Questions tagged [systemd-timers]
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Why does my systemd timer only trigger once when the unit is a target?
I have a couple of services (static site generators) that I want to trigger on a regular basis from the same systemd timer. I found this question/answer, which covers exactly what I want to do, and describes a setup whereby a .target file that…
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Timer not started by userdata command after reboot
Issue description:
On bootup we trigger the service initialization script that is shown below. The script is a part of Instance User Data.
This script copies the necessary service/timer things to systemd folder and starts a timer.
From time to time…
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Is it possible to use both `After=` and `Before=` options towards the same unit (service) together in systemd service?
The Type=oneshot unit A.service is started hourly by A.timer and it Wants=B.service, but runs Before=B.service. Unit B.service is also Type=oneshot. The requirement here is that their processes should never overlap at run time (oneshot ensures…
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Adding a once off triggering of a systemd timer
I have a systemd timer which runs at 23:00 on Fridays in order to do some batch data processing once a week during low demand times. It is Tuesday, and I would like to test a change I have made, I would like it to start at 23:00 today, so that I can…
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How to troubleshoot Ubuntu Certbot cron/timer?
lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS
Release: 20.04
Codename: focal
and have installed certbot via apt-get
My issue is that it is the second time that certificates…
Kristi Jorgji
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Run two scripts one after another with a systemd service
I have two scripts, what I would like to do is:
at 1am, the first one runs
once the first one stops, and this is a condition, the second one fires
So, should i use:
[Service]
ExecStartPre = script.py
ExecStart = secondscript.py
or
[Service]
Type…
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