Also, systemd is actually reloaded by cloud-init. In cloud-init logs, I can read:
2021-06-16 08:54:51,608 - subp.py[DEBUG]: Running command ['systemctl', 'daemon-reload'] with allowed return codes [0] (shell=False, capture=True) 2021-06-16 08:54:51,953 - cc_mounts.py[DEBUG]: Activate mounts: PASS:systemctl daemon-reload 2021-06-16 08:54:51,953 - handlers.py[DEBUG]: finish: init-network/config-mounts: SUCCESS: config-mounts ran successfully -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1871538 Title: dbus timeout-ed during an upgrade, taking services down including gdm To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/systemd/+bug/1871538/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs