systemctl start <service> auto-completion shows error

[Danilo Sampaio]

When i try to auto-complete the "systemctl start <service>" the following error message is shown in bash:

Unit org.freedesktop.network1.busname could not be found.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
Package: systemd 231-9git1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-26.28-generic 4.8.0
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-26-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Tue Nov 1 10:42:37 2016
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-06-20 (499 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Dell System Vostro 3450
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.8.0-26-generic root=UUID=7468e7be-a2e1-48dd-ba72-244c33698364 ro cgroup_enable=memory swapaccount=1 quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: systemd
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to yakkety on 2016-10-19 (12 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 07/22/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A06
dmi.board.name: 0GG0VM
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A01
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: 0.1
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA06:bd07/22/2011:svnDellInc.:pnDellSystemVostro3450:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0GG0VM:rvrA01:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr0.1:
dmi.product.name: Dell System Vostro 3450
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

Please clarify -- I do get the warning about network1.busname, but completion is still working:

$ systemctl start <TAB><TAB>Unit org.freedesktop.network1.busname could not be found.

Display all 131 possibilities? (y or n)
alsa-state.service pppd-dns.service

[Danilo Sampaio (danilo-sampaio)]

@pitti, exactly!
You've described it better than me :)

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

This got fixed in version 232, now in zesty.

[Rigo (rgr)]

Where I can I find a workaround for current systems (16.04,16.10)?

[jowfdoijdfdwfwdf (dsfkljo322332)]

This affects current stable systemd 231-9ubuntu2

[Daniel Robbers (danielrobbers)]

Getting the same message (Unit org.freedesktop.network1.busname could not be found.) while trying to auto-complete 'systemctl start'. systemd 231 (on Ubuntu 16.10)

[Andrzej (jarzebowski-andrzej)]

I am having the same problem on updated Ubunut Mate 16.10 in Guake Terminal and Mate Terminal. The error is showing after hitting tab after typing "sudo systemctl start " so when system is looking for names of systemd processes. The error is showing also when partial name has been put like "sudo systemctl start ngi[TAB][TAB]"

[殷啟聰 | Kai-Chung Yan (seamlik)]

It would be great if the fixed version would be backported to yakkety, I'm running a server and don't want to risk anything by manually installing vital packages.

[Alejandro Comisario (alejandro-f)]

Still happening on ubuntu 16.04 systemd 229-4ubuntu19, any workaround ?

[Antonios Hadjigeorgalis (antonioshadji)]

on my system (currently 16.04.03 , initial install 12.04) the directory /lib/systemd/system/busnames.target.wants/ is empty. However, the package list at https://packages.ubuntu.com/xenial/amd64/systemd/filelist shows that there should be 7 files there, incuding org.freedesktop.network1.busname

Is a reinstall of systemd required to resolve these missing files?