I looked at the /etc/modules-load.d/modules.conf file and there was no "off" line. There was only one line: "nouveau". I commented out the "nouveau" line, restarted my computer, and the kernel failure message did not appear.
$ systemctl status systemd-modules-load.service now gives: Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/systemd-modules-load.service; static; vendor preset: enabled) Active: active (exited) since Tue 2016-04-26 16:02:26 EDT; 23min ago Docs: man:systemd-modules-load.service(8) man:modules-load.d(5) Process: 264 ExecStart=/lib/systemd/systemd-modules-load (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Main PID: 264 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Tasks: 0 (limit: 512) CGroup: /system.slice/systemd-modules-load.service Apr 26 16:02:26 harry systemd-modules-load[264]: Inserted module 'lp' Apr 26 16:02:26 harry systemd-modules-load[264]: Inserted module 'ppdev' Apr 26 16:02:26 harry systemd-modules-load[264]: Inserted module 'parport_pc' Apr 26 16:02:26 harry systemd[1]: Started Load Kernel Modules. Warning: Journal has been rotated since unit was started. Log output is incomplete or unavailable. Problem solved? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to systemd in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1574163 Title: systemd[1]: Failed to start Load Kernel Modules. Status in systemd package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: I recently upgraded to ubuntu 16.04 and since then my startup time has almost doubled. Also, i can see the following failure in the loading of a service. Description: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Release: 16.04 Here is the log, $ systemctl status systemd-modules-load.service ● systemd-modules-load.service - Load Kernel Modules Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/systemd-modules-load.service; static; vendor preset: enabled) Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Sun 2016-04-24 09:50:31 IST; 43min ago Docs: man:systemd-modules-load.service(8) man:modules-load.d(5) Process: 721 ExecStart=/lib/systemd/systemd-modules-load (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) Main PID: 721 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) Apr 24 09:50:31 jaguar systemd[1]: Starting Load Kernel Modules... Apr 24 09:50:31 jaguar systemd[1]: systemd-modules-load.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE Apr 24 09:50:31 jaguar systemd[1]: Failed to start Load Kernel Modules. Apr 24 09:50:31 jaguar systemd[1]: systemd-modules-load.service: Unit entered failed state. Apr 24 09:50:31 jaguar systemd[1]: systemd-modules-load.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. I don't know why this is happening. Also my /usr/lib/modules-load.d/ directory is empty. If you need more logs/details regarding the bug then i would surely help. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/+bug/1574163/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp