Hey Jane! /usr/share/doc/systemd/README.Debian.gz describes some general steps to get some information about this. Particularly, please run
systemctl start debug-shell in a terminal, then shut down. When it's hanging, press Ctrl+Alt+F9, there should be a root shell running. What does "systemctl list-jobs" say? There's presumably one job which is stuck at "stopping", which one is it? At this point, please try if this still works: journalctl -b > /var/tmp/journal.txt (it might already fail depending on how far Ubuntu has been shut down already). If so, at the next reboot you should have a /var/tmp/journal.txt, can you please attach this here? Thanks! ** Changed in: systemd (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- 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/1591274 Title: xenial shutdown takes a looong time Status in systemd package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: I have a new XPS13, running an up-to-date 16.04. The shutdown process takes ages - something is clearly getting stuck. It eventually completes, but is (or seems like) several minutes. Happy to help debug if you can give instructions on how to see what's stuck. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/+bug/1591274/+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