Basically it doesn't automatically login with the --autologin option passed to getty. Moving back to upstart fixed the problem.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of DX Packages, which is subscribed to systemd-shim in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1466270 Title: systemd automatic login failure Status in systemd-shim package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Switching back to upstart fixed this problem. From /etc/init/ttyS0.conf: # ttyS0 - getty # # This service maintains a getty on ttyS0 from the point the system is # started until it is shut down again. start on stopped rc RUNLEVEL=[12345] stop on runlevel [!12345] respawn exec /sbin/getty -L 115200 ttyS0 vt102 --autologin user ........ from dmesg bug might be an unrelated bug: [ 5.936703] systemd-logind[939]: Failed to start user service: Unknown unit: [email protected] ......... Description: Ubuntu 15.04 Release: 15.04 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd-shim/+bug/1466270/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dx-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
