Bug 627587 - systemd boot failure after update from systemd-7.3 to systemd-8.1 - Failed to mount /sys/fs/cgroup No such file or directory
Summary: systemd boot failure after update from systemd-7.3 to systemd-8.1 - Failed to...
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: systemd
Version: 14
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Lennart Poettering
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Reported: 2010-08-26 13:35 UTC by Brendan Jones
Modified: 2010-08-27 08:55 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2010-08-26 14:17:24 UTC
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Description Brendan Jones 2010-08-26 13:35:33 UTC 
Description of problem:

systemd boot failure after update from systemd-7.3 to systemd-8.1 
System boot hangs at this point:
dracut: switching root
Failed to mount /sys/fs/cgroup No such file or directory

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

systemd-8.1

Additional info:

Downgrading and reinstalling systemd-7.3 or adding the kernel parameter init=/sbin/upstart resolves the problem. 

fedora14:~# ls /etc/systemd/system -al
Contents of /etc/systemd/system
drwxr-xr-x. 8 root root 4096 Aug 26 23:14 .
drwxr-xr-x. 4 root root 4096 Aug 26 23:14 ..
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root   33 Aug 26 23:14 ctrl-alt-del.target -> /lib/systemd/system/reboot.target
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root   42 Aug 21 15:41 dbus-org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.service -> /lib/systemd/system/NetworkManager.service
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root   36 Aug 26 22:47 default.target -> /lib/systemd/system/graphical.target
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root   34 Aug 26 23:14 display-manager.service -> /lib/systemd/system/prefdm.service
drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 4096 Aug 15 22:05 getty.target.wants
drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 4096 Aug 15 23:05 graphical.target.wants
lrwxrwxrwx  1 root root   33 Aug 26 23:14 kbrequest.target -> /lib/systemd/system/rescue.target
drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 4096 Aug 24 15:50 multi-user.target.wants
drwxr-xr-x  2 root root 4096 Aug 21 15:41 network.target.wants
drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 4096 Aug 15 22:05 shutdown.target.wants
drwxr-xr-x. 2 root root 4096 Aug 15 22:05 sockets.target.wants

Contents of /lib/systemd/system:

fedora14:~# ls /lib/systemd/system -al
total 436
drwxr-xr-x. 16 root root 4096 Aug 26 23:14 .
drwxr-xr-x.  3 root root 4096 Aug 26 23:14 ..
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  188 Aug 20 23:27 abrtd.service
-rw-r--r--.  1 root root  545 Aug 12 00:56 acpid.service
-rw-r--r--.  1 root root 1023 Jul 23 11:45 avahi-daemon.service
-rw-r--r--.  1 root root  874 Jul 23 11:45 avahi-daemon.socket
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  506 Aug 26 06:21 basic.target
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  371 Aug 26 06:21 bluetooth.target
-rw-r--r--.  1 root root  408 Aug  4 10:39 dbus.service
-rw-r--r--.  1 root root   89 Aug  4 10:39 dbus.socket
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  346 Aug 26 06:21 dbus.target
drwxr-xr-x.  2 root root 4096 Aug 15 22:05 dbus.target.wants
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  398 Aug 26 06:21 dev-hugepages.automount
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  408 Aug 26 06:21 dev-hugepages.mount
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  404 Aug 26 06:21 dev-mqueue.automount
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  408 Aug 26 06:21 dev-mqueue.mount
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  755 Aug 26 06:21 emergency.service
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  406 Aug 26 06:21 emergency.target
-rw-r--r--.  1 root root  337 Aug 11 07:10 firstboot-graphical.service
-rw-r--r--.  1 root root  304 Aug 11 11:40 firstboot-text.service
lrwxrwxrwx   1 root root   14 Aug 26 23:14 fsck.target -> sysinit.target
-rw-r--r--   1 root root 1121 Aug 26 06:21 getty@.service
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  354 Aug 26 06:21 getty.target
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  375 Aug 19 23:33 gpm.service
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  549 Aug 26 06:21 graphical.target
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  571 Aug 26 06:21 halt.service
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  423 Aug 26 06:21 halt.target
drwxr-xr-x   2 root root 4096 Aug 26 23:14 halt.target.wants
-rw-r--r--   1 root root 1053 Aug 26 06:21 hwclock-load.service
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  516 Aug 26 06:21 hwclock-save.service
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  488 Aug 26 06:21 killall.service
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  359 Aug 26 06:21 local-fs.target
lrwxrwxrwx   1 root root   16 Aug 26 23:14 local.service -> rc-local.service
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  360 Aug 26 06:21 mail-transfer-agent.target
lrwxrwxrwx.  1 root root   12 Aug 15 22:05 messagebus.service -> dbus.service
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  536 Aug 26 06:21 multi-user.target
drwxr-xr-x   2 root root 4096 Aug 26 23:14 multi-user.target.wants
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  146 Aug 22 23:37 mysql.service
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  265 Aug 19 08:29 NetworkManager.service
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  348 Aug 26 06:21 network.target
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  395 Aug 26 06:21 nss-lookup.target
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  187 Aug 23 23:25 ntpdate.service
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  209 Aug 23 23:25 ntpd.service
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  676 Aug 26 06:21 plymouth-halt.service
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  694 Aug 26 06:21 plymouth-poweroff.service
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  455 Aug 26 06:21 plymouth-quit.service
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  684 Aug 26 06:21 plymouth-reboot.service
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  561 Aug 26 06:21 poweroff.service
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  459 Aug 26 06:21 poweroff.target
drwxr-xr-x   2 root root 4096 Aug 26 23:14 poweroff.target.wants
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  663 Aug 26 06:21 prefdm.service
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  369 Aug 26 06:21 printer.target
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  431 Aug 26 06:21 proc-sys-fs-binfmt_misc.automount
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  445 Aug 26 06:21 proc-sys-fs-binfmt_misc.mount
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  639 Aug 26 06:21 rc-local.service
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  560 Aug 26 06:21 reboot.service
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  452 Aug 26 06:21 reboot.target
drwxr-xr-x   2 root root 4096 Aug 26 23:14 reboot.target.wants
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  443 Aug 26 06:21 remote-fs.target
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  519 Aug 26 06:21 remount-rootfs.service
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  510 Aug 26 06:21 rescue.target
drwxr-xr-x.  2 root root 4096 Aug 26 23:14 rescue.target.wants
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  356 Aug 26 06:21 rpcbind.target
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  348 Aug 26 06:21 rtc-set.target
-rw-r--r--.  1 root root  932 Jul 14 04:44 rtkit-daemon.service
lrwxrwxrwx   1 root root   15 Aug 26 23:14 runlevel0.target -> poweroff.target
lrwxrwxrwx   1 root root   13 Aug 26 23:14 runlevel1.target -> rescue.target
drwxr-xr-x   2 root root 4096 Aug 26 23:14 runlevel1.target.wants
lrwxrwxrwx   1 root root   17 Aug 26 23:14 runlevel2.target -> multi-user.target
drwxr-xr-x   2 root root 4096 Aug 26 23:14 runlevel2.target.wants
lrwxrwxrwx   1 root root   17 Aug 26 23:14 runlevel3.target -> multi-user.target
drwxr-xr-x   2 root root 4096 Aug 26 23:14 runlevel3.target.wants
lrwxrwxrwx   1 root root   17 Aug 26 23:14 runlevel4.target -> multi-user.target
drwxr-xr-x   2 root root 4096 Aug 26 23:14 runlevel4.target.wants
lrwxrwxrwx   1 root root   16 Aug 26 23:14 runlevel5.target -> graphical.target
drwxr-xr-x   2 root root 4096 Aug 26 23:14 runlevel5.target.wants
lrwxrwxrwx   1 root root   13 Aug 26 23:14 runlevel6.target -> reboot.target
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  939 Aug 26 06:21 serial-getty@.service
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  399 Aug 26 06:21 shutdown.target
drwxr-xr-x   2 root root 4096 Aug 26 23:14 shutdown.target.wants
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  354 Aug 26 06:21 sigpwr.target
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  823 Aug 26 06:21 single.service
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  372 Aug 26 06:21 smartcard.target
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  348 Aug 26 06:21 sockets.target
drwxr-xr-x.  2 root root 4096 Aug 26 23:14 sockets.target.wants
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  345 Aug 26 06:21 swap.target
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  525 Aug 26 06:21 sysctl.service
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  537 Aug 26 06:21 sysinit.service
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  535 Aug 26 06:21 sysinit.target
drwxr-xr-x.  2 root root 4096 Aug 26 23:14 sysinit.target.wants
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  396 Aug 26 06:21 sys-kernel-debug.automount
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  402 Aug 26 06:21 sys-kernel-debug.mount
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  402 Aug 26 06:21 sys-kernel-security.automount
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  414 Aug 26 06:21 sys-kernel-security.mount
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  620 Aug 26 06:21 syslog.target
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  459 Aug 26 06:21 systemd-auto-serial-getty.service
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  472 Aug 26 06:21 systemd-initctl.service
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  477 Aug 26 06:21 systemd-initctl.socket
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  475 Aug 26 06:21 systemd-kmsg-syslogd.service
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  484 Aug 26 06:21 systemd-kmsg-syslogd.socket
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  451 Aug 26 06:21 systemd-logger.service
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  420 Aug 26 06:21 systemd-logger.socket
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  517 Aug 26 06:21 systemd-modules-load.service
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  520 Aug 26 06:21 systemd-random-seed-load.service
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  561 Aug 26 06:21 systemd-random-seed-save.service
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  532 Aug 26 06:21 systemd-remount-api-vfs.service
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  464 Aug 26 06:21 systemd-shutdownd.service
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  479 Aug 26 06:21 systemd-shutdownd.socket
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  622 Aug 26 06:21 systemd-update-utmp-runlevel.service
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  574 Aug 26 06:21 systemd-update-utmp-shutdown.service
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  441 Aug 26 06:21 tmp.mount
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  295 Aug 17 19:42 udev-retry.service
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  338 Aug 17 19:42 udev.service
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  237 Aug 17 19:42 udev-settle.service
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  414 Aug 26 06:21 umount.target
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  449 Aug 26 06:21 var-lock.mount
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  529 Aug 26 06:21 var-lock.service
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  442 Aug 26 06:21 var-run.mount
-rw-r--r--   1 root root  593 Aug 26 06:21 var-run.service



Adding
Comment 1 Michal Schmidt 2010-08-26 13:41:00 UTC 
Which kernel version do you boot?
Comment 2 Brendan Jones 2010-08-26 14:12:03 UTC 
2.6.35-3 although this has been recompiled with debugging off to get the nvidia 256.44 driver to work
Comment 3 Michal Schmidt 2010-08-26 14:17:24 UTC 
That's why systemd has "Requires: kernel >= 2.6.35.2-9.fc14" - this kernel version added a patch to create /sys/fs/cgroup.

If you're using your own built kernel, you'll have to make sure you have that patch applied.
Comment 4 Brendan Jones 2010-08-26 14:56:26 UTC 
Has 2.6.35.2-9 been built with debugging flags nit set (as fc13) or will that come later?

thanks
Comment 5 Michal Schmidt 2010-08-26 15:13:19 UTC 
Fedora kernels on Branched (F-14) are still built with debugging enabled. http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/KernelDebugStrategy
Comment 6 Bill Nottingham 2010-08-26 16:05:39 UTC 
If systemd wants to ensure a correct match with the running kernel, it could have Conflicts: kernel < 2.6.35.2-9.fc14

instead of the Requires.
Comment 7 Brendan Jones 2010-08-27 08:55:59 UTC 
Have successfully rebuilt the 2.6.35.2-9 kernel with debugging off using systemd 8.1. Thanks for the heads up and quick response.
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