@Swarthy
"So if Systemd* crashes, it writes to a binary log, which requires Systemd* to load up to read the logs - What could go wrong?"
Now, now... you just need to adapt to the new way of Linux'ing. No need to be critical ;)
It will only be a few months before the Samba stack gets imported into systemd and after that you can easily access those logs right after booting with your trusty Windows 10 environment.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
