# mysql@bootstrap.service fails on restart

**URL:** <https://forums.percona.com/t/mysql-bootstrap-service-fails-on-restart/5388>\
**Category:** Percona XtraDB Cluster 5.x\
**Created:** [February 1, 2017, 4:23pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/mysql-bootstrap-service-fails-on-restart/5388 "2017-02-01T16:23:45Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 1, 2017, 4:23pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/mysql-bootstrap-service-fails-on-restart/5388/1 "2017-02-01T16:23:45Z")

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I wanted to remove a node from a three node cluster. I stopped the two non-bootstrapped nodes. I edited the my.cnf file to remove the one non-bootstrapped node. ran systemctl stop [mysql&#64;boostrap.service](mailto:mysql&#64;boostrap.service) then ran systemctl start [mysql&#64;boostrap.service](mailto:mysql&#64;boostrap.service). I receive the error Job for [mysql&#64;boostrap.service](mailto:mysql&#64;boostrap.service) failed because a configured resource limit was exceeded. See “systemctl status [mysql&#64;boostrap.service](mailto:mysql&#64;boostrap.service)” and “journalctl -xe” for details. systemctl status shows  
systemctl status [mysql&#64;boostrap.service](mailto:mysql&#64;boostrap.service)

● [mysql&#64;boostrap.service](mailto:mysql&#64;boostrap.service) - Percona XtraDB Cluster with config /etc/sysconfig/mysql.boostrap

Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/mysql@.service; disabled; vendor preset: disabled)

Active: failed (Result: start-limit) since Wed 2017-02-01 15:51:51 CST; 50s ago

Feb 01 15:51:50 [efiles-mysql.dev1.passage.nml.com](http://efiles-mysql.dev1.passage.nml.com) systemd[1]: mysql@boostrap.service failed to run 'start-…ry

Feb 01 15:51:50 [efiles-mysql.dev1.passage.nml.com](http://efiles-mysql.dev1.passage.nml.com) systemd[1]: Failed to start Percona XtraDB Cluster with …p.

Feb 01 15:51:50 [efiles-mysql.dev1.passage.nml.com](http://efiles-mysql.dev1.passage.nml.com) systemd[1]: Unit [mysql&#64;boostrap.service](mailto:mysql&#64;boostrap.service) entered failed state.

Feb 01 15:51:50 [efiles-mysql.dev1.passage.nml.com](http://efiles-mysql.dev1.passage.nml.com) systemd[1]: mysql@boostrap.service failed.

Feb 01 15:51:50 [efiles-mysql.dev1.passage.nml.com](http://efiles-mysql.dev1.passage.nml.com) systemd[1]: Starting Percona XtraDB Cluster with config …

Feb 01 15:51:51 [efiles-mysql.dev1.passage.nml.com](http://efiles-mysql.dev1.passage.nml.com) systemd[1]: [mysql&#64;boostrap.service](mailto:mysql&#64;boostrap.service) holdoff time over, sc…t.

Feb 01 15:51:51 [efiles-mysql.dev1.passage.nml.com](http://efiles-mysql.dev1.passage.nml.com) systemd[1]: start request repeated too quickly for mysql…ce

Feb 01 15:51:51 [efiles-mysql.dev1.passage.nml.com](http://efiles-mysql.dev1.passage.nml.com) systemd[1]: Failed to start Percona XtraDB Cluster with …p.

Feb 01 15:51:51 [efiles-mysql.dev1.passage.nml.com](http://efiles-mysql.dev1.passage.nml.com) systemd[1]: Unit [mysql&#64;boostrap.service](mailto:mysql&#64;boostrap.service) entered failed state.

Feb 01 15:51:51 [efiles-mysql.dev1.passage.nml.com](http://efiles-mysql.dev1.passage.nml.com) systemd[1]: mysql@boostrap.service failed.

Anyone have any ideas.  
Regards,  
Robin