systemd[1]: <servicename>.service: Found left-over process xxxxx <procname>) in control group while starting unit. Ignoring.

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • After restarting sshd.service unit, the following messages are logged. Does this indicate a problem?

    [...] systemd[1]: sshd.service: Found left-over process 3862254 (sshd) in control group while starting unit. Ignoring.
systemd[1]: This usually indicates unclean termination of a previous run, or service implementation deficiencies.

  • After restarting crond.service unit, the following messages are logged. Does this indicate a problem?

    systemd[1]: crond.service: Found left-over process 4057 (crond) in control group while starting unit. Ignoring.
systemd[1]: This usually indicates unclean termination of a previous run, or service implementation deficiencies.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and later
    • sshd
    • crond

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