[Bug 1574163] Re: systemd[1]: Failed to start Load Kernel Modules.

[Harry]

I guess I'll bite, considering I have the same problem:

systemctl status systemd-modules-load.service -l

● systemd-modules-load.service - Load Kernel Modules
   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/systemd-modules-load.service; static; vendor preset: enabled)
   Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Tue 2016-04-26 10:23:21 EDT; 11min ago
     Docs: man:systemd-modules-load.service(8)
           man:modules-load.d(5)
  Process: 660 ExecStart=/lib/systemd/systemd-modules-load (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
 Main PID: 660 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)

Apr 26 10:23:21 harry systemd[1]: Starting Load Kernel Modules...
Apr 26 10:23:21 harry systemd[1]: systemd-modules-load.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Apr 26 10:23:21 harry systemd[1]: Failed to start Load Kernel Modules.
Apr 26 10:23:21 harry systemd[1]: systemd-modules-load.service: Unit entered failed state.
Apr 26 10:23:21 harry systemd[1]: systemd-modules-load.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.

My /usr/lib/modules-load.d/ directory is also empty.


sudo SYSTEMD_LOG_LEVEL=debug /lib/systemd/systemd-modules-load gives:

apply: /etc/modules-load.d/cups-filters.conf
load: lp
Module 'lp' is already loaded
load: ppdev
Module 'ppdev' is already loaded
load: parport_pc
Module 'parport_pc' is already loaded
apply: /etc/modules-load.d/modules.conf
load: nouveau
could not find module by name='off'
Failed to insert 'off': No such file or directory
could not find module by name='off'
Failed to insert 'off': No such file or directory

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Title:
  systemd[1]: Failed to start Load Kernel Modules.

Status in systemd package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  I recently upgraded to ubuntu 16.04 and since then my startup time has almost doubled.
  Also, i can see the following failure in the loading of a service.

  Description:	Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  Release:	16.04

  Here is the log,

  $ systemctl status systemd-modules-load.service 
  ● systemd-modules-load.service - Load Kernel Modules
     Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/systemd-modules-load.service; static; vendor preset: enabled)
     Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Sun 2016-04-24 09:50:31 IST; 43min ago
       Docs: man:systemd-modules-load.service(8)
             man:modules-load.d(5)
    Process: 721 ExecStart=/lib/systemd/systemd-modules-load (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
   Main PID: 721 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)

  Apr 24 09:50:31 jaguar systemd[1]: Starting Load Kernel Modules...
  Apr 24 09:50:31 jaguar systemd[1]: systemd-modules-load.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
  Apr 24 09:50:31 jaguar systemd[1]: Failed to start Load Kernel Modules.
  Apr 24 09:50:31 jaguar systemd[1]: systemd-modules-load.service: Unit entered failed state.
  Apr 24 09:50:31 jaguar systemd[1]: systemd-modules-load.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.

  
  I don't know why this is happening. Also my  /usr/lib/modules-load.d/
   directory is empty. If you need more logs/details regarding the bug then i would surely help.

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