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The_archer_666

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Registered: 2019-07-03

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Problem with systemd services (/run/dir not created)

I have a server running arch and noticed that lately services failed to start after a reboot (experienced with mariadb and slapd).
The issue is, that the directories for the pid files aren't created under /run and need to be created manually, i.e. mkdir /run/openldap && chown ldap:ldap /run/openldap.
Anyone else experiencing this issue?

uname -r
5.7.8-arch1-1

systemd 245 (245.6-8-arch)

loqs

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Registered: 2014-03-06

Posts: 19,048

Re: Problem with systemd services (/run/dir not created)

What is the output of

# journalctl -b -u systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service

The_archer_666

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Registered: 2019-07-03

Posts: 2

Re: Problem with systemd services (/run/dir not created)

Hi,
I am having issues with VirtualBox, so unfortunately I can't test it at the moment.

But honestly I had forgotten about that service.
Might be that it wasn't enabled.

EDIT:
Indeed the service wasn't running.
Enalbed it, solved the issue.
Marking it as Solved

Last edited by The_archer_666 (2020-07-24 14:28:50)