Yes, in order to boot and debugging systemd (reporting bugs..etc) you must boot with systemd as PID 1, or else you will get similar errors.
It you have decided to participate in systemd testing, you should boot the PC always with systemd as PID 1. I think we can mark this bug as 'invalid', in order to keep the developers focused on other bugs. If you agree mark it as such. Regards -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1313271 Title: [systemd] boot stopped at 'authenticate and authorize users...' To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/+bug/1313271/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs