I can reproduce the problem. Why didn't you just reassign the bug instead of closing it, if you think that it's the wrong package?
Martin-Éric 2017-12-08 20:49 GMT+02:00 Michael Biebl <bi...@debian.org>: > Am 08.12.2017 um 19:10 schrieb Martin-Éric Racine: >> Package: rsyslog >> Version: 8.31.0-1 >> Severity: important >> >> $ sudo LC_ALL=C dpkg --configure --pending >> Setting up rsyslog (8.31.0-1) ... >> Failed to reload daemon: Failed to activate service >> 'org.freedesktop.systemd1': timed out (service_start_timeout=25000ms) >> Failed to reload daemon: Failed to activate service >> 'org.freedesktop.systemd1': timed out (service_start_timeout=25000ms) >> Failed to retrieve unit: Connection timed out >> Failed to restart rsyslog.service: Connection timed out >> See system logs and 'systemctl status rsyslog.service' for details. >> invoke-rc.d: initscript rsyslog, action "restart" failed. >> Failed to get properties: Connection timed out >> dpkg: error processing package rsyslog (--configure): >> installed rsyslog package post-installation script subprocess returned >> error exit status 1 >> Errors were encountered while processing: >> rsyslog >> >> $ sudo LC_ALL=C systemctl status rsyslog.service > > This has nothing to do with rsyslog but means, that most likely systemd > (PID 1) has crashed. > > If you can (reliably) reproduce the problem, please file a bug against > systemd. > -- > Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the > universe are pointed away from Earth? >