kdump.service fails with status=1/FAILURE - dracut: installkernel failed in module watchdog-modules
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Environment
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
Situation
# systemctl start kdump.service Job for kdump.service failed because the control process exited with error code. See "systemctl status kdump.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details. # systemctl status kdump.service ● kdump.service - Load kdump kernel and initrd Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/kdump.service; disabled; vendor preset: disabled) Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Thu 2022-03-10 15:31:15 UTC; 3s ago Process: 21403 ExecStart=/lib/kdump/load.sh --update (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) Main PID: 21403 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) Mar 10 15:31:15 pg-test-sles12 load.sh[21403]: dracut: *** Including module: watchdog-modules *** Mar 10 15:31:15 pg-test-sles12 load.sh[21403]: dracut: installkernel failed in module watchdog-modules Mar 10 15:31:15 pg-test-sles12 systemd[1]: kdump.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE Mar 10 15:31:15 pg-test-sles12 systemd[1]: Failed to start Load kdump kernel and initrd. Mar 10 15:31:15 pg-test-sles12 systemd[1]: kdump.service: Unit entered failed state. Mar 10 15:31:15 pg-test-sles12 systemd[1]: kdump.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Resolution
Cause
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- Document ID:000020622
- Creation Date: 18-Mar-2022
- Modified Date:06-Apr-2022
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