Re: udev rule in /etc/udev/rules.d/ FAILS to exec on boot; but OK exec @ shell after boot ?

On Thu, Dec 21, 2023 at 3:26=E2=80=AFPM pgnd <[email protected]> wrote:
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>
> > Anyway, try asking on the systemd mailing list, which is where udev hel=
p
> > can be found, this list really isn't alive anymore at all, sorry.
>
> np, thx. i've posted in systemd:matrix.org; we'll see what pops up there.
>
> > Try running 'udevadm monitor' to watch the events to ensure they are
> > what you think they are.
>
> just to close/comment here before moving on, @ shell after boot
>
>         udevadm monitor | grep enp5s0
>                 KERNEL[40344.410195] change   /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00=
:01.2/0000:01:00.0/0000:02:05.0/0000:05:00.0/net/enp5s0 (net)
>                 UDEV  [40344.529849] change   /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00=
:01.2/0000:01:00.0/0000:02:05.0/0000:05:00.0/net/enp5s0 (net)
>
> and, checking boot logs,
>
>         journalctl -b | grep systemd-udevd  | grep /etc
>                 Dec 20 19:24:16 dev systemd-udevd[522]: Trying to open "/=
etc/systemd/hwdb/hwdb.bin"...
>                 Dec 20 19:24:16 dev systemd-udevd[522]: Trying to open "/=
etc/udev/hwdb.bin"...
>                 Dec 20 19:24:16 dev systemd-udevd[522]: Reading rules fil=
e: /etc/udev/rules.d/11-dm.rules
>                 Dec 20 19:24:16 dev systemd-udevd[522]: Reading rules fil=
e: /etc/udev/rules.d/59-persistent-storage-dm.rules
>                 Dec 20 19:24:16 dev systemd-udevd[522]: Reading rules fil=
e: /etc/udev/rules.d/59-persistent-storage-md.rules
>                 Dec 20 19:24:16 dev systemd-udevd[522]: Reading rules fil=
e: /etc/udev/rules.d/59-persistent-storage.rules
>                 Dec 20 19:24:16 dev systemd-udevd[522]: Reading rules fil=
e: /etc/udev/rules.d/61-persistent-storage.rules
>                 Dec 20 19:24:16 dev systemd-udevd[522]: Reading rules fil=
e: /etc/udev/rules.d/64-lvm.rules
>                 Dec 20 19:24:16 dev systemd-udevd[522]: Reading rules fil=
e: /etc/udev/rules.d/65-md-incremental-imsm.rules
>
> seemingly missing/ignoring,
>
>         ls -al /etc/udev/rules.d/
>                 -rw-r--r--  1 root root 2.2K Dec 20 18:47 99-enp5s0-sysct=
l.rules
>

Your udevd runs in initrd and this rule is not included there.

>
> where
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>         find /usr/lib/dracut/modules.d -type f \
>          -iname 11-dm.rules \
>          -o -iname 59-persistent-storage-dm.rules \
>          -o -iname 59-persistent-storage-md.rules \
>          -o -iname 59-persistent-storage.rules \
>          -o -iname 61-persistent-storage.rules \
>          -o -iname 64-lvm.rules \
>          -o -iname 65-md-incremental-imsm.rules
>
>                 /usr/lib/dracut/modules.d/90dm/11-dm.rules
>                 /usr/lib/dracut/modules.d/90dm/59-persistent-storage-dm.r=
ules
>                 /usr/lib/dracut/modules.d/90mdraid/59-persistent-storage-=
md.rules
>                 /usr/lib/dracut/modules.d/90mdraid/65-md-incremental-imsm=
.rules
>                 /usr/lib/dracut/modules.d/95udev-rules/59-persistent-stor=
age.rules
>                 /usr/lib/dracut/modules.d/95udev-rules/61-persistent-stor=
age.rules
>                 /usr/lib/dracut/modules.d/90lvm/64-lvm.rules
>
>