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    Unraid won't boot - stuck at rsyslogd -i /var/run/rsyslogd.pid

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    Following up here.

     

    I uninstalled rclone and did a full shutdown (not reboot). One thing to note is that I stopped the array before clicking shutdown to make sure containers had been stopped.

     

    That shutdown/restart worked flawlessly, first time in over a year!

     

    I will keep playing with it this weekend and try to see if I can reproduce it:

    - reboot vs shutdown

    - stopping array before shutdown vs not

    - having rclone installed vs not

    Unraid won't boot - stuck at rsyslogd -i /var/run/rsyslogd.pid

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    Hi all,

     

    TLDR: Unraid indefinitely hangs or is stuck during the boot process at this command:

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    I have been plagued with this issue for a while now but finally it boiled over since I cannot successfully boot unraid anymore. It has been days without being able to use my server and I am very frustrated.

     

    If you search for this it really does seem like there are many people with the same issue. @limetech is this a larger problem worth investigating?

     

    Here is a list of related posts I have found:

    1. https://forums.unraid.net/topic/50963-solved-unraid-refuses-to-boot/
    2. https://forums.unraid.net/topic/72755-hang-on-reboot-fine-on-cold-boot/
    3. https://forums.unraid.net/topic/114019-unraid-startup-wont-complete/
    4. https://forums.unraid.net/topic/59506-server-wont-boot-stuck-at-syslogd/
    5. https://forums.unraid.net/topic/88212-boot-stops-in-syslog-on-second-boot-asus-rs720/

     

    Here are a list of things I tried:

    • Put your flash drive in your PC and let it checkdisk (chkdsk [drive] /f /r /x)
    • Plugging flash into PC, make backup of your 'config' folder.  Then reformat the usb flash - volume label UNRAID - then copy over release from zip file.  Click 'make_bootable' as administrator (don't forget this step), then drag your 'config' file backup to the flash

     

    I am pretty desperate at this point and would love any help.

     

    Thank you!

    Gather metrics for Docker img filling up

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    Nearly everyday my docker image size (20gb total) goes from ~60% usage to 70%+ usage and the alarms start going off (70%). The image size continues to fluctuate (69%, 72%, etc.) so a ton of alarms go off. I believe the "Container" and "Writeable" are growing quickly due to Plex traffic but am not sure that is the only problem and want to understand all my applications a bit more. I am not interested in increasing the docker image size or changing when the alarms go off, I want to understand which applications are consuming the space and why.

     

    I have analyzed all my active docker containers and added a max log setting where applicable, when the log became large (>50mb), so I don't believe runaway logs are the problem: 

    --log-opt max-size=50m --log-opt max-file=1

    I know I can get a current snapshot of my docker usage by clicking the "Container Size" button on the /Docker page but that is only a current snapshot and it isn't fast enough or historical. I was thinking about collecting this data and placing it into a time series DB (InfluxDB or Prometheus) and graphing it (Grafana).

     

    I am most familiar with Prometheus but am not sure how to collect the data from: 

    /mnt/user/system/docker/docker.img

     

    Any tips? Is this the best way to get this information/solve this problem? Has this been done before?

    Thanks!

     

     

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    [solved] Unraid refuses to boot

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    Posted

    Following up on my previous post.

     

    First thing I did was to plug the flash drive into a Windows 10 PC, I ran chkdsk d: /f /r /x and it resulted in 0 errors.

     

    Next, I had an idea, try formatting the flash drive using the Windows 10 machine. I figured there could be an issue isolated with macOS. Downloaded Unraid USB Creator Win32 and reset the drive. I did not add my /config folder back. It booted up quickly to `Tower login:`. I was able to browse to my server IP via another computers web browser and saw it as an unregistered copy of unraid. So far so good! I have eliminated physical problems with the machine and the USB flash drive.

     

    Next I wanted to add the /config folder back to the drive but via the Windows 10 PC. Unraid booted up fine, it got past the rsyslogd.pid step.

     

    So I am still a bit confused as to the root cause.

     

    Potential culprits:

    - macOS formatting might have an issue

    - Copying /config from a macOS might have an issue

    - Other?

     

    I never did a memtest but will kick one off later this week.

     

    [solved] Unraid refuses to boot

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    Tonight I will try:

    1. Get a windows 10 PC and run chkdsk on the flash drive
      1. This will determine if something is wrong physically or logically with the flash drive
    2. Try a brand new flash drive and clean copy of unraid (without my existing /config file)
      1. This will determine if something is wrong with the server's hardware (mobo, cpu, ram, usb port, etc.)
    3. Install a clean/new copy of unraid on a new flash drive and then move my /config folder over (I will need to move my license if this works, nbd)

    Also, LMK if I should start a new thread for this, not trying to hijack and existing thread but it is the same issue.

    [solved] Unraid refuses to boot

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    Posted

    3 hours ago, trurl said:

    This thread is over 3 years old and marked solved, but keep it here now that you have posted in it.

     

    Are you booting from a USB2 port? You should.

    Yes, I am using a USB2 port. It is the existing motherboard, flash drive, and same exact port as before (last 18 months).

    [solved] Unraid refuses to boot

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    I am experiencing this now and I am unsure how to progress past the suggestions in this post (reformat usb flash).

     

    Details:

    - Sever was running fine for the last 18 months

    - Did a hardware upgrade (new cpus, case w/backplane) this last weekend and ran into this issue once but a reboot fixed it

    - Since then every time I reboot it has this issue. I have left it for 1 hour + with no change

     

    Steps I tried:

    - First I backed up my flash drive to my macOS desktop (verified it looked good, size was correct, etc)

    - I used the `Unraid USB Creator` on macOS.

    - Selected Stable, Unraid 6.8.1 (212 mb)

    - Clicked Customize

    - Checked Allow UEFI Boot

    - Selected my flash drive and Clicked Write

    - Replaced the /config folder from my desktop backup

    - Tried to boot into unRaid, boot screen shows, tried normal (headless), with GUI, and Safe mode. All had the same result.

     

    I have attached a 2 second video of the hanging.

    I have attached a screenshot of the hanging (same as video, just not live).

     

    Also, when I hit Ctrl + Alt + Del on the keyboard it tried to Reboot (SIGTERM), it never actually reboots, it hangs also. I uploaded a pic of that.

     

    Thank you in advance, this is a super bummer for me as I have always had a really clean experience with unraid.

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