(In reply to Stefan Dirsch from comment #1) Is this really the *latest* systemd? Try SUSE:Maintenance:578 for SUSE:SLE-12:Update from intrernal build server or systemd from Base:System:Legacy from the OBS. Beside this I see gdm-x-session[1113]: (II) modesetting: Driver for Modesetting Kernel Drivers: kms gdm-x-session[1113]: (II) FBDEV: driver for framebuffer: fbdev gdm-x-session[1113]: (II) VESA: driver for VESA chipsets: vesa gdm-x-session[1113]: (++) using VT number 7 gdm-x-session[1113]: (EE) gdm-x-session[1113]: Fatal server error: gdm-x-session[1113]: (EE) xf86OpenConsole: Cannot open virtual console 7 (Permission denied) gdm-x-session[1113]: (EE) gdm-x-session[1113]: (EE) gdm-x-session[1113]: Please consult the The X.Org Foundation support gdm-x-session[1113]: at http://wiki.x.org gdm-x-session[1113]: for help. gdm-x-session[1113]: (EE) Please also check the log file at "/home/olaf/.local/share/xorg/Xorg.0.log" for additional information. gdm-x-session[1113]: (EE) gdm-x-session[1113]: VGA Arbitration: Cannot restore default device. gdm-x-session[1113]: (WW) xf86CloseConsole: KDSETMODE failed: Bad file descriptor gdm-x-session[1113]: (WW) xf86CloseConsole: VT_GETMODE failed: Bad file descriptor gdm-x-session[1113]: (EE) Server terminated with error (1). Closing log file. gdm-x-session[1113]: Unable to run X server and this is not systemd-logind