This bug report against systemd seems relevant: https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/3436
Other distributions are experiencing the issue, too: https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=980324 ** Bug watch added: github.com/systemd/systemd/issues #3436 https://github.com/systemd/systemd/issues/3436 ** Bug watch added: bugzilla.opensuse.org/ #980324 http://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=980324 ** Also affects: systemd (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to systemd in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1660573 Title: "system is booting up" while trying to log in after installing snapd on ubuntu 14.04 Status in snapd: New Status in systemd package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I've installed snapd on an up-to-date Ubuntu 14.04 server system running LTS enablement kernel. After toying with snapd and some simple snaps I logged out (so far everything was OK). I returned to the console after a while (I'm not sure if I logged out but I suspect I had to) and I saw the login prompt. After entering my username a line was printed "System is booting up" and I was kicked back ot the login prompt (It never asked for my password). After rebooting the problem went away. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/snapd/+bug/1660573/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp