Antw: Re: [EXT] Re: Q: "systemd[1]: var-tmp-AP_0x6tWaHS.mount: Succeeded."

["Ulrich Windl" <Ulrich.Windl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>>> Mantas Mikulenas <grawity@xxxxxxxxx> schrieb am 28.01.2022 um 12:36 in
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<CAPWNY8U-pej3_t9wMj3F=kRPQbGjCpph7sd1mFAkj65B0arkuw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> On Fri, Jan 28, 2022, 11:59 Ulrich Windl <Ulrich.Windl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> 
>> >>> Mantas Mikulenas <grawity@xxxxxxxxx> schrieb am 28.01.2022 um 10:27 in
>> Nachricht
>> <CAPWNY8U8wQxPh2enZ-WTnaRjFoPUt8SpeFMUiqX8x+rAet9csg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>> > On Fri, Jan 28, 2022 at 10:50 AM Ulrich Windl <
>> > Ulrich.Windl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi!
>> >>
>> >> When upgrading SLES15 to SP3, a newer version of systemd was installed
>> >> (246.16+suse.191.g3850086c65).
>> >> Since then I see new journal messages like these that I cannot associate
>> >> with a unit:
>> >>
>> >> Jan 27 09:29:30 h16 systemd[1]: var-tmp-AP_0xC5KDJP.mount: Succeeded.
>> >> Jan 27 09:29:30 h16 systemd[22591]: var-tmp-AP_0xC5KDJP.mount:
>> Succeeded.
>> >>
>> >> Where do these messages originate from, and couldn't they be improved?
>> Or
>> >> is it some debug-leftover?
>> >> I do not see corresponding names in /var/tmp.
>> >>
>> >
>> > If I understand correctly, the messages indicate that the filesystem was
>> > *unmounted*, and the same program which did mounting/unmounting
>> immediately
>> > cleaned up the mountpoint as well.
>> >
>> > (systemd reacts to external mounts as those also contribute to
>> > dependencies.)
>> >
>> > If OpenSuSE has the kernel audit subsystem enabled, try using `auditctl`
>> to
>> > monitor a) what process executes mount-related syscalls, b) what process
>> > creates directories under /var/tmp.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> probably these messages are related to mounting a virtual CD, as nearby are
>> these messages:
>> Jan 27 09:29:29 h16 kernel: ISO 9660 Extensions: Microsoft Joliet Level 3
>> Jan 27 09:29:29 h16 kernel: ISO 9660 Extensions: RRIP_1991A
>> Jan 27 09:29:30 h16 systemd[1]: var-tmp-AP_0xC5KDJP.mount: Succeeded.
>> Jan 27 09:29:30 h16 systemd[22591]: var-tmp-AP_0xC5KDJP.mount: Succeeded.
>> Jan 27 09:29:30 h16 kernel: ISO 9660 Extensions: Microsoft Joliet Level 3
>> Jan 27 09:29:30 h16 kernel: ISO 9660 Extensions: RRIP_1991A
>> Jan 27 09:29:31 h16 systemd[22591]: var-tmp-AP_0x6tWaHS.mount: Succeeded.
>> Jan 27 09:29:31 h16 systemd[1]: var-tmp-AP_0x6tWaHS.mount: Succeeded.
>>
>> Still I wonder what this is all about (systemd finding a CD, mounting it,
>> just
>> to find out that no-one needs it?)...
>>
> 
> Why do you think systemd is finding and/or mounting it?

As I see no other log message around that's the most likely explanation IMHO, especially as systemd interferes with everything these days.

Regards,
Ulrich