My current init system would appear to be systemd and I do have libpam-systemd installed.
Sorry, I am having to use the Gmail interface, and I don't get on very well with it. Lisi On 30 June 2016 at 17:22, Sven Joachim <svenj...@gmx.de> wrote: > On 2016-06-30 16:25 +0100, Lisi Reisz wrote: > >> On the laptop (i386, Dell Inspiron 9300, Intel Celeron) I am getting >> the following message. I am at a loss as to where even to begin. :-( >> All help welcome. >> >> I hoped a straight upgrade would leave me with init systemV, not >> because I think it is better. I don't want a flame war. But because I >> am more likely to be able to extricate myself from problems. > > So, what actually is your current init system? > >> Well, I can't extricate myself. :-( I'll plead old-age. :-( >> >> The message (and please excuse copying errors and typos) is: >> >> [24772.681833] systemd-logind[21814]: Failed to enable subscription: >> Launch helper exited with unknown return code 1 >> [24772.681890] systemd-logind[21814]: Failed to fully start up daemon: >> Input/output errror > > Do you have libpam-systemd installed? > > Cheers, > Sven >
