Description of problem: The Initial Setup systemd service file[0] contains the TimeoutSec=0 options, but systemd still shuts-down the system after initial setup has been running for about 10-15 minutes. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): systemd Version : 216 Release : 10.fc22 initial-setup Version : 0.3.23 Release : 2.fc22 How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 0a.: install rawhide with kickstart that contains "firstboot --enable" and don't configure user - this should make Initial Setup start after installation 0b.: some other service that has TimeoutSec=0 and is run during startup might also do 1. leave the given service running for about 10-15 minutes Actual results: The system is shutdown by systemd after about 10-15 minutes, regardless of what's going on (it even once shut down during dnf update, trashing my testing VM...). Expected results: The given service will run indefinitely without systemd shutting down the system. Additional info: This is in Journal directly before shutdown: Oct 13 15:38:28 rawinit systemd[1]: Startup timed out. Oct 13 15:38:28 rawinit systemd[1]: Forcibly powering off as result of failure. Oct 13 15:38:28 rawinit systemd[1]: Shutting down. [0] https://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/initial-setup.git/tree/systemd/initial-setup-graphical.service
I don't know if this is a consolation, but a fix for this is on the todo list [1]: * apply start timeout during the "initializing" manager state only, instead of both "initializing" and "starting". maybe rename the timeout to "initialization-timeout" then or so? [1] http://cgit.freedesktop.org/systemd/systemd/tree/TODO?id=HEAD#n78
Does not happen in the latest F21 nightly with systemd 215-19.
Looks like it got backported to F21 with 216-4.