Yes, tested, and sorry, it did not help. There are still the same errors in syslog, and /var/run don't have proper directories for sshd etc.
The systemd (etc) version is now as follows: kalle@vspk:~$ apt-cache policy systemd systemd: Installed: 229-4ubuntu21.21+bug1818814v20190411b1 Candidate: 229-4ubuntu21.21+bug1818814v20190411b1 Version table: *** 229-4ubuntu21.21+bug1818814v20190411b1 500 500 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ddstreet/lp1818814/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 229-4ubuntu21.21 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/main amd64 Packages 229-4ubuntu4 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1818814 Title: systemd-tmpfiles-setup.services fails to create /var/run directories To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/+bug/1818814/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs