Had the same issue. I was unable to import my zpools after a clean install (I did a zpool export before the reinstall).
I'm running the following version of Ubuntu: $ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS Release: 16.04 Codename: xenial I'm running the following kernel version: $ uname -a Linux UniServer 4.4.0-62-generic #83-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jan 18 14:09:55 UTC 2017 i686 i686 i686 GNU/Linux I've edited the file mentioned in post #6, rebooted, ran the commands and tried to check the status of the zpools. They were already imported! Issue solved. Thank you Michael T. for your post! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to zfs-linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1654708 Title: Trying to reinstall ZFS on Xenial. Cannot mount existing zpool with identifier from /mnt/disk/by-id/xxxx Status in zfs-linux package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Description: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS Release: 16.04 zfs-dkms 0.6.5.6-0ubuntu15 I cant mount/install my zpool. so i tried reinstalling zfslinux-utils, which gives me three error messages like this: "zfs-mount.service is a disabled" or a static unit, not starting it."... If something doesn't work I try googling error messages. most answers not totally like my problem but related to dkms, so I tried loading zfs-dkms and reinstalling zfslinux-utils. I created the zpool with id from /mnt/disk/by-id/ - which is zfs good- practice. This may be causing problems with the mount. I dont know... Cheers. ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: zfs-dkms 0.6.5.6-0ubuntu15 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-58.79-generic 4.4.35 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-58-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zcommon znvpair zavl ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.4 Architecture: amd64 DKMSKernelVersion: 4.4.0-58-generic Date: Sat Jan 7 15:58:15 2017 DuplicateSignature: dkms:zfs-dkms:0.6.5.6-0ubuntu15:/var/lib/dkms/zfs/0.6.5.6/build/module/zfs/zpl_xattr.c:1284:12: error: too few arguments to function ‘posix_acl_valid’ InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-12-26 (12 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Beta amd64 (20161225) PackageVersion: 0.6.5.6-0ubuntu15 RelatedPackageVersions: dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1 apt 1.2.18 SourcePackage: zfs-linux Title: zfs-dkms 0.6.5.6-0ubuntu15: zfs kernel module failed to build UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/zfs-linux/+bug/1654708/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp