On Sat, Feb 26, 2022 at 09:38 Dave Howorth <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sat, 26 Feb 2022 09:17:38 -0600 > Tom Browder <[email protected]> wrote: > > Is there any way to get a plain syntax check of a potential new > > service file? > > systemd-analyze verify FILE... Thanks, Dave. I'm apparently having problems with the executable file and I'm not sure if I need the Type to be simple or oneshot. The service I'm trying to create is to emulate a user at the CLI executing a script running in the foreground who never logs out. The script loops infinitely listening and responding to a specific port behind an apache reverse proxy. The script is programmed to stop with a Ctr-C. It can be left with "nohup &" (but I'm not sure if that interferes with its design yet). I do know I have to set an environment variable for the executable to find its libraries, and I'm not sure how to do that in the service file to emulate this: export MYLIB=/path/to/lib; /path/to/prog I have tried both Type=oneshot and Type=simple but neither like the single ExecStart= line with that command. Best regards, -Tom
