Re: OpenSMTPD won't start as part of systemd

From	john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: OpenSMTPD won't start as part of systemd
Date	2021-10-29 08:20 +0200
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On 10/29/2021 7:16 AM, Paul M. Foster wrote:
>
> On 10/28/21 10:17 PM, David Wright wrote:
>> On Thu 28 Oct 2021 at 21:34:26 (-0400), Paul M. Foster wrote:
>>> On 10/28/21 5:11 PM, Greg Wooledge wrote:
>>>> On Thu, Oct 28, 2021 at 04:42:52PM -0400, Paul M. Foster wrote:
>>>>> This is just an annoyance, but it really shouldn't happen. As my
>>>>> system is
>>>>> rebooting, and all the startup chatter echos to the screen, I
>>>>> notice that
>>>>> OpenSMTPd fails to start. Once I'm logged in, I can start it
>>>>> manually with
>>>>> no problem. When I look at the failure mode, it appears that it
>>>>> thinks the
>>>>> "eno1" interface isn't functioning, so it can't monitor that
>>>>> interface.
>>>> Are you bringing up eno1 with /etc/network/interfaces?  If so, make
>>>> sure it's marked as "auto", not as "allow-hotplug".
>>> Well, that's interesting. Here is my /etc/network/interfaces:
>>>
>>> ===
>>> source /etc/network/interfaces.d/*
>>> # The loopback network interface
>>> auto lo
>>> iface lo inet loopback
>>> ===
>>>
>>> There's nothing in /etc/network/interfaces.d/ . This is a stock Debian
>>> 11 install, so whatever's in this file hasn't been messed with. No
>>> mention of eno1. However, it DOES come up. Any clues?
>> Perhaps look at your logs and dmesg; and post how your networking is
>> intended to come up.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> David.
>>
>
> A lot to examine...
>
> One thing stands out. There is an error of sorts in /etc/daemon.log:
>
> Oct 26 17:44:05 dudley systemd-udevd[271]:
> /usr/lib/udev/rules.d/80-ifupdown.rules: 2 Unknown group 'netdev', ignoring
>
> I "accidentally" deleted the "netdev" group a few days ago. I wonder if
> that's the reason.
>

If it was working before that removal, that's probably it!!! :)

--
John Doe

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OpenSMTPD won't start as part of systemd "Paul M. Foster" <paulf@quillandmouse.com> - 2021-10-28 23:10 +0200
  Re: OpenSMTPD won't start as part of systemd Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-10-28 23:30 +0200
    Re: OpenSMTPD won't start as part of systemd "Paul M. Foster" <paulf@quillandmouse.com> - 2021-10-29 04:00 +0200
      Re: OpenSMTPD won't start as part of systemd Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-10-29 04:20 +0200
        Re: OpenSMTPD won't start as part of systemd "Paul M. Foster" <paulf@quillandmouse.com> - 2021-10-29 07:00 +0200
          Re: OpenSMTPD won't start as part of systemd john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com> - 2021-10-29 08:10 +0200
          Re: OpenSMTPD won't start as part of systemd Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> - 2021-10-29 14:10 +0200
            Re: OpenSMTPD won't start as part of systemd "Paul M. Foster" <paulf@quillandmouse.com> - 2021-10-29 15:20 +0200
              Re: OpenSMTPD won't start as part of systemd john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com> - 2021-10-29 16:40 +0200
      Re: OpenSMTPD won't start as part of systemd David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-10-29 04:40 +0200
        Re: OpenSMTPD won't start as part of systemd "Paul M. Foster" <paulf@quillandmouse.com> - 2021-10-29 07:40 +0200
          Re: OpenSMTPD won't start as part of systemd john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com> - 2021-10-29 08:20 +0200
          Re: OpenSMTPD won't start as part of systemd Jonathan Dowland <jon+debian-user@dow.land> - 2021-10-29 10:50 +0200

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