So apparently you already identified some processes that hang on shutdown. /usr/share/doc/systemd/README.Debian.gz describes how to find and debug those.
If you want to keep this open against systemd, please attach /var/log/syslog right after a reboot, which should still contain most of the shutdown log from the previous boot (if that isn't sufficient, we'll need a complete journal for shutdown, after enabling persistent journal -- but let's get to that when we need it). ** Changed in: systemd (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => 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/1528655 Title: Wily/15.10 - systemd hangs reboot + shutdown for long periods of time Status in systemd package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Yet another horrible bug related to systemd which delays shutdowns by minutes. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/initramfs-tools/+bug/1374759 surfaces this problem + the bug I'm reporting here is a separate issue. Neither reboot or shutdown -r now work sensibly any more. Both rely on systemd, which appears to be the root of most Ubuntu instabilities now, reading the many reported systemd bugs. Both the reboot + shutdown -r now commands should do what the mean. Shutdown + Reboot now... Not 150-250 seconds after requested, which appears to be some arbitrary systemd timeout. Please fix this problem + update this ticket with some workaround to get an instant reboot, till fix is available. Thanks. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/+bug/1528655/+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