Server won't boot - /sbin/init issue

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DJFraz

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Hello,

I've been working on this issue for a while now and opted to try the forums. A web and forum search has been unsuccessful in rendering a resolution.

I am running PVE 5.4.106 and am running into the following issue at startup:
run-init: can't execute '/sbin/init': No such file or directory
Target filesystem doesn't have requested /sbin/init
run-init: can't execute '/sbin/init': No such file or directory
run-init: can't execute '/etc/init': No such file or directory
run-init: can't execute '/bin/init': No such file or directory
/bin/sh: 0: can't access tty; job control turned off
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The error started with me trying to upgrade the server via apt-get upgrade and I received the following:
dpkg: warning: 'ldconfig' not found in PATH or not executable
dpkg: warning: 'start-stop-daemon' not found in PATH or not executable
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After I rebooted the server (had to do a hard reboot as none of the power commands were found in bash).

Any help is appreciated. Thank you.
 
Sound like stuff is missing. Did you delete /usr/*? Or did you apt-get remove a lot of software? Or is your filesystem just broken? I suggest reinstalling (a newer version that is still supported) and restoring your VMs from backup.
 
I have no idea what happened. I had a power outage and my UPS batteries died (hence the flashing icon in the video on it). Powered it back on a couple weeks ago and did an apt-get upgrade and got the failure. The rest came after the hard reboot.

I was hoping it was something simple, but looks like I'll have to hit up the reinstall.

Thanks for the assist.
 
There are a few reports on this forum on sudden power-loss and ZFS file system or metadata problems. I haven't yet seen a pattern in them. Is your rpool on one or more "consumer" SSDs?
 
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