Subject: Aw: Re: [vserver] Issue with Debian 9 guest system
From: thorsten.edler@gmx.de
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 16:57:27 +0100

Hi Ben,

OK, thx for answering to my request and your help. I was not so aware to the first aspect,
that the workaround only deals with systemd-issues on _host_ systems. Also the second
aspect, that systemd has to be avoided in _guest_ systems generally. Indeed on http://linux-vserver.org/Installation_on_Debian
I saw your given hint with these additions to the build string in the Jessie section
too, but my attempt of building a Jessie _guest_ was susccessful without them. So, I
tried in a Stretch _guest_ system too. I think, I now got "the key". :-)
The really one thing, I didn't try, was: Using util-vserver-systemd from repo psand
and building _guest_ systems consequently WITHOUT systemd using your referred build
string additions. Perhaps language is here a barrier for me, understanding the Debian
doc-page from linux-vserver.org correctly. After reading your answer, suddenly the doc
page is much more clear for me. Sorry for that.

I'll try the build string addition!

Regards from Berlin/Germany,
Thorsten

> Quoting thorsten.edler@gmx.de:
> 
> > which, if I understood right, should 'help with' (work around) the  
> > known systemd-issues with Debian 8/9
> 
> 
> It works around issue running systemd on _host_ systems. It does  
> nothing for running systemd on _guest_ systems. For installing Stretch  
> guests you must specify not installing systemd. Adding these to build  
> string should work:
> 
>   --include=sysvinit-core,lsb-release --exclude=systemd
> 
> If that doesn't fix building and running guests for you, something  
> else is wrong.
> 
> Cheers,
> Ben
> 
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