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Re: systemd messages relating to non-existent devices



On 6/08/19 2:38 PM, David Wright wrote:
> On Tue 06 Aug 2019 at 14:08:05 (+1200), Richard Hector wrote:
>> I'm getting messages like this in my logs:
>>
>> Aug  6 13:16:18 akl-host3 systemd[1]: dev-xvda9.device: Job
>> dev-xvda9.device/start timed out.
>> Aug  6 13:16:18 akl-host3 systemd[1]: Timed out waiting for device
>> dev-xvda9.device.
>> Aug  6 13:16:18 akl-host3 systemd[1]: Dependency failed for /dev/xvda9.
>> Aug  6 13:16:18 akl-host3 systemd[1]: dev-xvda9.swap: Job
>> dev-xvda9.swap/start failed with result 'dependency'.
>> Aug  6 13:16:18 akl-host3 systemd[1]: dev-xvda9.device: Job
>> dev-xvda9.device/start failed with result 'timeout'.
>>
>> /dev/xvda9 used to be my swap device, but no longer exists due to VPS
>> weirdness (it's now on xvdi). I've changed my /etc/fstab to suit.
>>
>> Why does systemd keep trying to do stuff with it?
>>
>> I have the same issue with former LVM volumes on other systems as well.
>>
>> I suspect a reboot might fix it, but where is systemd keeping this info
>> around, and why, and how can I stop it?
> 
> Perhaps you need to rebuild your /boot/initrd.img file (update-initramfs IIRC).

That might be needed for enabling swap early, I guess. But how will it
affect post-boot behaviour?

Richard

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