Hi On Tue, 23 Jan 2018 19:39:29 -0500 "LeJacq, Jean Pierre" <[email protected]> wrote: > Package: systemd > Version: 236-3~bpo9+1 > Severity: normal > > Dear Maintainer, > > I have configured a btrfs based storage system with the followin > characteristics: > > * SSD drive using Opal Full Disk Encryption. No issues here. > * UEFI/GPT drive with boot, swap, and btrfs partition. > * btrfs configured with root subvolume and other volumes mounted over > this subvolume. > * btrfs quota support enabled. > * subvolume using secure mounting option. For example, /usr mounted > ro. > > This configuration boots successfully with no errors > reported. Hibernation works well. > > The problem comes only after a system update. > > * What led up to the situation? > > I first remount /usr to rw. I update the system using apt upgrade. I > then halt the system. Using a rescue system, I examine the btrfs > subvolumes and no files exist in the mount point directories, so the > shutdown seems to be fine. > > I then reboot into the system. systemd seems to not properly wait for > /tmp, /var, /var/log, /var/log/audit to be mounted before starting > services that write into the mount point directories. systemd then > reports a dependency error because of existing files in the mount > point (message is not clear). > > * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or > ineffective)? > > I'm able to restore the system by booting into a rescue system, manual > mount the btrfs subvolumes, and removing the files in the mount point > directories. I then reboot into the system. It sometimes requires > several attempts doing this - it's not clear why. > > * What was the outcome of this action? > > System works fine after this. Rebooting works without issue. The issue > reoccurs 100% of the time after upgrading the system. > > > * What outcome did you expect instead? > > Upgrading the system should not cause mount dependency errors. > > > I'll attach the journalctl output after a failed reboot. > > > -- System information: partition information > > $ sudo parted --list /dev/sda3
Could you try with the latest version from stretch-backports and report back if the issue is still reproducible. Thanks, Michael -- Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the universe are pointed away from Earth?
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