[Bug 1594738] [NEW] systemctl not working inside chroot

[Olaf Dietsche]

Public bug reported:

AFAIU, Ubuntu switched to systemd as its service management system.
Therefore I expect it to start services even in a chroot environment.

Using "service apache2 start" instead works without any problems.

1)
Description:	Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Release:	16.04

2)
systemd:
  Installed: 229-4ubuntu4
  Candidate: 229-4ubuntu6
  Version table:
     229-4ubuntu6 500
        500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages
 *** 229-4ubuntu4 500
        500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

3)
"systemctl start apache2" should start Apache webserver.

4)
"systemctl start apache2" does not start Apache webserver.
Instead it says

>Running in chroot, ignoring request.

** Affects: systemd (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  systemctl not working inside chroot

Status in systemd package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  AFAIU, Ubuntu switched to systemd as its service management system.
  Therefore I expect it to start services even in a chroot environment.

  Using "service apache2 start" instead works without any problems.

  1)
  Description:	Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  Release:	16.04

  2)
  systemd:
    Installed: 229-4ubuntu4
    Candidate: 229-4ubuntu6
    Version table:
       229-4ubuntu6 500
          500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages
   *** 229-4ubuntu4 500
          500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  3)
  "systemctl start apache2" should start Apache webserver.

  4)
  "systemctl start apache2" does not start Apache webserver.
  Instead it says

  >Running in chroot, ignoring request.

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