Public bug reported: Setup to reproduce:
Ubuntu Xenial amd64 net install iso from http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/xenial/main/installer- amd64/current/images/netboot/mini.iso Install system with mostly defaults + LVM + OpenSSH server Note that this bug applies to both DHCP and static IP+DNS network configurations Once server rebooted and is available, log in and install dnsmasq + squid: apt-get update && apt-get install squid dnsmasq output of this can be found at https://pastebin.com/9Atuipju journalctl -xe output at https://pastebin.com/uLhfM4jN Furthermore at this point I can run alternating errors root@ubuntu-min:~# date ; service dnsmasq start ; date Wed Apr 4 09:18:07 CEST 2018 Wed Apr 4 09:18:07 CEST 2018 root@ubuntu-min:~# date ; service dnsmasq stop ; date Wed Apr 4 09:18:39 CEST 2018 Wed Apr 4 09:18:39 CEST 2018 root@ubuntu-min:~# date ; service dnsmasq start ; date Wed Apr 4 09:19:10 CEST 2018 Job for dnsmasq.service failed because a timeout was exceeded. See "systemctl status dnsmasq.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details. Wed Apr 4 09:20:40 CEST 2018 root@ubuntu-min:~# date ; service dnsmasq start ; date Wed Apr 4 09:42:57 CEST 2018 Wed Apr 4 09:42:57 CEST 2018 root@ubuntu-min:~# date ; service dnsmasq stop ; date Wed Apr 4 09:43:14 CEST 2018 Wed Apr 4 09:43:14 CEST 2018 root@ubuntu-min:~# date ; service dnsmasq start ; date Wed Apr 4 09:43:26 CEST 2018 Job for dnsmasq.service failed because a timeout was exceeded. See "systemctl status dnsmasq.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details. Wed Apr 4 09:44:56 CEST 2018 and so on... Each and every 1 out of 2 stop/start cycle fails in 1m30s timeout Complete journalctl -xe output attached ** Affects: dnsmasq (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: dnsmasq squid ubuntu xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1761096 Title: dnsmasq starts with error on Ubuntu Xenial amd64 when squid installed To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dnsmasq/+bug/1761096/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs