** Bug watch added: github.com/systemd/systemd/issues #6871 https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/6871
** Also affects: systemd via https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/6871 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- 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/1691096 Title: mysql in lxd fails to start with systemd 233, 234: failed at step KEYRING Status in systemd: Unknown Status in systemd package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in systemd source package in Artful: Triaged Bug description: artful unprivileged container on a xenial host xnox hinted that https://github.com/systemd/systemd/commit/b3415f5daef49642be3d5f417b8880c078420ff7 might be related With systemd 233, mysql-server-5.7 in an artful lxd unprivileged container fails to start: Process: 6460 ExecStartPre=/usr/share/mysql/mysql-systemd-start pre (code=exited, status=237/KEYRING) May 16 12:20:08 artful-mysql systemd[1]: mysql.service: Failed to set invocation ID on control group /system.slice/mysql.service, ignoring: Operation not permitted (...) May 16 12:20:08 artful-mysql systemd[6460]: mysql.service: Failed at step KEYRING spawning /usr/share/mysql/mysql-systemd-start: Permission denied Reproducing it on a fresh xenial kvm as host, fresh artful lxd image. We start with systemd-232 in the artful lxd: ubuntu@intense-sunbeam:~$ apt-cache policy systemd systemd: Installed: 232-21ubuntu3 Candidate: 233-6ubuntu1 Version table: 233-6ubuntu1 500 500 http://br.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu artful/main amd64 Packages *** 232-21ubuntu3 100 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status Then we install mysql-server-5.7: ubuntu@intense-sunbeam:~$ sudo apt install mysql-server-5.7 ... Setting up mysql-server-5.7 (5.7.17-0ubuntu1) ... update-alternatives: using /etc/mysql/mysql.cnf to provide /etc/mysql/my.cnf (my.cnf) in auto mode Renaming removed key_buffer and myisam-recover options (if present) Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/mysql.service → /lib/systemd/system/mysql.service. Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.24-9ubuntu2) ... Processing triggers for systemd (232-21ubuntu3) ... Which starts just fine: ubuntu@intense-sunbeam:~$ mysql -uroot -psecret mysql: [Warning] Using a password on the command line interface can be insecure. Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g. ... We then upgrade systemd: ubuntu@intense-sunbeam:~$ sudo apt install systemd Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following additional packages will be installed: libpam-systemd libsystemd0 (...) Setting up libpam-systemd:amd64 (233-6ubuntu1) ... mysql is still running: ubuntu@intense-sunbeam:~$ mysql -uroot -psecret mysql: [Warning] Using a password on the command line interface can be insecure. Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g. (...) But restarting mysql fails: ubuntu@intense-sunbeam:~$ sudo service mysql restart Job for mysql.service failed because the control process exited with error code. See "systemctl status mysql.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details. ubuntu@intense-sunbeam:~$ mysql -uroot -psecret mysql: [Warning] Using a password on the command line interface can be insecure. ERROR 2002 (HY000): Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' (2) More logs attached. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/systemd/+bug/1691096/+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