Linux server wont shutdown - A start job is running for Login iSCSI Target

Asked Feb 08 '21 at 19:25

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I am settin up a server with draut and iSCSI - I messed up a target / IP mapping, and now my server is stuck while booting:

A start job is running for Login iSCSI Target ... (23min 10s / no limit)

I am currently unable to even reboot the server to edit the kernal arguments, pressing Control+Alt+Delete seems to have started the shutdown process, but the server is still hun waiting on this job with seemingly no timeout.

Having only KVM access to this node, how can I force a shutdown without having to physically hold the power button? How can I enforce time limits on jobs so I dont get stuck in this situation again?

asked Feb 08 '21 at 19:25

Matt Clark

You'll have to go hit the reset button, or have remote hands do it. – Michael Hampton Feb 08 '21 at 19:35
If I can get hands on it - how can I set job timeouts to be sure this doesn't happen again? – Matt Clark Feb 08 '21 at 19:36
Which Linux distribution is this? Which service is being started here? – Michael Hampton Feb 08 '21 at 19:53
CentOS 7, iSCSI Login, whichever service that is. – Matt Clark Feb 08 '21 at 19:54
That's what I'm trying to figure out. I can't find a systemd unit with that particular description on CentOS 7. Did you do something nonstandard in setting this up? – Michael Hampton Feb 08 '21 at 19:55

Linux server wont shutdown - A start job is running for Login iSCSI Target

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