Package: general Severity: normal I use Virtualbox to run test environments for the packages I maintain (just a few really). I install virtualbox-guest-utils in my guest installations to adjust system clock after hibernation.
In Jessie, there seem to be a problem with the virtualbox guest service. It fails to start and, as usual, I look in the system log for clues. Now, as a DD I am of course very much aware of the highly debated change in Jessie to a new default init process. I have had no strong feelings about this so far, other than that in general, as a user, I very much value the freedom of choice. That is why I choose to use free and open source software when available in the first place. Any way, back to the failed start of the virtualbox service. I went to the system log for clues, in this case using 'journalctl -x'. To my surprise, where ever there was a problem reported, there was also a reference to systemd-devel mailing list at FreeDesktop.ORG for support. In my particular case it looked like this: // log extract begins nov 10 01:36:47 debian-systemd sudo[1429]: tomfa : TTY=pts/0 ; PWD=/home/tomfa ; USER=root ; COMMAND=/usr/sbin/service virtualbox-guest-utils start nov 10 01:36:47 debian-systemd sudo[1429]: pam_unix(sudo:session): session opened for user root by tomfa(uid=0) nov 10 01:36:47 debian-systemd virtualbox-guest-utils[1447]: Starting VirtualBox AdditionsNo suitable module for running kernel found ... failed! nov 10 01:36:47 debian-systemd virtualbox-guest-utils[1447]: failed! nov 10 01:36:47 debian-systemd sudo[1429]: pam_unix(sudo:session): session closed for user root nov 10 01:36:47 debian-systemd systemd[1]: virtualbox-guest-utils.service: control process exited, code=exited status=1 nov 10 01:36:47 debian-systemd systemd[1]: Failed to start LSB: VirtualBox Linux Additions. -- Subject: Unit virtualbox-guest-utils.service has failed -- Defined-By: systemd -- Support: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel -- -- Unit virtualbox-guest-utils.service has failed. -- -- The result is failed. nov 10 01:36:47 debian-systemd systemd[1]: Unit virtualbox-guest-utils.service entered failed state. // log extract ends I don't understand why there should be a reference to an external support entity when the issue obviously is Debian related and should be reported as such in Debian-related forums. My specific issue has nothing to do with systemd or FreeDesktop.ORG. I want the external reference removed. If it stays it will only create confusion and misunderstanding. Thank you, Tomas Fasth -- System Information: Debian Release: jessie/sid APT prefers testing-updates APT policy: (500, 'testing-updates'), (500, 'testing') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 3.16-3-amd64 (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=sv_SE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=sv_SE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20141110011332.1314.27239.report...@debian-systemd.malforsdata.se
