Bug 2485587 - Ordering cycle caused by systemd-networkd-resolve-hook.socket
Summary: Ordering cycle caused by systemd-networkd-resolve-hook.socket
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: systemd
Version: 44
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Linux
unspecified
medium
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Assignee: systemd-maint
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2026-06-05 20:41 UTC by Ian Pilcher
Modified: 2026-06-29 00:58 UTC (History)
9 users (show)

Fixed In Version: systemd-v261~rc3-1.fc45 systemd-259.7-1.fc44
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Last Closed: 2026-06-29 00:58:05 UTC
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Github systemd systemd issues 42353 0 None closed A circular dependency between systemd and iptables 2026-06-05 20:42:57 UTC

Description Ian Pilcher 2026-06-05 20:41:32 UTC
After applying the latest Fedora 44 updates, the system reboots in a "degraded" state.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install and enable sytemd-networkd and nftables (or possibly another firewall).
2. Reboot.
3. Check "systemctl status" and journal.
Actual Results:
systemctl status shows "degraded."  Journal shows:

[🡕] basic.target: Found ordering cycle: sockets.target/start after systemd-networkd-resolve-hook.socket/start after network-pre.target/start after nftables.service/start after basic.target/start - after sockets.target
[🡕] basic.target: Job sockets.target/start deleted to break ordering cycle starting with basic.target/start

Expected Results:
No ordering cycle.  System not degraded.  sockets.target started.

Comment 1 Fedora Update System 2026-06-27 21:11:19 UTC
FEDORA-2026-037c85fd37 (systemd-259.7-1.fc44) has been submitted as an update to Fedora 44.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-037c85fd37

Comment 2 Fedora Update System 2026-06-28 01:35:01 UTC
FEDORA-2026-037c85fd37 has been pushed to the Fedora 44 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh --advisory=FEDORA-2026-037c85fd37`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-037c85fd37

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

Comment 3 Fedora Update System 2026-06-29 00:58:05 UTC
FEDORA-2026-037c85fd37 (systemd-259.7-1.fc44) has been pushed to the Fedora 44 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.


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