Questions tagged [systemd]
Systemd is a replacement for the classic init during boot.
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Why does networkd forget the bridge configuration then complains about invalid gateway?
I use 2 of the 4 ethernet sockets as a bridge, which I configure with netplan:
network:
version: 2
renderer: networkd
ethernets:
eno1:
dhcp4: no
eno2:
dhcp4: no
eno3:
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Per-link DNS settings with systemd-resolved
It doesn't make much sense to me why per-link DNS settings would be useful. Wouldn't any DNS server you want to use have to be part of a global list before you can decide which interface to send the ...
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How to stop a service using crontab?
I am trying the following code inside crontab and it works for starting the service but the stop part doesn't work!
25 10 * * * systemctl start python-script 2&1 >/dev/null 26 10 * * * ...
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Disable systemd service on `/lib/systemd/user` folder
I'm trying to disable some services like gvfs-gphoto2 and others, as I use Manjaro KDE distro and removing these packages weirdly remove Network Manager. The init files for these services are on the ...
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Journalctl shows logs from about last hour only
I have a problem with journalctl logs, which doesn't show me logs older than about one hour.
First log entry is from about one hour ago, instead of 2 days as requested.
$ date -u
Wed May 13 08:59:21 ...
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How to start/stop a python script as a service at a specific time on CentOS?
I am trying to put a python script on a VPS running CentOS 7, that crawls some stock data online from a web service. What I want to do is to set this script as an OS service that start/stops at a ...
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Is it possible to filter journald messages before they are filed?
I have all kind of logs which are centralized with journald. A lot of them are not interesting and I could try to filter them at the source, but this not always possible. Moreover, some are ...
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RUN SCRIPT BEFORE SHUTDOWN in ubuntu 16.04
i have tried to run the script before shutdown using systemd but its not working . I have created the following service:
[Unit]
Description=test
Before=shutdown.target
[Service]
Type=oneshot
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Systemd-homed authentication / PAM settings to use for lightdm
I am using the lightdm display manager, with the Aether Theme, on EndeavorOS / Arch Linux, with the PAM configurations laid out in the Arch Wiki, regarding nss-auth and system-auth. The service is ...
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systemd-logind is working at full speed and my computer is buzzing when I close the laptop lid
I'm using Arch Linux, which has a rolling update system. For some time (probably since the last update, but I'm not sure), when I close my laptop lid, the fan starts to make a lot of noise. I checked ...
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systemd cgroups: how to limit process to given cpu cores and protect those from others processes
I need to run some performance tests to compare two approaches, comprising different databases, different backend strategies and indeed some app firing requests. There will be a lot of processes ...
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List processes in a named nspawn container
I've been using pstree with pid of the systemd-nspawn or systemd process to get a convenient list of processes running "inside" a particular container/machine/namespace.
Is there a convenient or ...
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/var/log/syslog.1 => 60GB | I seem to have stopped the cause, but don't know how to cleanly deal with the size of the logfile
So basically there is a command (gotop-cjbassi) I run continuously for monitoring purposes which started to misbehave badly apparently. After verification, every time it is run, systemd-journald ...
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How to stop a service when updating another in Debian
In Debian, how can I stop all supervisord processes before upgrading/restarting postgres and start them after postgres is finished?
Background: I would like to use unattended upgrades. If the ...
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Where does systemd actually search for units?
Today I spent too many hours figuring out what is wrong with my systemd which was refusing to find units in .config/systemd/user.
The symptoms were:
systemd-analyze --user verify <unit> worked
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Systemd-Networkd BindCarrier failed with “Unknown lvalue”
Currently I'm trying to setup a bond network with vlan with systemd-networkd. Unfortunately the service gives me the error message "Unknown lvalue 'BindCarrier' in section 'Network'" for the bond1....
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What are the real world differences between bind, systemd-resolved, dnsmasq, etc.? [closed]
I'm trying to achieve three simple goals (on our CentOS8 server)...
local DNS resolution/caching
DNSSEC
DNSoverTLS
At first I went straight for dnsmasq because that was what it seemed most people ...
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Trouble setting up an asp.net core application as a systemd service on a virtual ubuntu machine
The result of
$sudo systemctl status ascended.service
WARNING: terminal is not fully functional
● ascended.service - Ascended Guild main site dotnet core application
Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/...
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systemd drop-ins won't override specific values
I'm trying to extend a vendor supplied target/timer to specify which targets should be executed, but eihter way I try, it won't overried the settings.
My first approach was to create a drop-in for ...
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why systemctl failed state after many restart of service + rhel services
In some cases, when performing numerous systemctl restart commands, services will enter the failed state.
Is it possible in systemctl's configuration to configure the service in a way that service ...
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Sytemd graphical multi-session
On Linux with systemd it is possible to have multi-sessions on one seat, eg. I have reached the graphical target starting my display manager, login, and then my graphical user session is in place. I ...
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How systemd service run on boot until success?
I have a systemd service that upgrade linux on boot. Service works but the problem is when debian is booting, network connection is off, so service show succeeded but actualy does not update the ...
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Why not the stdout/stderr of my script as a systemd.service be redirected to journald?
I saw that systemd redirects all of stdout/stderr of a unit to journald by default, but I forget where I saw it.
The output of my binary programs such as those compiled by gcc, has been redirected ...
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How to boot Centos 8 with volatile root overlay filesystem?
Generally, I am looking to boot a Linux box so that the persistent storage is immutable. Any changes made to the filesystem should be lost when the box is powered off.
This is for system where the ...
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Systemd Not Running Via Cron
I have this cron.hourly script:
#!/bin/sh
echo "test" >> /root/test
systemctl --global restart dnscrypt-proxy
While the echo command runs perfectly, the systemctl ones not running at all. The ...
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systemd: Freezing execution in Yocto
We have a legacy device with following configurations:
Chipset Architecture : Intel NM10 express
OS : Yocto warrior
CPU : Atom D2250 Dual Core
Volatile Memory : 2GB DDR3
CPU core : 4
I have ...
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Is there a way to make systemd shutdown the system when a service exits with a particular code (e.g. exit code 0)?
I have few Linux boxes each running a service. This is the only important process running on these machines. However, sometimes due to some internal state-changes in the service, it will gracefully ...
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Cannot get systemd to restart a service if it crashes
I searched online and posted here to understand how to use systemd to auto start a c++ application, now I want it to automatically restart that application if it crashes.
I know the correct course of ...
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Running Java process from Systemd with classpath
I have the following service:
[Unit]
Description=App
After=network.target
[Service]
Type=simple
User=root
WorkingDirectory=/opt/app
ExecStart=/usr/bin/java -server /opt/app/start.ini
Restart=on-...
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Start 3 redis instances via systemd
I'd like to start 3 instances of Redis 6 via systemd.
System info:
root@ubnt:/home/test11# uname -a Linux ubnt 4.15.0-88-generic #88-Ubuntu
SMP Tue Feb 11 20:11:34 UTC 2020 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/...
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How to restart a systemd service upon resume
I have the following service configuration :
$ systemctl cat bluetooth
# /lib/systemd/system/bluetooth.service
[Unit]
Description=Bluetooth service
Documentation=man:bluetoothd(8)
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Debian/Beaglebone clock changing to wrong date (possibly timezone related)
I have a three beaglebone green wireless (BBGW), all of them are having the same error. Something is reseting the systemtime. All these boards have been used before
It's hapenning also on a brand new ...
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dpkg - Configuring systemd results in name regex error
One day, upon attempting to upgrade the packages on my seldom updated Raspberry Pi Zero W, systemd fails to be configured correctly due to what seems to be a bad name to addgroup.
Setting up systemd (...
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sd-encrypt with keyfile on optional external partition
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I have an encrypted /home partition, which can be unlocked with a passphrase and a keyfile. This keyfile is on a USB drive which I keep at home. This means that someone who steals my laptop ...
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Delete removed videos from playlist youtube-dl
I have a script that syncs my yt playlist to my computer. Problem is, when I remove a video from my playlist it stays on my computer. Is there a way to either have youtube-dl delete the video or to ...
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Systemd: “Session closed for user root”
I've written a C application that I would like run at boot. The software operation includes GPIO manipulation and an attached projection cape on the Beaglebone Black that I'm using.
I ended up ...
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Writing a systemd script that starts 2 applications in linux
OS: Raspbian
I'm failing to execute 2 applications at once with rc.local
I need to find a simple example for how to start an app with systemd
The problem is Im only finding specific examples for ...
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Stopping dhclient on non-existent eth0 interface
My Ubuntu 18.04.3 system takes an extra 90 seconds to boot because it is trying to run dhclient on a non-existent interface "eth0". At the same time, DHCP has already run and succeeded within 1 second ...
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Start xinit with default font?
I'm using Raspberry Pi and try to make it like kiosk. I've added my app as a service to the systemd /lib/systemd/system/app.service and it starts when system opened. Inside the app.service:
[Unit]
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How to wait for Thunderbolt device discovery before invoking cryptsetup during startup?
I am using a Linux sytem running Kernel 5.4.12 and systemd 234 on a notebook, which is connected via Thunderbolt 3 to a docking station providing an external keyboard, mouse and monitor. The root ...
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systemd service not executing script?
I'm using a Debian 9.11 system. I ran into a problem where systemd service runs my script but does not produce the desired result.
I created a script named my_autossh.sh and put it under /usr/bin. ...
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Creating systemd service for passive tshark capture without root
I am creating a systemd service to capture SIP/RTP/RTCP traffic sent over GRE to a capture box. The service calls a script, tshark_wrapper, which handles the capture/filter and the directory/file ...
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How to map specific mouse wheel to keyboard button on Linux with Xorg?
I would like to remap wheel up and wheel down from a specific mouse to keyboard buttons, hwdb files doesn't seem to affect mouse wheel, which tool could I use for this task ?
If possible, with an ...
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Systemd service fails to write file, but only on Cold Boot
On Manjaro Linux (kernel 5.5) I created a script for overclocking my GPU, and a systemd service to start it at boot:
/usr/local/bin/amdoverclock
#!/bin/bash
echo 'manual' > ...
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Executable path is not absolute
I am trying to apply DRY by utilizing env vars as below:
Environment='SHARED=/var/www/backend/shared/'
Environment='QUEUE=critical'
Environment='BUNDLE_PATH=/home/ubuntu/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.3.0/bin/...
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systemd service enabled doesnt start on boot
Im having troubleshooting configuring systemd with rtorrent and screen in my raspberry pi.
I have the service unit file configured and when i start it manually with systemctl start rtorrent it starts ...
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cgroup_root is not mounted at boot, thus making systemd unable to start
I'm porting SailfishOS to Sony Xperia Z1 Compact (amami), running arm architecture and a linux version 3.4. So, hybris porting seemed to be somewhat successful (probably still a lot of bugs, but we'll ...
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How to get a systemd timer out of n/a status?
I'm trying to setup a systemd timer to run twice a day during a working week. Once is at 7:00 AM, and once at 1:00 PM. The *.timer and *.service files are below.
I install and enable them, and ...
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systemd-resolve doesn't seem to work correctly
According to
man systemd-resolve
Example 2. Retrieve the domain of the "85.214.157.71" IP address
$ systemd-resolve 85.214.157.71
85.214.157.71: gardel.0pointer.net
So, let's ...
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How can I give a grace period to CTRL-ALT-DEL in systemd
With init one could point the ctrlaltdel action in inittab to any command, such as doing a delayed shutdown command. How can this be done with Systemd?
I sometimes work form the console and being ...
