> -----Original Message----- > From: Andrei Borzenkov <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, July 29, 2024 1:19 PM > To: Mantas Mikulėnas <[email protected]> > Cc: Windl, Ulrich <[email protected]>; [email protected] > Subject: [EXT] Re: [systemd-devel] "OnUnitInactiveSec Timer not firing" issue > > On Mon, Jul 29, 2024 at 2:12 PM Mantas Mikulėnas <[email protected]> > wrote: > > >> > >> Furthermore it seems to be necessary to run the service unit itself, too > (assuming it must be enabled also, right?) > > > > > > No. The purpose of the timer is to start the service, so starting the > > service > manually (or "enabling" it, to be started on boot) would be redundant. > > > > OnUnitInactiveSec begins counting when service gets stopped. How is > this timer supposed to start a service that was never active (and > hence never stopped) before? [Windl, Ulrich]
OK, so what would you suggest instead? Alternatively, can you explain where OnUnitInactiveSec would make sense?
