Public bug reported: 1. Description: Ubuntu 16.04.5 LTS Release: 16.04
2. apt-cache policy systemd systemd: Installed: 229-4ubuntu21.15 Candidate: 229-4ubuntu21.15 Version table: *** 229-4ubuntu21.15 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 229-4ubuntu4 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages 3. After VPS was rebooted I can't to connect via SSH 4. SSH Service fail because systemd-tmpfiles service fail to start after update I can connect to VPS (openVZ) only via emergency console journalctl -b 0 -u systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service -- Logs begin at Sun 2019-01-13 18:34:20 EET, end at Sun 2019-01-13 18:50:00 EET. -- Jan 13 18:34:20 wok.f.time4vps.cloud systemd[1]: Starting Create Volatile Files and Directories... Jan 13 18:34:21 wok.f.time4vps.cloud systemd-tmpfiles[94]: [/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/var.conf:14] Duplicate line for path "/var/log", ignoring. Jan 13 18:34:21 wok.f.time4vps.cloud systemd-tmpfiles[94]: Failed to validate path /var/run/screen: Too many levels of symbolic links Jan 13 18:34:21 wok.f.time4vps.cloud systemd-tmpfiles[94]: Failed to validate path /var/run/sshd: Too many levels of symbolic links Jan 13 18:34:21 wok.f.time4vps.cloud systemd-tmpfiles[94]: Failed to validate path /var/run/sudo: Too many levels of symbolic links Jan 13 18:34:21 wok.f.time4vps.cloud systemd-tmpfiles[94]: Failed to validate path /var/run/sudo/ts: Too many levels of symbolic links Jan 13 18:34:21 wok.f.time4vps.cloud systemd-tmpfiles[94]: fchownat() of /run/utmp failed: Invalid argument Jan 13 18:34:21 wok.f.time4vps.cloud systemd-tmpfiles[94]: fchownat() of /run/systemd/netif failed: Invalid argument Jan 13 18:34:21 wok.f.time4vps.cloud systemd-tmpfiles[94]: fchownat() of /run/systemd/netif/links failed: Invalid argument Jan 13 18:34:21 wok.f.time4vps.cloud systemd-tmpfiles[94]: fchownat() of /run/systemd/netif/leases failed: Invalid argument Jan 13 18:34:21 wok.f.time4vps.cloud systemd[1]: systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE Jan 13 18:34:21 wok.f.time4vps.cloud systemd[1]: Failed to start Create Volatile Files and Directories. Jan 13 18:34:21 wok.f.time4vps.cloud systemd[1]: systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service: Unit entered failed state. Jan 13 18:34:21 wok.f.time4vps.cloud systemd[1]: systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. workaround to start SSH is mkdir /run/sshd The situation like this https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/+bug/1804847 ** Affects: systemd (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: ssh sshd systemd-tmpfiles -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1811592 Title: systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service fails after update To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/+bug/1811592/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs