[systemd-devel] luks - a particular device systemd treats differently?

[lejeczek]

Hi guys.

I have a crypttabl here:

luks-devs /dev/mapper/dev1-devs
/etc/.etc.enc.loop/crypttab.key discard,nofail,timeout=3s,noauto
luks-home /dev/mapper/dev1-home
/etc/.etc.enc.loop/crypttab.key discard,nofail,timeout=3s,noauto
...
plus a few more lines with all options just as those two. I
have a fstab here:

/dev/mapper/luks-home /home   ext4
noauto,nofail,noatime,nobarrier,noatime,x-systemd.device-timeout=3s
1 2
/dev/mapper/luks-devs /devs   ext4
noauto,nofail,noatime,nobarrier,noatime,x-systemd.device-timeout=3s
1 2
...

when I check devices manually here:
...
systemctl is-failed
"systemd-***@luks\x2ddevs.service" -q && { systemctl
restart "systemd-***@luks\x2ddevs.service" &&
fsck.ext4 /dev/mapper/luks-devs && mount /devs; }

then I get asked for passphrase and the rest gets going
(intentional, as those luks devs do not get opened at boot
time) for all the devices except for "devs"
As  I understand systemd here does not see, mark that one
device as "failed" and I have no idea why systemd would do
that for that one device.
Would somebody care to share so ideas?
many thanks, L

[Lennart Poettering]

Post by lejeczek
Hi guys.
luks-devs /dev/mapper/dev1-devs /etc/.etc.enc.loop/crypttab.key
discard,nofail,timeout=3s,noauto
luks-home /dev/mapper/dev1-home /etc/.etc.enc.loop/crypttab.key
discard,nofail,timeout=3s,noauto
...
plus a few more lines with all options just as those two. I have a fstab
/dev/mapper/luks-home /home   ext4
noauto,nofail,noatime,nobarrier,noatime,x-systemd.device-timeout=3s 1 2
/dev/mapper/luks-devs /devs   ext4
noauto,nofail,noatime,nobarrier,noatime,x-systemd.device-timeout=3s 1 2
...
...
/dev/mapper/luks-devs && mount /devs; }
then I get asked for passphrase and the rest gets going (intentional, as
those luks devs do not get opened at boot time) for all the devices except
for "devs"
As  I understand systemd here does not see, mark that one device as "failed"
and I have no idea why systemd would do that for that one device.
Would somebody care to share so ideas?

I am not sure I properly grok what you are trying to say, but: did you
check the logs?

Lennart

--
Lennart Poettering, Berlin

[lejeczek]

Post by Lennart Poettering

Post by lejeczek
Hi guys.
luks-devs /dev/mapper/dev1-devs /etc/.etc.enc.loop/crypttab.key
discard,nofail,timeout=3s,noauto
luks-home /dev/mapper/dev1-home /etc/.etc.enc.loop/crypttab.key
discard,nofail,timeout=3s,noauto
...
plus a few more lines with all options just as those two. I have a fstab
/dev/mapper/luks-home /home   ext4
noauto,nofail,noatime,nobarrier,noatime,x-systemd.device-timeout=3s 1 2
/dev/mapper/luks-devs /devs   ext4
noauto,nofail,noatime,nobarrier,noatime,x-systemd.device-timeout=3s 1 2
...
...
/dev/mapper/luks-devs && mount /devs; }
then I get asked for passphrase and the rest gets going (intentional, as
those luks devs do not get opened at boot time) for all the devices except
for "devs"
As  I understand systemd here does not see, mark that one device as "failed"
and I have no idea why systemd would do that for that one device.
Would somebody care to share so ideas?

I am not sure I properly grok what you are trying to say, but: did you
check the logs?
Lennart
--
Lennart Poettering, Berlin

Yes I did, in logs is nothing in terms of errors or warning,
well, I could not find anything.
This I'll say if I try to rephrase my words earlier - I have
an number of luks devices which _all_ are "ignored" at boot
(as snippets from crypttab & fstab show) and are meant to be
opened & mounted only manually: so I check to open & mount
as above snippet shows and...
for all devices but one, I get from 'systemd' to mount manually.
Conditional check - systemctl is-failed ... - works for all
devices but that one.
Why?? no idea.
Would there be something specific I should be looking in
logs for?
many thanks, L.

[Lennart Poettering]

Conditional check - systemctl is-failed ... - works for all devices but that
one.

I am sorry, but I don#t really follow.

I understand though that once of the instances of
systemd-***@.service fails for you? Please provide the full
logs off that unit. "journalctl -u <unit>".

Lennart

--
Lennart Poettering, Berlin

[lejeczek]

Post by Lennart Poettering

Conditional check - systemctl is-failed ... - works for all devices but that
one.

I am sorry, but I don#t really follow.
I understand though that once of the instances of
logs off that unit. "journalctl -u <unit>".
Lennart
--
Lennart Poettering, Berlin

And the crypttab & fstab snippets are clear and explanatory?
If yes then it's only that:
luks devices I open manually, not at boot time, after an
actual real human login with:

systemctl is-failed
"systemd-***@luks\x2d_DEVICEservice" -q && {
systemctl restart
"systemd-***@luks\x2d_DEVICEs.service" && fsck.ext4
/dev/mapper/luks-DEVICE && mount /DEVICE; }

so I have, let say four devices in total and only one which
for some reason does not reports as "failed"

If I get "systemctl is-failed" correctly - "is-failed"
returns true and then there rest of code above gets going,
"restart" gets me prompt for passphrase and the rest...
a) and that happens for all devices but that one.
b) but I expect all devices.. since
c) crypttab & fstab are identical for all four devices in
terms of options/params.

And if do below for that one device, after reboot and before
manual intervention:

-> $ systemctl is-failed
"systemd-***@luks\x2ddevs.service"
inactive

Sorry mate if you still won't get it, I cannot explain
myself any better or different way.
thanks,