What does "failed (Result: resources)" mean in systemd?

I have a systemd unit which failed, and I'm not sure what the result type is supposed to mean.

Active: failed (Result: resources) since Thu 2016-11-17 21:06:42 UTC; 32min ago

What does Result: resources mean? I'm familiar with Result: exit-code, but not this one.

1 Answer

I agree that it is quite generic error message. Since I am not sure when you get this message I am sending you the necessary information so you can find it yourself but it can be the interpretation of errnos of system calls, ex ENOMEM.

Follow SERVICE_FAILURE_RESOURCES in .