[arch-releng] Systemd related issues with 2014.09.01 ISO image

[Christian Hesse]

Dave Reisner <d at falconindy.com> on Mon, 2014/09/01 13:51:
> On Mon, Sep 01, 2014 at 07:36:16PM +0200, Christian Hesse wrote:
> > Dave Reisner <d at falconindy.com> on Mon, 2014/09/01 13:22:
> > > On Mon, Sep 01, 2014 at 07:14:24PM +0200, Christian Hesse wrote:
> > > > Pierre Schmitz <pierre at archlinux.de> on Mon, 2014/09/01 19:01:
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > > 
> > > > > I just build the new ISO image. But I noticed some strange things
> > > > > are going on with the systemd services. It seems all available
> > > > > services are enabled and get started. Of course some of them will
> > > > > then fail: https://paste.archlinux.de/Blu/
> > > > > 
> > > > > I did not look into it yet; cant tell when though.
> > > > 
> > > > This is a known issue with systemd 216-1:
> > > > 
> > > > https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/41711
> > > > 
> > > > Though I doubt the fix from systemd 216-2 is a good idea for live
> > > > media... We want a new machine-id for every system, no?
> > > 
> > > Not sure what you mean by this -- systemd has always generated a
> > > machine-id on first install, making live CDs all have the same machine
> > > ID. This isn't a problem. The newly installed system will always have a
> > > separate and unique machine-id of its own..
> > 
> > I thought this should be really unique... Are there any use cases where
> > this can make problems? I do boot several instances of the same ISO in
> > one network.
> 
> I don't think this would ever be a problem in normal usage of a live
> environment. However, it'd be pretty simple to randomize the UUID --
> generate one via method of your choosing (there's at least 5 methods
> available) as a late_hook().

I already do. ;)

I stumbled on this issue earlier today and fixed it. That's why I could
answer that fast.
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