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Issue present in systemd 219 version (current 219-2)

libsystemd 219-2
systemd 219-2
systemd-sysvcompat 219-2

Issue:

# systemctl status systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service -l
● systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service - Create Volatile Files and Directories
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service; static; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Wed 2015-03-04 09:10:27 BRT; 3h 38min ago
Docs: man:tmpfiles.d(5)
man:systemd-tmpfiles(8)
Main PID: 663 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)

Mar 04 09:10:27 mordor.wrk systemd-tmpfiles[663]: Setting access ACL "u::rw-,u:richard:r--,g::r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,m::r-x,o::---" on /var/log/journal/ebc33a2f542745aca79601b4287fcc15/user-1000@0910bac948704dc1b5829d1afe6a6f7c-00000000000dda15-00051070ca2924e8.journal failed: Argument list too long
Mar 04 09:10:27 mordor.wrk systemd-tmpfiles[663]: Setting access ACL "u::rw-,g::r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,m::r-x,o::---" on /var/log/journal/ebc33a2f542745aca79601b4287fcc15/system@a6b901dc5b0b4a5db33d7cd892ad54d7-00000000000e0089-0005107279b271a0.journal failed: Argument list too long
Mar 04 09:10:27 mordor.wrk systemd-tmpfiles[663]: Setting access ACL "u::rw-,u:richard:r--,g::r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,m::r-x,o::---" on /var/log/journal/ebc33a2f542745aca79601b4287fcc15/user-1000@0910bac948704dc1b5829d1afe6a6f7c-00000000000e00d5-000510727cad56f9.journal failed: Argument list too long
Mar 04 09:10:27 mordor.wrk systemd-tmpfiles[663]: Setting access ACL "u::rw-,u:richard:r--,g::r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,m::r-x,o::---" on /var/log/journal/ebc33a2f542745aca79601b4287fcc15/user-1000.journal failed: Argument list too long
Mar 04 09:10:27 mordor.wrk systemd-tmpfiles[663]: Setting access ACL "u::rw-,g::r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,m::r-x,o::---" on /var/log/journal/ebc33a2f542745aca79601b4287fcc15/system@000510755635402e-09c5e75c85471406.journal~ failed: Argument list too long
Mar 04 09:10:27 mordor.wrk systemd-tmpfiles[663]: Setting access ACL "u::rw-,g::r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:adm:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,g:wheel:r-x,m::r-x,o::---" on /var/log/journal/ebc33a2f542745aca79601b4287fcc15/system.journal failed: Argument list too long
Mar 04 09:10:27 mordor.wrk systemd[1]: systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service: main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Mar 04 09:10:27 mordor.wrk systemd[1]: Failed to start Create Volatile Files and Directories.
Mar 04 09:10:27 mordor.wrk systemd[1]: Unit systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service entered failed state.
Mar 04 09:10:27 mordor.wrk systemd[1]: systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service failed.

Temporary Solution: downgrade all systemd packages to 218-2 version.

Arch BBS topic: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=194417