To activate debug level, add to units under [Service] this line Environment=SYSTEMD_LOG_LEVEL=debug Note on systemd-versions: Some systemds below 204 (verified in systemd-195) seem to need libpci-dev (or the openSuse equivalent). Another note on our compiled systemd-udevd: So far it has not been possible to reach a fully functional udev system in view of the perceived systemd-udevd limitation about evaluating the variable ENV{DEVTYPE}=="usb_device" in udev rule scripts.