[SOLVED] systemctl: Failed to get D-Bus connection

snufkin · 2012-09-20 09:24:14

Fresh install on a brand new laptop using the latest install medium (2012.09.07).

Whenever I try to use the systemctl command I get the following error message:

Failed to get D-Bus connection: No connection to service manager.

Can't enable/disable/start/stop/whatever anything because of this.

Tried appending init=/bin/systemd to GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX, but all to no avail (and yes, I made sure to regenerate grub.cfg).

Don't really know what logs/info you need, but let me know and I'll post it. I've looked through the logs in /var/log but couldn't even find an error message there.

Edit:
I've also removed quiet from the kernel parameter. Still no errors (not even in journalctl).

Edit2:
Derp. The error stems from systemd not being used. I must have typed the kernel parameter wrong the first time, because going back and trying it again did the trick for me.

Last edited by snufkin (2012-09-20 10:50:27)

lybin · 2012-09-27 12:21:39

Hi! So the problem gone? I do not understand what you did.

WorMzy · 2012-09-27 12:35:49

Their problem, from what I can tell, was that they were still booting with sysvinit, possibly due to a typo in the "init=/bin/systemd"

So, if you're getting the same problem, make sure that you're actually booting with systemd.

ps -p 1 -o comm=

Should return "systemd". If not, you're not booing with systemd.

Last edited by WorMzy (2012-09-27 12:36:32)

lybin · 2012-09-27 13:06:59

WorMzy, thank you!

lybin · 2012-09-28 00:19:13

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Systemd

Arch Linux

#1 2012-09-20 09:24:14

[SOLVED] systemctl: Failed to get D-Bus connection

#2 2012-09-27 12:21:39

Re: [SOLVED] systemctl: Failed to get D-Bus connection

#3 2012-09-27 12:35:49

Re: [SOLVED] systemctl: Failed to get D-Bus connection

#4 2012-09-27 13:06:59

Re: [SOLVED] systemctl: Failed to get D-Bus connection

#5 2012-09-28 00:19:13

Re: [SOLVED] systemctl: Failed to get D-Bus connection

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