel] Emergency mode if non-critical /etc/fstab entries are missing

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Andrei Borzenkov schreef op 26-09-2016 15:28:

> What effect do you expect? If service Requires mount point and mount
> point is not available, service startup fails. That is correct and
> expected behavior. If service does not require mount point, service
> should be saying Wants and After. Which is at the end exactly what
> "nofail" does w.r.t. local-fs.target.

Point is that many services are not exactly vital for system booting and 
I don't know how long it takes to get a maintainance prompt, if at all.