Re: systemd requires "plymouth" on server? (was: Systemd: no error but "maintenance mode")

2017-01-10 Thread deloptes
Erwan David wrote: > > systemd is NOT an init system. It is a global system pretending to > replace init, session management,dns, ntp, and more and more other > components with incomplete solutions thought only for the laptops of its > developers (see the "we won't support hard disks, we all use

Re: Systemd: no error but "maintenance mode"

2017-01-10 Thread Joe
On Tue, 10 Jan 2017 14:29:17 -0600 David Wright wrote: > > I can see that a post-mortem of what went wrong is useful, but I can't > understand why you say that systemd made the "wrong" assumption. > If you specify something wrongly, you can't really expect it to do > what you want it to do, or

Re: systemd requires "plymouth" on server? (was: Systemd: no error but "maintenance mode")

2017-01-10 Thread Erwan David
Le 01/10/2017 à 21:49, David Wright a écrit : > On Tue 10 Jan 2017 at 20:54:50 (+0100), Steffen Dettmer wrote: >> On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 1:01 AM, Michael Biebl wrote: > I'd rather keep it as simple as possible you can still use sysvinit as init >> >> I read that trying to use sysvin

Re: systemd requires "plymouth" on server? (was: Systemd: no error but "maintenance mode")

2017-01-10 Thread Charlie
On Tue, 10 Jan 2017 08:57:36 -0500 rhkra...@gmail.com sent: > > > This is called evolution. > > > > There are dissenting views, and y'all know that. > > Just to get my $0.02 in, evolution makes many mistakes. In fact, it > is a process of (accidental) trial and error. ;-) After co

Re: systemd requires "plymouth" on server? (was: Systemd: no error but "maintenance mode")

2017-01-10 Thread David Wright
On Tue 10 Jan 2017 at 20:54:50 (+0100), Steffen Dettmer wrote: > On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 1:01 AM, Michael Biebl wrote: > >>> I'd rather keep it as simple as possible > >> > >> you can still use sysvinit as init > > I read that trying to use sysvinit causes trouble and several things > depend on s

Re: Systemd: no error but "maintenance mode"

2017-01-10 Thread David Wright
On Tue 10 Jan 2017 at 20:08:10 (+0100), Steffen Dettmer wrote: > On Sun, Jan 8, 2017 at 7:45 PM, Joe wrote: > >> What happened before: > >> I had issue with a Debian server SATA bus [1]. I noticed because > >> apt-get upgrade hung, because initramfs updater calls "sync" which > >> hang because of

Re: systemd requires "plymouth" on server? (was: Systemd: no error but "maintenance mode")

2017-01-10 Thread tomas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 08:54:50PM +0100, Steffen Dettmer wrote: > On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 1:01 AM, Michael Biebl wrote: > >>> I'd rather keep it as simple as possible > >> > >> you can still use sysvinit as init > > I read that trying to use sysvini

Re: systemd requires "plymouth" on server? (was: Systemd: no error but "maintenance mode")

2017-01-10 Thread Joe
On Tue, 10 Jan 2017 20:54:50 +0100 Steffen Dettmer wrote: > On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 1:01 AM, Michael Biebl > wrote: > >> > >> you can still use sysvinit as init > > I read that trying to use sysvinit causes trouble and several things > depend on systemd at the moment. > Various things requi

Re: Systemd: no error but "maintenance mode"

2017-01-10 Thread Joe
On Tue, 10 Jan 2017 20:08:10 +0100 Steffen Dettmer wrote: > On Sun, Jan 8, 2017 at 7:45 PM, Joe wrote: > >> What happened before: > >> I had issue with a Debian server SATA bus [1]. I noticed because > >> apt-get upgrade hung, because initramfs updater calls "sync" which > >> hang because of [1]

Re: Systemd: no error but "maintenance mode"

2017-01-10 Thread Michael Biebl
Am 10.01.2017 um 20:08 schrieb Steffen Dettmer: > On Sun, Jan 8, 2017 at 7:45 PM, Joe wrote: >>> What happened before: >>> I had issue with a Debian server SATA bus [1]. I noticed because >>> apt-get upgrade hung, because initramfs updater calls "sync" which >>> hang because of [1]. All operations

Re: systemd requires "plymouth" on server? (was: Systemd: no error but "maintenance mode")

2017-01-10 Thread Steffen Dettmer
On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 12:51 PM, Dominique Dumont wrote: > On Monday, 9 January 2017 22:49:02 CET Steffen Dettmer wrote: >> I'm looking at Jessie (Debian 8) man fsck. I found no refernce >> to systemd. I think this is some compatiblity feature of systemd. > > See systemd.mount(5) and systemd.swa

Re: systemd requires "plymouth" on server? (was: Systemd: no error but "maintenance mode")

2017-01-10 Thread Steffen Dettmer
On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 1:01 AM, Michael Biebl wrote: >>> I'd rather keep it as simple as possible >> >> you can still use sysvinit as init I read that trying to use sysvinit causes trouble and several things depend on systemd at the moment. > The shell scripts used by sysvinit are not simpler.

Re: Systemd: no error but "maintenance mode"

2017-01-10 Thread Steffen Dettmer
On Sun, Jan 8, 2017 at 7:45 PM, Joe wrote: >> What happened before: >> I had issue with a Debian server SATA bus [1]. I noticed because >> apt-get upgrade hung, because initramfs updater calls "sync" which >> hang because of [1]. All operations accessing a certain (backup) disk >> blocked. Shutdow

Re: systemd requires "plymouth" on server? (was: Systemd: no error but "maintenance mode")

2017-01-10 Thread deloptes
rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > On Tuesday, January 10, 2017 03:39:06 AM to...@tuxteam.de wrote: >> On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 09:14:48AM +0100, deloptes wrote: >> > Michael Biebl wrote: >> > > Am 10.01.2017 um 00:43 schrieb deloptes: >> > >> Steffen Dettmer wrote: >> > >>> I'd rather keep it as simple a

Re: systemd requires "plymouth" on server? (was: Systemd: no error but "maintenance mode")

2017-01-10 Thread David Wright
On Tue 10 Jan 2017 at 12:51:09 (+0100), Dominique Dumont wrote: > On Monday, 9 January 2017 22:49:02 CET Steffen Dettmer wrote: > > I'm looking at Jessie (Debian 8) man fsck. I found no refernce > > to systemd. I think this is some compatiblity feature of systemd. > > See systemd.mount(5) and sys

Re: systemd requires "plymouth" on server? (was: Systemd: no error but "maintenance mode")

2017-01-10 Thread rhkramer
On Tuesday, January 10, 2017 03:39:06 AM to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 09:14:48AM +0100, deloptes wrote: > > Michael Biebl wrote: > > > Am 10.01.2017 um 00:43 schrieb deloptes: > > >> Steffen Dettmer wrote: > > >>> I'd rather keep it as simple as possible > > >> > > >> you can

Re: systemd requires "plymouth" on server? (was: Systemd: no error but "maintenance mode")

2017-01-10 Thread Dominique Dumont
On Monday, 9 January 2017 22:49:02 CET Steffen Dettmer wrote: > I'm looking at Jessie (Debian 8) man fsck. I found no refernce > to systemd. I think this is some compatiblity feature of systemd. See systemd.mount(5) and systemd.swap(5) Compatiblity is done by systemd-fstab-generator HTH --

Re: systemd requires "plymouth" on server? (was: Systemd: no error but "maintenance mode")

2017-01-10 Thread Jonathan Dowland
On Mon, Jan 09, 2017 at 10:49:02PM +0100, Steffen Dettmer wrote: > Because man page says so? Because fsck's job is to check fs? > Don't know what systemd interferes at all. See systemd-fsck(8). -- Jonathan Dowland Please do not CC me, I am subscribed to the list. signature.asc Description: Dig

Re: systemd requires "plymouth" on server? (was: Systemd: no error but "maintenance mode")

2017-01-10 Thread tomas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 09:14:48AM +0100, deloptes wrote: > Michael Biebl wrote: > > > Am 10.01.2017 um 00:43 schrieb deloptes: > >> Steffen Dettmer wrote: > >> > >>> I'd rather keep it as simple as possible > >> > >> you can still use sysvinit as i

Re: systemd requires "plymouth" on server? (was: Systemd: no error but "maintenance mode")

2017-01-10 Thread deloptes
Michael Biebl wrote: > Am 10.01.2017 um 00:43 schrieb deloptes: >> Steffen Dettmer wrote: >> >>> I'd rather keep it as simple as possible >> >> you can still use sysvinit as init > > The shell scripts used by sysvinit are not simpler. More familiar maybe, > but not simpler. > > This is calle

Re: systemd requires "plymouth" on server? (was: Systemd: no error but "maintenance mode")

2017-01-09 Thread Michael Biebl
Am 10.01.2017 um 00:43 schrieb deloptes: > Steffen Dettmer wrote: > >> I'd rather keep it as simple as possible > > you can still use sysvinit as init The shell scripts used by sysvinit are not simpler. More familiar maybe, but not simpler. -- Why is it that all of the instruments seeking int

Re: systemd requires "plymouth" on server? (was: Systemd: no error but "maintenance mode")

2017-01-09 Thread deloptes
Steffen Dettmer wrote: > I'd rather keep it as simple as possible you can still use sysvinit as init or follow without-systemd.org regards

Re: systemd requires "plymouth" on server? (was: Systemd: no error but "maintenance mode")

2017-01-09 Thread Steffen Dettmer
Hi, thank you for your quick reply. On Mon, Jan 9, 2017 at 1:38 AM, David Wright wrote: > On Sun 08 Jan 2017 at 15:56:36 (+0100), Steffen Dettmer wrote: >> apparently is ignored and "1" is assumed instead, BUT systemd does not >> call fsck! fsck parsed the line as intended (pass=0 -> no check),

Re: systemd requires "plymouth" on server? (was: Systemd: no error but "maintenance mode")

2017-01-08 Thread David Wright
On Sun 08 Jan 2017 at 15:56:36 (+0100), Steffen Dettmer wrote: > Hi, > > main problem was the disk indeed! Apparently there was a typo in > fstab, probably leading to a parse error (which isn't shown > unfortunately) then the value "0" in the "pass" row for fsck > apparently is ignored and "1" is

Re: Systemd: no error but "maintenance mode"

2017-01-08 Thread Joe
On Sun, 8 Jan 2017 14:28:09 +0100 Steffen Dettmer wrote: > Hi, > > What happened before: > I had issue with a Debian server SATA bus [1]. I noticed because > apt-get upgrade hung, because initramfs updater calls "sync" which > hang because of [1]. All operations accessing a certain (backup) disk

Re: Systemd: no error but "maintenance mode"

2017-01-08 Thread Joe
On Sun, 8 Jan 2017 14:28:09 +0100 Steffen Dettmer wrote: > Hi, > > What happened before: > I had issue with a Debian server SATA bus [1]. I noticed because > apt-get upgrade hung, because initramfs updater calls "sync" which > hang because of [1]. All operations accessing a certain (backup) disk

Re: systemd requires "plymouth" on server? (was: Systemd: no error but "maintenance mode")

2017-01-08 Thread Steffen Dettmer
Hi, main problem was the disk indeed! Apparently there was a typo in fstab, probably leading to a parse error (which isn't shown unfortunately) then the value "0" in the "pass" row for fsck apparently is ignored and "1" is assumed instead, BUT systemd does not call fsck! fsck parsed the line as in

systemd requires "plymouth" on server? (was: Systemd: no error but "maintenance mode")

2017-01-08 Thread Steffen Dettmer
Hi, I think I found some more information. In short: "Failed at step exec spawning /bin/plymouth: no such file or directory" but I have no clue why it is suddenly missing or suddenly required. I found postings in the internet that simply installing plymouth seems not to solve this issue. What ca

Systemd: no error but "maintenance mode"

2017-01-08 Thread Steffen Dettmer
Hi, What happened before: I had issue with a Debian server SATA bus [1]. I noticed because apt-get upgrade hung, because initramfs updater calls "sync" which hang because of [1]. All operations accessing a certain (backup) disk blocked. Shutdown over network. It was reported server power LED still