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

Ioanna Alifieraki 1821252 at bugs.launchpad.net
Thu May 30 15:01:06 UTC 2019


** Tags added: sts

** Changed in: friendly-recovery (Ubuntu Xenial)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Ioanna Alifieraki (joalif)

** Changed in: friendly-recovery (Ubuntu Bionic)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Ioanna Alifieraki (joalif)

** Changed in: friendly-recovery (Ubuntu Cosmic)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Ioanna Alifieraki (joalif)

** Changed in: friendly-recovery (Ubuntu Disco)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Ioanna Alifieraki (joalif)

** Changed in: friendly-recovery (Ubuntu Eoan)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Ioanna Alifieraki (joalif)

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Title:
  systemctl set-default breaks recovery mode

Status in friendly-recovery package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in friendly-recovery source package in Xenial:
  Confirmed
Status in friendly-recovery source package in Bionic:
  Confirmed
Status in friendly-recovery source package in Cosmic:
  Confirmed
Status in friendly-recovery source package in Disco:
  Confirmed
Status in friendly-recovery source package in Eoan:
  Confirmed

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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