just for reference, here is iscsid status when it fails. the error is 'can not create NETLINK_ISCSI socket'.
I'm confused as to why, but it will start later in boot fine.
$ systemctl status iscsid.service --no-pager --full ● iscsid.service - iSCSI initiator daemon (iscsid) Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/iscsid.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled) Active: failed (Result: timeout) since Wed 2018-09-19 10:20:28 UTC; 2min 38s ago Docs: man:iscsid(8)
Sep 19 10:18:57 ubuntu systemd[1]: Starting iSCSI initiator daemon (iscsid)... Sep 19 10:18:57 ubuntu iscsid[758]: iSCSI logger with pid=765 started! Sep 19 10:18:57 ubuntu systemd[1]: iscsid.service: Failed to parse PID from file /run/iscsid.pid: Invalid argument Sep 19 10:18:57 ubuntu iscsid[765]: iSCSI daemon with pid=767 started! Sep 19 10:18:57 ubuntu iscsid[765]: can not create NETLINK_ISCSI socket Sep 19 10:20:28 ubuntu systemd[1]: iscsid.service: Start operation timed out. Terminating. Sep 19 10:20:28 ubuntu systemd[1]: iscsid.service: Failed with result 'timeout'. Sep 19 10:20:28 ubuntu systemd[1]: Failed to start iSCSI initiator daemon (iscsid).
just for reference, here is iscsid status when it fails.
the error is 'can not create NETLINK_ISCSI socket'.
I'm confused as to why, but it will start later in boot fine.
$ systemctl status iscsid.service --no-pager --full system/ iscsid. service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
● iscsid.service - iSCSI initiator daemon (iscsid)
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/
Active: failed (Result: timeout) since Wed 2018-09-19 10:20:28 UTC; 2min 38s ago
Docs: man:iscsid(8)
Sep 19 10:18:57 ubuntu systemd[1]: Starting iSCSI initiator daemon (iscsid)...
Sep 19 10:18:57 ubuntu iscsid[758]: iSCSI logger with pid=765 started!
Sep 19 10:18:57 ubuntu systemd[1]: iscsid.service: Failed to parse PID from file /run/iscsid.pid: Invalid argument
Sep 19 10:18:57 ubuntu iscsid[765]: iSCSI daemon with pid=767 started!
Sep 19 10:18:57 ubuntu iscsid[765]: can not create NETLINK_ISCSI socket
Sep 19 10:20:28 ubuntu systemd[1]: iscsid.service: Start operation timed out. Terminating.
Sep 19 10:20:28 ubuntu systemd[1]: iscsid.service: Failed with result 'timeout'.
Sep 19 10:20:28 ubuntu systemd[1]: Failed to start iSCSI initiator daemon (iscsid).