[Bug 1821252] Re: systemctl set-default breaks recovery mode

[Eric Desrochers]

Hi,

Thanks for opening this bug and proposing a patch.

You have mentioned:
"I believe this can be fixed by changing normaldir to earlydir in the generator."

Did you test it ? We need to make sure it fixes this particular issue
but also make sure it doesn't break anything nor cause regression.

Feel free to provide as much details as possible to help a potential
future sponsor to understand the situation and what has been done to
come to conclusion that this is the appropriate fix.

Another thing that would be highly appreciated ... if you could please create the SRU template.
All the details can be found here:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates (3.1. SRU Bug Template)

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Title:
  systemctl set-default breaks recovery mode

Status in friendly-recovery package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Fresh Ubuntu 18.04.2 server install

  Try to boot to recovery mode from GRUB. Works correctly.

  Use systemctl to set a different default, say systemctl set-default
  multi-user.target

  Try to boot to recovery mode from GRUB. End up at getty and not the
  recovery menu.

  Delete /etc/systemd/system/default.target* and recovery mode works
  normally again.


  I believe this can be fixed by changing normaldir to earlydir in the
  generator.

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