This issue can be seen with any actual unit after e.g. enabling or disabling a non-existent unit. For example,
root@n:~# systemctl status ssh.socket ● ssh.socket - OpenBSD Secure Shell server socket Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/ssh.socket; enabled; preset: enabled) Active: active (listening) since Wed 2024-07-31 19:51:18 UTC; 5min ago Triggers: ● ssh.service Listen: [::]:22 (Stream) CGroup: /system.slice/ssh.socket Jul 31 19:55:15 n systemd[1]: ssh.socket: Trying to enqueue job ssh.socket/start/replace Jul 31 19:55:15 n systemd[1]: ssh.socket: Installed new job ssh.socket/start as 734 Jul 31 19:55:15 n systemd[1]: ssh.socket: Enqueued job ssh.socket/start as 734 Jul 31 19:55:15 n systemd[1]: ssh.socket: Job 734 ssh.socket/start finished, result=done Jul 31 19:55:53 n systemd[1]: ssh.socket: Changed dead -> listening Jul 31 19:56:05 n systemd[1]: ssh.socket: Trying to enqueue job ssh.socket/start/replace Jul 31 19:56:05 n systemd[1]: ssh.socket: Installed new job ssh.socket/start as 825 Jul 31 19:56:05 n systemd[1]: ssh.socket: Enqueued job ssh.socket/start as 825 Jul 31 19:56:05 n systemd[1]: ssh.socket: Job 825 ssh.socket/start finished, result=done Jul 31 19:56:20 n systemd[1]: ssh.socket: Changed dead -> listening root@n:~# systemctl enable fdfldakfjdklfjdaljfa.service Failed to enable unit: Unit file fdfldakfjdklfjdaljfa.service does not exist. root@n:~# systemctl status ssh.socket Warning: The unit file, source configuration file or drop-ins of ssh.socket changed on disk. Run 'systemctl daemon-reload' to reload units. ● ssh.socket - OpenBSD Secure Shell server socket Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/ssh.socket; enabled; preset: enabled) Active: active (listening) since Wed 2024-07-31 19:51:18 UTC; 5min ago Triggers: ● ssh.service Listen: [::]:22 (Stream) CGroup: /system.slice/ssh.socket Jul 31 19:55:15 n systemd[1]: ssh.socket: Trying to enqueue job ssh.socket/start/replace Jul 31 19:55:15 n systemd[1]: ssh.socket: Installed new job ssh.socket/start as 734 Jul 31 19:55:15 n systemd[1]: ssh.socket: Enqueued job ssh.socket/start as 734 Jul 31 19:55:15 n systemd[1]: ssh.socket: Job 734 ssh.socket/start finished, result=done Jul 31 19:55:53 n systemd[1]: ssh.socket: Changed dead -> listening Jul 31 19:56:05 n systemd[1]: ssh.socket: Trying to enqueue job ssh.socket/start/replace Jul 31 19:56:05 n systemd[1]: ssh.socket: Installed new job ssh.socket/start as 825 Jul 31 19:56:05 n systemd[1]: ssh.socket: Enqueued job ssh.socket/start as 825 Jul 31 19:56:05 n systemd[1]: ssh.socket: Job 825 ssh.socket/start finished, result=done Jul 31 19:56:20 n systemd[1]: ssh.socket: Changed dead -> listening I have tested [1] in a PPA build, and the issue goes away. It may have already been pointed out, but the reason this is seen with apt-news.service and esm-cache.service specifically is because of the hook defined in /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/20apt-esm-hook.conf which starts these services. Besides that, there is nothing special about them which makes this bug appear. [1] https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/32610/commits/d69cba3bfffc7b1e3197e2a34b459db13b1e1cb7 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2055239 Title: Warning: The unit file, source configuration file or drop-ins of {apt- news,esm-cache}.service changed on disk. Run 'systemctl daemon-reload' to reload units. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/snapd/+bug/2055239/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs