Description of problem: There is defined: ExecStart=/usr/sbin/conntrackd -d -C /etc/conntrackd/conntrackd.conf in file /usr/lib/systemd/system/conntrackd.service Systemd starts conntrackd with -d option and contrackd tries to daemonize itself, but the damonization should be done by systemd not conntrackd, the fix is to remove the "-d" option: ExecStart=/usr/sbin/conntrackd -C /etc/conntrackd/conntrackd.conf Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Name : conntrack-tools Arch : x86_64 Version : 1.4.0 Release : 1.fc18 How reproducible: systemctl start conntrackd Steps to Reproduce: 1.systemctl start conntrackd 2. ps aux |grep conntrackd Actual results: [root@localhost system]# ps aux |grep conntr root 10311 0.0 0.1 109176 920 pts/0 S+ 01:38 0:00 grep --color=auto conntr Expected results: [root@localhost system]# ps aux |grep conntr root 10352 0.0 0.4 21276 3248 ? S<s 01:40 0:00 /usr/sbin/conntrackd -C /etc/conntrackd/conntrackd.conf root 10360 0.0 0.1 109176 920 pts/0 S+ 01:40 0:00 grep --color=auto conntr Additional info:
conntrack-tools-1.4.0-2.fc18 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 18. https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/conntrack-tools-1.4.0-2.fc18
Package conntrack-tools-1.4.0-2.fc18: * should fix your issue, * was pushed to the Fedora 18 testing repository, * should be available at your local mirror within two days. Update it with: # su -c 'yum update --enablerepo=updates-testing conntrack-tools-1.4.0-2.fc18' as soon as you are able to. Please go to the following url: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2013-2294/conntrack-tools-1.4.0-2.fc18 then log in and leave karma (feedback).
conntrack-tools-1.4.0-2.fc18 has been pushed to the Fedora 18 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.