If you cannot boot after installing systemd v8...

Paul W. Frields stickster at gmail.com
Thu Aug 26 12:05:59 UTC 2010


FYI, Fedora 14 Alpha testers:

Please read the following, since this update issue will hit you after
you install Fedora 14 Alpha and then update.

We probably need to spread this news out wider and add to the Common
F14 bugs page.

On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 10:07:42AM +0200, Vaclav Misek wrote:
>  On 08/26/2010 01:58 AM, Lennart Poettering wrote:
> > Heya!
> >
> > We shifted a few files around and most likely your
> > /etc/systemd/system/default.target link will now point into the void, in
> > case anaconda wrote it. If that happens to you and you end up in a
> > rescue shell instead of a full system after booting with v8, then please
> > execute the following:
> >
> >   # ln -sf /lib/systemd/system/graphical.target /etc/systemd/systemd/default.target
> >
> > or
> >
> >   # ln -sf /lib/systemd/system/multi-user.target /etc/systemd/systemd/default.target
> >
> > You can also choose to boot up into a normal system without the correct
> > default.target link, by passing "5" resp "3" on the kernel cmdline.
> >
> > Sorry for breaking this (again), but with this in place things should be
> > at the appropriate places now for F14.
> >
> > The bug against anaconda is already filed.
> >
> > Lennart
> >
> Hello Lennart,
> it should be
> 
> # ln -sf /lib/systemd/system/graphical.target /etc/systemd/system/default.target
> 
> or
> 
> # ln -sf /lib/systemd/system/multi-user.target /etc/systemd/system/default.target
> 
> isn't it? :-)
> BTW thanks for systemd.
> Kind regards
> 
>         sHINOBI
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