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Systemd is an init system developed for use on GNU/Linux, generally replacing the old SysV daemon.

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Problems with start service automatically on boot

I'm developping a dotnet core service to run in rpi4, and when i execute the service with "dotnet run rpiservice.dll" the code executes normally. So, i created a .service file and insert in /...
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Systemd-homed on Raspberry Pi OS Bookworm

I recently bought a Raspberry Pi 5 and installed the latest version of Raspberry Pi OS Bookworm. My question is related to systemd-homed. When I create a new user following the instructions on https://...
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Kiosk mode audio output problem

When the Raspberry Pi 4/5 boots, I automatically start the Chromium browser (kiosk mode) with systemd according to the configuration below. [Unit] Description=kiosk app After=graphical.target [...
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systemd service doesn't work at shutdown, only on reboot

So I have a Raspberry Pi 3B+ running Raspberry OS on Xfce GUI. I'm trying to run a script on shutdown using the advice given on this thread. [Unit] Description=Screensaver [Service] Type=oneshot ...
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Autostart a GUI application as user after this user is logged in (automatically)

I cannot figure out how to autostart a GUI application as the logged in user on the current Raspberry OS Full (Bookworm, 64-bit). I tried via systemd, but for some reason it fails, the error is as if ...
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Raspberry Pi boot time issue

I am using Raspberry pi 3b+ and trying to reduce the boot time from power-on, till the GUI is shown(desktop mode). What basically happens is after power-on it takes some time to show the splash screen ...
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Run systemd timer periodically but not on boot

I would like to run a script every 30 minutes on my RbPi, but not immediately after boot. Example: If I boot my RbPi at 15:15, the script should run at 15:30 not before. Setup: My RbPi has no ...
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SSH stays on port 22 even after editing sshd_config

I tried changing my SSH port from 22 to 220 but it stays on 22. I used sudo nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config to change the daemon config and uncommented the line with Port 22 and changed it. # This is the ...
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Executing a script before shutdown on RPi3b+ running Buster

I am looking at executing a script on a RPi3b+ with Raspbian Buster that is copying some files located on a ramdisk to a persistent folder located on the SD Card before a shutdown or a reboot of the ...
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network.target stays dead, causing troubles for dnsmasq.service

I'm having issues with dnsmasq.service, caused by network.target I've seen people having problems with network.target but for them it was caused by network-online.target. But it works fine for me ● ...
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Why is systemd-hostnamed.service started at boot and by what?

systemd-hostnamed.service on my Bullseye is started at boot time by what? It does not start at boot time on my Buster. It generates problem when no DHCP-server is present on the network. - In that ...
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Cannot run PulseAudio as root (sudo)

I have developed a console application in .net 6 which uses a library that needs direct access to the gpio-pins of the Pi. The Pi is running the latest Pi OS Lite x64. Edit: This is the library ...
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dhcpcd.serve failed after recent updates

My System Raspberry Pi 3B running RaspberryPi OS Bullseye 32 bit. Even though it has a desktop I mainly use it as a server, running Pihole inside a docker container. Probable Cause After the most ...
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Does systemd-timesyncd still check for the presence of other ntp daemons?

In buster, the following command could be used to list the configuration of systemd-timesyncd: $ systemctl cat systemd-timesyncd Note the reference at the end of the cat listing to a [Unit], with ...
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Start X application (ffplay) on startup

I have an IP camera connected to the Raspberry Pi. I am using ffplay to display the camera through rtsp and it works. But I can't make it start when X starts. I tried several route: rc.local /etc/xdg/...
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Can't play audio via BT from systemd service

I have a Pi0 which I am using to play radio or local music files via a BT speaker (see https://github.com/WhyNine/pi-radio-music for the full source code). The code is written in perl and I am using a ...
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Error mounting drive at service startup (ExecStartPre)

As a precondition for starting my Syncthing service, I wish to mount an external USB drive (label MyBook). The action must be synchronous, so putting it anywhere else besides the service's ...
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systemd user service shows status "dead" on boot, but runs when manually restarted

I'm writing some code to run a sound/light show from a raspberry pi 3 A+, using the latest Bullseye OS. I've been testing it manually, running via ssh, and all is well. However, it needs to run ...
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How to start darkice on boot using a systemd service (or alternatives)

I'm trying to start darkice each time the raspberry pi is booted. I created a file /etc/systemd/darkice.service like this description = darkice_radio_streamer After = multi-user.target [Service] #...
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Plymouth failed at boot - CAUGHT SEGV

I have a degraded systemd on my Raspberry (Raspberry OS) and the culprit is : plymouth. I have this error (catch SEGV) plymouth-start.service: Main process exited, code=killed, status=11/SEGV ░░ ...
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How to make systemd wait for my network to come online?

I've created the following systemd unit: [Unit] Description=MagicMirrorConfig After=network-online.target Wants=network-online.target [Service] ExecStart=sh /home/pi/magicmirror-config/launcher.sh ...
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Why would an app started by systemd on boot perform differently [closed]

I have a python application that I'm trying to start using systemd. I have my unit file set up and systemd configured to start the app. When I sudo systemctl start my_app.service it starts and ...
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How can I set a fixed IP on Raspberry Pi running Debian bullseye?

I am struggling getting my rPi to get a fixed IP. I have this /etc/dhcpcd.conf, but that doesn't seem to do anything: # A sample configuration for dhcpcd. # See dhcpcd.conf(5) for details. # Allow ...
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Launch a Bluetooth Low Energy command after raspberry startup

I wrote a command in swift that uses the internal bluetooth low energy module of my Raspberry PI 4. This command must be launched as superuser. Everything works perfectly if I launch the executable ...
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Can't run FFPlay to playback an Audio Stream on Port 80 using systemd service?

I am trying to play a radio station WETA FM from a systemd service. I think the problem is that the URL source goes through port 80 and therefore the radio doesn't play after reboot. It plays fine ...
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whats the difference between systemd service and running app directly?

In what ways are things different when running an app directly as a user, vs running the same app as a service with systemd? I wrote an app to play audio cues on my RPI. It is working perfectly when I ...
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Black screen when running VLC from systemd

I want to display a video on a monitor via systemd. my systemd script looks like this: [Unit] Description=example script [Service] TimeoutStartSec=0 ExecStart=bash /home/pi/script.sh Type=simple User=...
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Executing sh script on (first) startup using systemd.run causes black screen/shutdown

I'd like to execute a shell script for some pre-configuration tasks on the first boot. I found systemd.run like this in the cmdline.txt on the boot partition: console=serial0,115200 console=tty1 root=...
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Configure and restart wlan0 network interface with uap0 interface without disrupting connection to uap0

I have two network interfaces, wlan0 and uap0 currently set up. I am using uap0 as WiFi access point that a user's WiFi device can connect to and be used to configure the wlan0 interface via a Web UI ...
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GPS Daemon not working on RPi, but works on my Arch PC

I followed this Adafruit Tutorial; trying to make GPS Daemon work on RPi4- on Raspberry OS minimal. Here is my situation: I can see NMEA data is coming thru minicom -b 9600 -D /dev/ttyUSB0. There is ...
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Disable systemd-random-seed

I am looking to speed up the boot time on my Raspberry pi and systemd-random-seed is taking 20s (old Pi 1). From what I've read up this is waiting to collect entropy to generate a system random seed. ...
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Pygame audio is full of pops/crackling when started via systemd

I'm trying to set up a Python process that plays audio to auromatically start on boot with systemd but when I do the audio is full of pops, even though it's fine when I run it myself in the command ...
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How to Resolve Port 53 Conflict Between, systemd.resolved and pihole-dnscrypt docker

Problem: port 53 conflict between systemd.resolved and pihole in the pihole-dnscrypt docker Setup: pi 4, ubuntu 20.04.2 (clean install) Guides for install: (1) https://github.com/losuler/pihole-...
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Systemd service not updating

I have a service on my Raspberry Pi which runs a bash file on boot. I recently updated the bash file (run.sh) but the service is not reflecting the update. So far I have tried: sudo systemctl disable/...
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Why remove systemd random seed in read-only filesystems?

I'm following this excellent tutorial. In it, he guides through creating a read-only filesystem for raspberry pis. One of the steps is to remove the systemd/random-seed $ sudo rm /var/lib/systemd/...
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Turn SenseHat leds off at shutdown

I am trying to turn off the SenseHat leds when the device reboots/shutsdown etc. The reason is that the leds stay at their last pattern so I cannot visually tell if the machine has actually shutdown. (...
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Failed to get D-Bus connection: Unknown error -1

Well I ran into a major network failure when I try to get two PIs talking to each other directly through their Ethernet ports. They use to connect to each other and communicate, but for some odd ...
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Raspberry Pi Auto-start Executable with Systemd, Loaded but Inactive (Dead)

I am trying to run a CPP client application to connect to a server when Raspberry Pi is booted and connected to the Internet. I validated this CPP executable (Asio_Client_Main) works fine when ...
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Python script not playing audio when run through systemd

After trying every possible solution online I am posting this question. I have a python script that runs on boot with the help of systemd. Everything worked fine till I installed a fresh raspian ...
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Systemd help loading things after a mount

wondering if someone can help. Setting up a seedbox and getting the last few things ironed out have a sata hat raid that i've got to mount using systemd however when I reboot minidlna and qbittorrent ...
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Plymouth bootsplash starting too late

I've set up a Plymouth bootsplash inside an initramfs on Raspbian buster. (It's using something similar but not identical to the raspi-config RO overlay.) But I've noticed that there's a ...
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Check if Raspivid service is running?

I am creating a program the requires the following: Check if raspivid is currently running. Check if its running out of a services file. if it is running out of a specific file, determine which ...
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Folder `/run/user/$(id -u)` does not exist

I am running raspian (Linux raspberrypi 5.4.51-v7+) on a headless raspberry pi (3B+), and I have just realized that my unprivileged user (uid 1001) does not get its /run/user/1001/ folder at boot. ...
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Creating a daemon that pipes output from one programme to another under systemd?

The system is a Raspberry Pi B+ running Raspbian GNU/Linux 10 (buster) and using systemd. I had expected this to be a trivial exercise but it is appearing to be less so than expected. I have a USB ...
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Systemctl not found on Buster

I recently downloaded the Buster lite installation package and have the latest updates. I get systemctl not found. The systemd files it uses are present. Apt-get systemctl fails. I need to run ...
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Why this service is inactive(dead)?

i've created a py file to monitor my home network. The script it self is running ok. I've created a service with systemd that will run this script every 30 sec and copy it in /etc/systemd/system/. ...
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Help launching Tkinter on boot Pi 3

I tried the example in a Raspberry Pi SE question, creating a systemd ".service" in the past and it worked flawlessly, but now I'm running Tkinter with python3 on a raspberry pi3. [Unit] ...
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Starting Python program on boot starts but buttons do not work

Latest Raspbian on a pi zero w... I'm newish and still learning. I have a simple python program that connects to i2c lcd display that will control credits on a home arcade machine. So a momentary ...
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systemd error: (Loaded: bad-setting)

I'm using a Raspberry Pi 3B+ with Raspbian GNU/Linux 10 (Buster) currently installed as my OS. I'm having some issues in starting a systemd service that will rerun a Python script whenever it stops/...
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dhcpcd not trying to reconnect after disconnections

I have a Pi (with Raspberry Pi OS) connected to the router via ethernet, and whenever it loses connection, dhcpcd doesn't automatically try to reconnect. Now, that is especially a problem since I'm ...
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