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systemd — Start request.
What does this error mean?
systemd stopped restarting a service after several rapid failures.
Probable causes
- service crash loop.
- invalid configuration
- missing dependency.
Verification and resolution
- systemctl status.
- journalctl -u service.
- systemctl reset-failed after correction.
Precaution: reset-failed does not correct the cause of the crash.
Quick diagnostic.
To diagnose the systemd code in the Linux domain, start with the following check: systemctl status. Then compare the result to this probable cause: service crash loop. Store the context and the time of appearance to compare the behavior before and after correction. Priority level indicated: Average.