That error is supposed to be a cosmetic : https://cgit.freedesktop.org/systemd/systemd/commit/?id=1c981ff22e8a8ec04c2bbbe10aed0f3b4ff118bb
readahead won't cache symbolic links , so it will complain that they are "too many" even if is just one FEDORA actually removed systemd-readahead in version 21 : https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1064605 too bad Centos7 is based on fedora 19 AFAIK Francesco Ciocchetti Senior System Administrator +44 (0)203 416 4245 On 4 August 2016 at 16:59, Patrick Boutilier <[email protected]> wrote: > On 08/04/2016 12:33 PM, Peter Holl wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> can someone explain why I get many (~100) messages like the following: >> >> Aug 04 15:58:34 rana systemd-readahead[658]: >> open(/opt/dell/invcol.5HxeZ2Wfzw/MaserApp/00-secupd-dell.rules) failed: >> Too many levels of symbolic links >> Aug 04 15:58:34 rana systemd-readahead[658]: >> open(/opt/dell/invcol.5HxeZ2Wfzw/MaserApp/98-secupdusb.rules) failed: >> Too many levels of symbolic links >> ... >> >> They appeaer in /var/log/messages when I boot any of my PowerEdge >> Rackserver (they all run CentOS 7) and when OpenManage ist installed. >> The weird thing: the files mentioned e.g. >> '/opt/dell/invcol.5HxeZ2Wfzw/MaserApp/00-secupd-dell.rules' don't even >> exist. The directory /opt/dell exisist, but not >> /opt/dell/invcol.5HxeZ2Wfzw/ where they all are located. >> >> There are no issues with the servers and also OpenManage works fine. >> >> Is there a remedy? >> > > > That is a temp directory created when a system inventory is run. dsu -i > for example. > > I can't explain why systemd-readahead is having problems with it though. > > >> >> THanks in advance, >> Peter >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Linux-PowerEdge mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-PowerEdge mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge > > -- Mintel Group Ltd | 11 Pilgrim Street | London | EC4V 6RN Registered in England: Number 1475918. | VAT Number: GB 232 9342 72 Contact details for our other offices can be found at http://www.mintel.com/office-locations. This email and any attachments may include content that is confidential, privileged or otherwise protected under applicable law. Unauthorised disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this email in error, including without appropriate authorisation, then please reply to the sender about the error and delete this email and any attachments.
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