Public bug reported: If you intsall postgresql via cloud-init user-data, it will not get started. A work around is provided at http://dustymabe.com/2015/08/03/installingstarting-systemd-services-using-cloud-init/
This is related to bug 1575572. To reproduce the behavior: $ cat ../postgresql.yaml #cloud-config packages: [postgresql] $ launch ubuntu-daily:yakkety y2 "--config=user.user-data=$(cat postgresql.yaml)" $ lxc exec y2 /bin/bash # wait for system boot # systemctl status [email protected] ● [email protected] - PostgreSQL Cluster 9.5-main Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/[email protected]; disabled; vendor preset: enabled) Active: inactive (dead) Related Bugs: * bug 1575572: apache2 fails to start if installed via cloud config (on Xenial) ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10 Package: postgresql-common 175 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-33.52-generic 4.4.15 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-33-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu5 Architecture: amd64 Date: Wed Aug 10 21:27:31 2016 PackageArchitecture: all ProcEnviron: TERM=screen.xterm-256color PATH=(custom, no user) SourcePackage: postgresql-common UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: postgresql-common (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug uec-images yakkety -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1611973 Title: [email protected] service not started if postgres installed via cloud-init To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/postgresql-common/+bug/1611973/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
