I ended up using another solution, just do not know if it is the most correct. Edit sudo vim /lib/systemd/system/systemd-journald.service
Add the line "RequiresMountsFor=/var/log/journal" as below [Unit] ... RequiresMountsFor=/var/log/journal systemctl daemon-reload systemctl restart systemd-journald # You'll now see the new setting listed at the bottom of: systemctl cat systemd-journald.service -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1788048 Title: failed unmounting var To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/+bug/1788048/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs