can you attach/paste the output from these commands (after booting, before manually mounting):
$ journalctl -b --no-pager $ systemctl list-units -t mount $ mount $ cat /etc/fstab ** 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/1864708 Title: Mount unit fails but systemctl status shows success Status in systemd package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: I have this mount unit # cat /etc/systemd/system/srv-cctvstore.mount [Unit] Description=Drive for CCTVstore [Mount] What=/dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST2000NM0011_Z1P21NQ7-part1 Where=/srv/cctvstore Type=ext4 Options=defaults [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target On boot systemd thinks it is mounted: $ systemctl status srv-cctvstore.mount ● srv-cctvstore.mount - Drive for CCTVstore Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/srv-cctvstore.mount; enabled; vendor preset: enabled) Active: active (mounted) since Tue 2020-02-25 22:37:16 SAST; 48s ago Where: /srv/cctvstore What: /dev/sda1 Process: 1294 ExecMount=/bin/mount /dev/disk/by-id/ata-ST2000NM0011_Z1P21NQ7-part1 /srv/cctvstore -t ext4 -o defaults (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Tasks: 0 (limit: 4915) CGroup: /system.slice/srv-cctvstore.mount Feb 25 22:37:16 kluis systemd[1]: Mounting Drive for CCTVstore... Feb 25 22:37:16 kluis systemd[1]: Mounted Drive for CCTVstore. and the mount command seems to agree $ mount | grep cctv /dev/sda1 on /srv/cctvstore type ext4 (rw,relatime) but the mountpoint is empty: $ ls -al /srv/cctvstore/ total 1 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 2 Dec 7 22:51 . drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4 Dec 7 22:51 .. and umount thinks it is not mounted: $ sudo umount /srv/cctvstore [sudo] password for johann: umount: /srv/cctvstore: not mounted. journalctl doesn't report any funnies: $ journalctl -u srv-cctvstore.mount -- Logs begin at Tue 2020-02-25 22:37:16 SAST, end at Tue 2020-02-25 22:41:43 SAST. -- Feb 25 22:37:16 kluis systemd[1]: Mounting Drive for CCTVstore... Feb 25 22:37:16 kluis systemd[1]: Mounted Drive for CCTVstore. but mounting by hand works: $ sudo mount /dev/sda1 /srv/cctvstore johann@kluis:~$ ls -al /srv/cctvstore total 3157 drwxrwxrwx 7 root root 4096 Dec 9 22:27 . drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4 Dec 7 22:51 .. drwxr-xr-x 14 165569 165569 4096 Dec 10 23:10 events drwxr-xr-x 2 165569 165569 4096 Dec 7 22:59 images drwxr-xr-x 2 165569 165569 4096 Dec 7 23:01 logs drwx------ 2 root root 16384 Dec 7 22:47 lost+found drwxrwxr-x 2 165569 165569 3194880 Feb 25 22:25 mlevents I am unsure where to go next, any help appreciated. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: systemd 237-3ubuntu10.39 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.3.0-40.32~18.04.1-generic 5.3.18 Uname: Linux 5.3.0-40-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl icp zcommon znvpair ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.11 Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Feb 25 22:27:59 2020 Lsusb: Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub MachineType: To Be Filled By O.E.M. To Be Filled By O.E.M. ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/ROOT/ubuntu@/boot/vmlinuz-5.3.0-40-generic root=ZFS=rpool/ROOT/ubuntu ro SourcePackage: systemd UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 03/07/2018 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: P2.50 dmi.board.name: E3C232D2I dmi.board.vendor: ASRockRack dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrP2.50:bd03/07/2018:svnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:rvnASRockRack:rnE3C232D2I:rvr:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.: dmi.product.family: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.product.name: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.product.sku: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.product.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.sys.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M. modified.conffile..etc.systemd.resolved.conf: [modified] mtime.conffile..etc.systemd.resolved.conf: 2020-01-08T12:29:15.304369 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/+bug/1864708/+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