Likely he has a network mount going, and because systemd can't tell NFS from EXT it yanks down the network before unmounting, as networking is earlier in the dependency graph.
So it will sit there and wait for the network mount to time out before moving on.
I guess having a network mount service alongside a mount service get systemd panties in a twist. Or perhaps Poettering only use dropbox...
It is also the one init that goes into crisis mode if that usb devices you have a entry for in fstab is not present on boot.
A short hint Poettering, when it comes to unix boot, / is paramount, everything else is "best effort". Because once / is up, the sysadmin has the resources to get anything else sorted and mounted.
Oh wait, systemd is part of the effort to push everything into/usr...
If you want to make PoetteringOS go do so, and stop shitting all over long established, and time tested, behavior!
Sounds ironic given that systemd (and the rest of the fd.o cohort) seem hell bent on reproducing Windows (or at least Active Directory and Group Policy).
And distro maintainers had to pick it or forgo "the" desktop for Linux, Gnome. And even if you don't use Gnome directly, more and more of its internals are likely to depend on something that depends on Systemd, thanks to everything from Freedesktop.org is being scarfed up.
That old Mafia line about a deal you can't refuse comes to mind...
>Booting is compartmentalized to allow for easy debugging(Items report success or failure individually, in order, and with consistency).
Only to have it go "here is a login promp, you're on your own" because of vestigial line in fstab that the traditional mount would just present you with a error for and move on.
In other words, 1984 didn't work so lets try Brave New World.
Or perhaps overlay Brave New World over the existing 1984 system, thus distracting the masses while making the "threats" easier to pick out as they refuse to indulge.
In recent years the big backer of one particular variant of "Linux on the desktop" is the US military.
They seem to finally figure out that using Windows for things like cruisers are a no-go, and has adopted Linux as the replacement as they can then still shop around for hardware.
This is why we are getting all kinds of replacement for working subsystems, because they are not "secure" in the eyes of the military. Funny thing is that their enemy may well be their own troops more than anything else, as seen with Manning and Snowden.
It comes down to people not wanting to do janitorial stuff, but want the glitz and fame of making something new.
This is further compounded by the tech press fawning over changes and "new", resulting in the mentality that a project that is not introducing massive changes or new features constantly is a dead project.
This seems to be a offshot of the eternal growth mentality of Wall Street, where the moment a market segment (say Laptop computers) are not showing some quarterly growth it is all doom, gloom, and rats leaving sinking ships.
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Ah yes, SSD. Didn't Poettering recently yank the "spinning rust" optimizations from systemd because all the devs used SSDs?
This will the kernel devs decided to keep an old subsystem around because someone, somewhere, was still using it?
The difference in attitude between the kernel and userspace is staggering. I swear userspace devs are actively user hostile at times.
Heads up, nofail is only about sending an error. Not evacuate the ship because a busboy is missing!
Systemd's handing of nofail is up there with its handling of debug, and likely with the same level of arrogance from the devs.
Likely he has a network mount going, and because systemd can't tell NFS from EXT it yanks down the network before unmounting, as networking is earlier in the dependency graph.
So it will sit there and wait for the network mount to time out before moving on.
I guess having a network mount service alongside a mount service get systemd panties in a twist. Or perhaps Poettering only use dropbox...
It is also the one init that goes into crisis mode if that usb devices you have a entry for in fstab is not present on boot.
A short hint Poettering, when it comes to unix boot, / is paramount, everything else is "best effort". Because once / is up, the sysadmin has the resources to get anything else sorted and mounted.
Oh wait, systemd is part of the effort to push everything into /usr...
If you want to make PoetteringOS go do so, and stop shitting all over long established, and time tested, behavior!
The overarching problem is that systemd can decide to rearrange the boot sequence at any moment.
If a admin has set a sequence to be XYZ they have a very good reason for doing so. So why should the init suddenly decide that YZX is the way to go?
Sounds ironic given that systemd (and the rest of the fd.o cohort) seem hell bent on reproducing Windows (or at least Active Directory and Group Policy).
in about 8 years, give or take, we will see him as the GOP candidate?
And distro maintainers had to pick it or forgo "the" desktop for Linux, Gnome. And even if you don't use Gnome directly, more and more of its internals are likely to depend on something that depends on Systemd, thanks to everything from Freedesktop.org is being scarfed up.
That old Mafia line about a deal you can't refuse comes to mind...
>Booting is compartmentalized to allow for easy debugging(Items report success or failure individually, in order, and with consistency).
Only to have it go "here is a login promp, you're on your own" because of vestigial line in fstab that the traditional mount would just present you with a error for and move on.
I read the title as "old macaroni patent" on first glance.
Something of a dick move. But it highlighted the kinds of crap USA can pull with virtual impunity.
Sure, the tapes themselves may be cheap. But the drives are quite expensive.
Is that before or after first sorting?
Sometimes i wonder of the robots in the Matrix was "evolution" of corporate HR automation...
a few decades and the kid would have been asked to do junior admin stuff after school.
Well Hollywood and Pentagon has a very cozy relationship when it comes to producing movies that put the US military in a good light.
http://www.shodanhq.com/ ?
I would be weary of RH these days. Ever since Oracle forked RHEL they have been trying to shore up their fief.
Dunno about practical.
I seem to recall reading that IBM or some other mainframe company tried to rent terminal time to individuals and companies.
But then the micro-computer happened along with the spreadsheet, and suddenly every accountant wanted a computer on his desk.
Not sure if they are dumb or just act dumb to try to excuse their decision making...
Instead they carry a backup battery that can also charge your mobile devices in the glove compartment.
Not sure what solution will prove more reliable down the road though.
In other words, 1984 didn't work so lets try Brave New World.
Or perhaps overlay Brave New World over the existing 1984 system, thus distracting the masses while making the "threats" easier to pick out as they refuse to indulge.
Not sure i would want to do room cleaning there...
In recent years the big backer of one particular variant of "Linux on the desktop" is the US military.
They seem to finally figure out that using Windows for things like cruisers are a no-go, and has adopted Linux as the replacement as they can then still shop around for hardware.
This is why we are getting all kinds of replacement for working subsystems, because they are not "secure" in the eyes of the military. Funny thing is that their enemy may well be their own troops more than anything else, as seen with Manning and Snowden.
It comes down to people not wanting to do janitorial stuff, but want the glitz and fame of making something new.
This is further compounded by the tech press fawning over changes and "new", resulting in the mentality that a project that is not introducing massive changes or new features constantly is a dead project.
This seems to be a offshot of the eternal growth mentality of Wall Street, where the moment a market segment (say Laptop computers) are not showing some quarterly growth it is all doom, gloom, and rats leaving sinking ships.