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Michael K
Asked: 2020-12-21 23:15:33 +0800 CST

Ubuntu 16.04 Failed to start Create Static Device Nodes in /dev

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I have an issue that prevents me from booting up. See below screenshot. As soon as I log in the below appears for a fraction of a second and then returns to sign on.

It appears to be related to systemctl status: systemd-tmpfiles-setup-dev.service?

Any ideas on how to fix this? I keep having to restore an old clean /dev/sda2 partition every time it happens and it seems to be intermittent? Many thanks

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boot systemd 16.04

1 Answers

  1. One possible cause of this issue is a root folder that is owned by a user account.

    After booting, open a terminal and do this:

    sudo stat -c "%U %G" /

    You should see:

    root root

    If you see anything else, then it's wrong and you'll need to:

    sudo chown root:root /

    Note that there is no -R in there. Do not -R with this operation. Bad things will happen.

    Hope this solves your problem.

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