http://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1011127 Bug ID: 1011127 Summary: mount of lvm logical volume on /var/mail not possible anymore on 42.2. same fstab as in 42.1 Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE Distribution Version: Leap 42.2 Hardware: Other OS: Other Status: NEW Severity: Major Priority: P5 - None Component: Upgrade Problems Assignee: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com Reporter: michaelof@rocketmail.com QA Contact: jsrain@suse.com Found By: --- Blocker: --- upgrade my small vserver from 42.1 latest patches to 42.2. no errors during zypper dup, smooth and easy. but reboot stops in emergency mode journalctl -xb appended. I'm not deeply familiar in reading journalctl entries, but there seems to be a major issue. line 1249 and following: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nov 19 13:41:28 vserver systemd[1]: var-mail.mount: Mount on symlink /var/mail not allowed. -- Subject: Mount point is not empty -- Defined-By: systemd -- Support: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel -- -- The directory /var/mail is specified as the mount point (second field in -- /etc/fstab or Where= field in systemd unit file) and is not empty. -- This does not interfere with mounting, but the pre-exisiting files in -- this directory become inaccessible. To see those over-mounted files, -- please manually mount the underlying file system to a secondary -- location. Nov 19 13:41:28 vserver systemd[1]: var-mail.mount: Failed to run 'mount' task: Too many levels of symbolic links Nov 19 13:41:28 vserver systemd[1]: Failed to mount /var/mail. -- Subject: Unit var-mail.mount has failed -- Defined-By: systemd -- Support: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel -- -- Unit var-mail.mount has failed. -- -- The result is failed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ a) /var/mail is empty, for 100%. Only peculiarity is that "." has a "t" instead of "x" for execute bit for "other". Probably because as an OpenSuse out-of-the-box-default a link between /var/mail and /var/spool/mail exists. b) fstab is as follows: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ UUID=2f60420d-d128-460d-977e-999ed7fbb956 swap swap defaults 0 0 UUID=5dd1c047-069d-4227-938a-2129e710bb02 / ext4 acl,user_xattr 1 1 UUID=912b8a4f-73bc-47f9-bbce-560858eaac59 /boot ext4 acl,user_xattr 1 2 /dev/vg_vserver/lv_home /home ext4 acl,user_xattr 0 2 /dev/vg_vserver/lv_srv /srv ext4 acl,user_xattr 0 2 /dev/vg_vserver/lv_var /var ext4 acl,user_xattr 0 2 /dev/vg_vserver/lv_tmp /tmp ext4 acl,user_xattr 0 2 /dev/vg_vserver/lv_mail /var/mail ext4 acl,user_xattr 0 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - worked without any problems for 42.1. reason for two logical volumes is to be independent for local space issues on /var and external /var/mail space issues because of spam etc. I've followed here best practices I've found in an LINUX admin guide/book. c) when logged in as admin, I can mount the lv_mail logical volume without any problem to the desired mount point /var/mail, and the link from /var/mail to /var/spool/mail is immediately resolved. Please advice how to solve this issue, and please advice how to get my vps started, as this is my private but urgently needed email / owncloud etc. server. "systemctl default" leads to "job for multi-user.target canceled", no further information why. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.