[SOLVED]systemctl hangs when trying to start service

Xyne · 2012-12-21 16:14:34

I was not able to start services with systemctl. The command would just hang with no output and nothing would appear in journalctl.
It occurred both as root and as a normal user, either in an openbox session with urxvt or directly on a login terminal.

In the end I found that the netcfg.service was expecting input from a fifo with nothing on the other end. As it blocked for input, it prevented the network.target from being reached and all other services that depend on it, including manually invoked services.

Last edited by Xyne (2012-12-21 20:19:41)

colsandurz · 2014-12-18 03:40:41

How did you debug this?

Xyne · 2014-12-19 01:45:13

I don't remember because it was 2 years ago*. I may have just realized what was going on when I remembered that I had created a service that read from a fifo. Otherwise I may have scanned the journaltcl and system logs (using a livecd backup system if necessary).

Sorry that I can't be more precise. Please open a new thread with a full description of your issue if you need more help. I'm closing this thread due to its age and limited utility.

* Wow, at least 2 years of systemd already.

Arch Linux

#1 2012-12-21 16:14:34

[SOLVED]systemctl hangs when trying to start service

#2 2014-12-18 03:40:41

Re: [SOLVED]systemctl hangs when trying to start service

#3 2014-12-19 01:45:13

Re: [SOLVED]systemctl hangs when trying to start service

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