I installed twice a Ubuntu 20.04 / Server on two different proxmox systems and for both I get this same issue. So, on my side, it seems to happen for 100% of the cases. Regarding: # sudo systemd-analyze dump I do not have any "Unit qemu-guest-agent.service": # sudo systemd-analyze dump | grep qemu Following Set Member: dev-virtio\x2dports-org.qemu.guest_agent.0.device Following Set Member: dev-virtio\x2dports-org.qemu.guest_agent.0.device -> Unit dev-virtio\x2dports-org.qemu.guest_agent.0.device: Description: /dev/virtio-ports/org.qemu.guest_agent.0 but the following: -> Unit dev-vport2p1.device: Description: /dev/vport2p1 Instance: n/a Unit Load State: loaded Unit Active State: active State Change Timestamp: Mon 2020-05-25 19:07:45 UTC Inactive Exit Timestamp: Mon 2020-05-25 19:07:45 UTC Active Enter Timestamp: Mon 2020-05-25 19:07:45 UTC Active Exit Timestamp: n/a Inactive Enter Timestamp: n/a May GC: no Need Daemon Reload: no Transient: no Perpetual: no Garbage Collection Mode: inactive Slice: n/a CGroup: n/a CGroup realized: no Invocation ID: 843668b952cb48bc95327db579fc3393 Following: sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:08.0-virtio2-virtio\x2dports-vport2p1.device Following Set Member: sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:08.0-virtio2-virtio\x2dports-vport2p1.device Following Set Member: dev-virtio\x2dports-org.qemu.guest_agent.0.device StopWhenUnneeded: no RefuseManualStart: no RefuseManualStop: no DefaultDependencies: yes OnFailureJobMode: replace IgnoreOnIsolate: yes Device State: plugged Sysfs Path: /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.0/virtio2/virtio-ports/vport2p1 Found: found-udev [...] -> Unit sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:08.0-virtio2-virtio\x2dports-vport2p1.device: Description: /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.0/virtio2/virtio-ports/vport2p1 Instance: n/a Unit Load State: loaded Unit Active State: active State Change Timestamp: Mon 2020-05-25 19:07:45 UTC Inactive Exit Timestamp: Mon 2020-05-25 19:07:45 UTC Active Enter Timestamp: Mon 2020-05-25 19:07:45 UTC Active Exit Timestamp: n/a Inactive Enter Timestamp: n/a May GC: no Need Daemon Reload: no Transient: no Perpetual: no Garbage Collection Mode: inactive Slice: n/a CGroup: n/a CGroup realized: no Invocation ID: 286cd2fc5950453c841840794c43c957 Following Set Member: dev-virtio\x2dports-org.qemu.guest_agent.0.device Following Set Member: dev-vport2p1.device StopWhenUnneeded: no RefuseManualStart: no RefuseManualStop: no DefaultDependencies: yes OnFailureJobMode: replace IgnoreOnIsolate: yes Device State: plugged Sysfs Path: /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.0/virtio2/virtio-ports/vport2p1 Found: found-udev [...] -> Unit dev-virtio\x2dports-org.qemu.guest_agent.0.device: Description: /dev/virtio-ports/org.qemu.guest_agent.0 Instance: n/a Unit Load State: loaded Unit Active State: active State Change Timestamp: Mon 2020-05-25 19:07:45 UTC Inactive Exit Timestamp: Mon 2020-05-25 19:07:45 UTC Active Enter Timestamp: Mon 2020-05-25 19:07:45 UTC Active Exit Timestamp: n/a Inactive Enter Timestamp: n/a May GC: no Need Daemon Reload: no Transient: no Perpetual: no Garbage Collection Mode: inactive Slice: n/a CGroup: n/a CGroup realized: no Invocation ID: f97e7149150d4db585951d7c843685ca Following: sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:08.0-virtio2-virtio\x2dports-vport2p1.device Following Set Member: sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:08.0-virtio2-virtio\x2dports-vport2p1.device Following Set Member: dev-vport2p1.device StopWhenUnneeded: no RefuseManualStart: no RefuseManualStop: no DefaultDependencies: yes OnFailureJobMode: replace IgnoreOnIsolate: yes Device State: plugged Sysfs Path: /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.0/virtio2/virtio-ports/vport2p1 Found: found-udev best regards,