Description of problem: Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Steps to Reproduce: 1.add non-boot harddrive to your PC and edit fstab (use blkid) 2.shutdown remove harddrive but dont remove fstab entry 3.boot into emergency mode Actual results: systemd fails to boot into login screen when harddrive is physically missing but fstab entry is present Expected results: Boot to login screen Additional info:
What was the mount path that failed or better yet can you boot with "systemd.log_level=debug" without that hd on the kernel command line and then attach the output of the command "journalctl -b" along with that /etc/fstab so we can properly map what's happening
This is expected behaviour. systemd does not know with mounts are essential to the system's integrity and which aren't, so it goes into fail-safe (ie. the emergency mode). You can however mark non-essential mounts with the "nofail" option to avoid it. For a longer explanation see https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=888835#c6