Auto Start not working

[ovn76g]

Hello,

I test pandora-box on ubuntu server 22.04 with the ubuntu model for the ini file.

My problem is that the system does not auto start i have a blinking cursor. i have to switch on another console (CTRL ALT F2) sign with the credential, and the application start.

Do i miss something ?

Thank

[dbarzin]

Have you installed Ubuntu in a virtual or a physical environment ?

[ovn76g]

Hello , on a physical PC (a lenovo mq75 ).

[dbarzin]

It should work. This piece of code is responsible for installing the autostart of Pandora on getty1 :

# Start Pandora-box on getty1 at boot
mkdir -p /etc/systemd/system/getty@tty1.service.d
echo "[Service]" > /etc/systemd/system/getty@tty1.service.d/override.conf
echo "ExecStart=" >> /etc/systemd/system/getty@tty1.service.d/override.conf
echo "ExecStart=-/sbin/agetty --autologin pandora --noclear %I $TERM" >> /etc/systemd/system/getty@tty1.service.d/override.conf

Could you take a look at /var/log/syslog and /var/log/dmesg for errors ?

[BruceFeuillette]

Hello, there's some related error on the syslog about the getty service being started and stopped. Here's an except

May 17 11:21:40 stationblanche01 systemd[1]: getty@tty1.service: Deactivated successfully.
May 17 11:21:40 stationblanche01 systemd[1]: getty@tty1.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 1.
May 17 11:21:40 stationblanche01 systemd[1]: Stopped Getty on tty1.
May 17 11:21:40 stationblanche01 systemd[1]: Started Getty on tty1.
May 17 11:21:40 stationblanche01 cloud-init[844]: Cloud-init v. 24.1.3-0ubuntu1~22.04.1 running 'modules:config' at Fri, 17 May 2024 09:21:40 +0000. Up 32.78 seconds.
May 17 11:21:41 stationblanche01 systemd[1]: Finished Apply the settings specified in cloud-config.
May 17 11:21:45 stationblanche01 systemd[1]: getty@tty1.service: Deactivated successfully.
May 17 11:21:45 stationblanche01 systemd[1]: getty@tty1.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 2.
May 17 11:21:45 stationblanche01 systemd[1]: Stopped Getty on tty1.
May 17 11:21:45 stationblanche01 systemd[1]: Started Getty on tty1.
May 17 11:21:46 stationblanche01 snapd[711]: daemon.go:519: gracefully waiting for running hooks
May 17 11:21:46 stationblanche01 snapd[711]: daemon.go:521: done waiting for running hooks
May 17 11:21:47 stationblanche01 freshclam[696]: Fri May 17 11:21:47 2024 -> Database test passed.
May 17 11:21:47 stationblanche01 freshclam[696]: Fri May 17 11:21:47 2024 -> daily.cld updated (version: 27278, sigs: 2061328, f-level: 90, builder: raynman)
May 17 11:21:47 stationblanche01 freshclam[696]: Fri May 17 11:21:47 2024 -> main.cvd database is up-to-date (version: 62, sigs: 6647427, f-level: 90, builder: sigmgr)
May 17 11:21:47 stationblanche01 freshclam[696]: Fri May 17 11:21:47 2024 -> bytecode.cvd database is up-to-date (version: 335, sigs: 86, f-level: 90, builder: raynman)
May 17 11:21:47 stationblanche01 freshclam[696]: Fri May 17 11:21:47 2024 -> ^Clamd was NOT notified: Can't connect to clamd through /var/run/clamav/clamd.ctl: No such file or directory
May 17 11:21:48 stationblanche01 systemd[1]: Started Pandora service.
May 17 11:21:48 stationblanche01 systemd[1]: Reached target Multi-User System.
May 17 11:21:48 stationblanche01 systemd[1]: Reached target Graphical Interface.
May 17 11:21:48 stationblanche01 systemd[1]: Starting Execute cloud user/final scripts...
May 17 11:21:48 stationblanche01 systemd[1]: Starting Record Runlevel Change in UTMP...
May 17 11:21:48 stationblanche01 systemd[1]: systemd-update-utmp-runlevel.service: Deactivated successfully.
May 17 11:21:48 stationblanche01 systemd[1]: Finished Record Runlevel Change in UTMP.
May 17 11:21:48 stationblanche01 cloud-init[977]: Cloud-init v. 24.1.3-0ubuntu1~22.04.1 running 'modules:final' at Fri, 17 May 2024 09:21:48 +0000. Up 40.71 seconds.
May 17 11:21:49 stationblanche01 snapd[711]: overlord.go:515: Released state lock file
May 17 11:21:49 stationblanche01 snapd[711]: daemon stop requested to wait for socket activation
May 17 11:21:49 stationblanche01 systemd[1]: snapd.service: Deactivated successfully.
May 17 11:21:50 stationblanche01 systemd[1]: dmesg.service: Deactivated successfully.
May 17 11:21:50 stationblanche01 systemd[1]: getty@tty1.service: Deactivated successfully.
May 17 11:21:50 stationblanche01 systemd[1]: getty@tty1.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 3.
May 17 11:21:50 stationblanche01 systemd[1]: Stopped Getty on tty1.
May 17 11:21:50 stationblanche01 systemd[1]: Started Getty on tty1.
May 17 11:21:53 stationblanche01 systemd[1]: systemd-fsckd.service: Deactivated successfully.
May 17 11:21:54 stationblanche01 cloud-init[977]: Cloud-init v. 24.1.3-0ubuntu1~22.04.1 finished at Fri, 17 May 2024 09:21:53 +0000. Datasource DataSourceNone.  Up 45.81 seconds
May 17 11:21:54 stationblanche01 cloud-init[977]: 2024-05-17 09:21:54,012 - cc_final_message.py[WARNING]: Used fallback datasource
May 17 11:21:54 stationblanche01 systemd[1]: Finished Execute cloud user/final scripts.
May 17 11:21:54 stationblanche01 systemd[1]: Reached target Cloud-init target.
May 17 11:21:54 stationblanche01 systemd[1]: Startup finished in 7.151s (kernel) + 38.790s (userspace) = 45.941s.
May 17 11:21:54 stationblanche01 systemd[1]: getty@tty1.service: Deactivated successfully.
May 17 11:21:54 stationblanche01 systemd[1]: getty@tty1.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 4.
May 17 11:21:54 stationblanche01 systemd[1]: Stopped Getty on tty1.
May 17 11:21:54 stationblanche01 systemd[1]: Started Getty on tty1.
May 17 11:21:54 stationblanche01 systemd[1]: getty@tty1.service: Deactivated successfully.
May 17 11:21:54 stationblanche01 systemd[1]: getty@tty1.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 5.
May 17 11:21:54 stationblanche01 systemd[1]: Stopped Getty on tty1.
May 17 11:21:54 stationblanche01 systemd[1]: Started Getty on tty1.
May 17 11:21:54 stationblanche01 systemd[1]: getty@tty1.service: Deactivated successfully.
May 17 11:21:54 stationblanche01 systemd[1]: getty@tty1.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 6.
May 17 11:21:54 stationblanche01 systemd[1]: Stopped Getty on tty1.
May 17 11:21:54 stationblanche01 systemd[1]: Started Getty on tty1.
May 17 11:21:54 stationblanche01 systemd[1]: getty@tty1.service: Deactivated successfully.
May 17 11:21:54 stationblanche01 systemd[1]: getty@tty1.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 7.
May 17 11:21:54 stationblanche01 systemd[1]: Stopped Getty on tty1.
May 17 11:21:54 stationblanche01 systemd[1]: Started Getty on tty1.
May 17 11:21:54 stationblanche01 systemd[1]: getty@tty1.service: Deactivated successfully.
May 17 11:21:54 stationblanche01 systemd[1]: getty@tty1.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 8.
May 17 11:21:54 stationblanche01 systemd[1]: Stopped Getty on tty1.
May 17 11:21:54 stationblanche01 systemd[1]: getty@tty1.service: Start request repeated too quickly.
May 17 11:21:54 stationblanche01 systemd[1]: getty@tty1.service: Failed with result 'start-limit-hit'.
May 17 11:21:54 stationblanche01 systemd[1]: Failed to start Getty on tty1. 

The override.conf file looks fine

[Service]
ExecStart=
ExecStart=-/sbin/agetty --autologin pandora --noclear %I xterm

[dbarzin]

So it seems that agetty is not able to start pandora. What append if you login with the pandora user ? Does pandora-box starts ?

[BruceFeuillette]

It looks like there is no user "pandora" in my system. I've checked on /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow and getent passwd.

[dbarzin]

This is a mistake in the installation procedure. You have to create a user called "pandora" during the installation of the operating system. To fix this, change the username in the file override.conf to the one you have created.

[BruceFeuillette]

This is it. My bad, I'm ashamed as it was the fourth line of the installation guide. I don't know how I managed to read but not doing it...