Questions tagged [systemd]
Systemd is an init system developed for use on GNU/Linux, generally replacing the old SysV daemon.
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Issues with systemctl launching service
I have followed various tutorials to get systemd to launch Homebridge on my Pi. This is the main one which seems to have worked for many others: https://timleland.com/setup-homebridge-to-start-on-...
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On boot open tmux session and start continuous python script
I've spent days going in circles with this one, my google skills have failed me...
I am using a systemd service to run a shell script on boot which should open a new tmux session and start a python ...
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How can I recover from a system boot autoload service that keeps rebooting?
I don't want to start over from scratch.
There are several ways I could change the monitor.service so it would fail or run without booting:
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo systemctl --full edit monitor....
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Disconnect RTC from systemd-timesyncd.service
I have an RPI3 with an added external RTC (Adafruit PiRTC - PCF8523). My system does not have consistent access to the internet, occasionally loses power, and is remote (in the field), so physical ...
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How to fix the systemd file permissions?
I have a raspberry pi python3 program "monitor.py" that works from the terminal
But it fails to run when I start it from boot.
Check status:
pi@raspberrypi:~ $ systemctl status monitor.service
● ...
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How to start a systemd service as a non-root user?
I've been using qbittorrent-nox on a headless Raspberry Pi 3 B+. The setup was a breeze. But then I wanted to autostart qbittorrent after boot, so I wrote a systemd service unit and enabled it. It ...
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Waiting for network connectivity instead of just sleep fixed time
I'm new to the whole Raspberry Pi and Bash scripting thing, so bear with me.
I run raspberry autopilot on a remotely controlled vehicle thru a 3G/4G connection. Raspberry Pi is installed onboard the ...
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Running a Python Script with Tensorflow via systemd doesn't work, but running the same script via the terminal works
I have successfully coded a Python 3 Script that detects objects in a frame given my the camera. Based on those objects detected, I run commands and logic. I have tested this and I can run it via the ...
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Problem autostarting pigpiod
On my Pi3B+ I had pigpiod configured to run on boot and I can successfully run compiled c programs; specifically DHTXXD.c which contains:-
/*
DHTXXD.c
2016-02-16
Public Domain
*/
#include <stdio....
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Systemd giving interface static ip address fails
I'm trying to get used to systemd, following this. But without success.
This file /etc/systemd/network/12-wlan1.network does not take effect:
[Match]
Name=wlan1
[Network]
Address=192.168.4.1/24
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How to change MAC address using systemd?
I wonder how it is possible to change the mac address of a wifi dongle using systemd.
I tried this but without success:
cat > /etc/systemd/network/00-wlx*********.link <<EOF
[Match]
Name=...
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Program not able to open file at start up but when running from command line, runs as expected
using a library from https://github.com/BLavery/LIBtft144
this line of code doesn't seem to run when I run the program from a systemd. I also tried calling it from a crontab call of my .py program.
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Why won't my systemd execute?
I get this error message when I try to run systemd:
Failed to create /user.slice/user-1000.slice/session-c2.scope/init.scope control group: Permission denied
Failed to allocate manager object: ...
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Can't enable service with systemd
I have created the service sendir.service and put it in /etc/systemd/system
This is what the service looks like:
[Unit]
Description=sendir
[Service]
Type=oneshot
RemainAfterExit=true
ExecStart=/bin/...
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How to correctly restart wpa_supplicant debug with networkd-systemd?
I am trying to debug setting up wifi with networkd-systemd managing wpa_supplicant. The overall objective is to get wifi AP and managed client modes working at the same time. I can get managed ...
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Captive Portal using systemd raspbian stretch
I am trying to setup a captive portal on my raspbian stretch access point connecting to my node server.
Currently using systemd to set up my network so I can ssh into my pi and use it as a access ...
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using the terminal as kiosk
i was wondering, is it possible to use the Raspbian Pixel terminal as a kiosk at login?
I found about how to do it with chromium, but i would like to start a process on the terminal and put it full ...
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Executing multiple scripts on startup in a particular order
I am running Raspbian GNU Linux (9) Stretch, on my Raspberry Pi 3.
Project Overview
Python script which makes use of 2 inputs to the Pi. Calculations are performed based on these inputs, and values ...
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How to avoid fsck at boot timing out
If the raspberry pi doesn't shut down cleanly, it forces a fsck at boot. My filesystem is on a 64GB micro SD card and it takes quite a while to fsck. But before that can finish a couple of services ...
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Why is my systemd script not working, while reboot pi my app not receiving signal(SIGTERM, SIGINT )
[Unit]
Description=+++++++++++App start/stop+++++++++++++++++
After=network.target
[Service]
User=root
Group=root
StandardOutput=null
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/app_start > /dev/null
Restart=always
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Kernel does not use RTC
I have a PiFace RTC clock that I have setup on archlinux ARM on a rpi2.
I have edited /boot/config.txt to add
dtparam=i2c=on
dtoverlay=i2c-rtc,mcp7941x=0x6f
I have added i2c-dev and i2c:mcp7941x ...
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USB mount not able to auto mount external drive due to MTP error
I'm trying to auto mount external hard drives to raspberry pi B+ (raspbian stretch lite image) using usbmount (link). But auto mount fails with the below error saying the device is not MTP. Unlike ...
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Not able to send GPS data (lat, lon and alt) to journal (systemd)
Working on a data acquisition project where I am trying to send GPS data to cloud.
Board: Customised board based on the schematics of Raspberry Pi Compute Module 3 Lite and I/O baord. Have added GSM ...
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Setting up a Raspberry Pi as an access point - the easy way
I know how to do it the classic way as described for example by the official documentation at Setting up a Raspberry Pi as an access point in a standalone network (NAT). But that needs many different ...
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Wpa_supplicant with openwrt router ‘could not read SSID from driver’
Arch Linux ARM was installed successfully on a Raspberry Pi3 which will be added to a small network. The first attempt at setting up wifi on the Pi3 failed, showing alarm wpa_supplicant[323]: wlan0: ...
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What's wrong with this service file?
I am trying to start a Python3 script on boot. The script listens to a 433 MHz receiver for remote button presses, then publishes an mqtt message for matching button codes.
The python code works ...
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Is there a way to automatically activate a script when g_mass_storage reads or writes
I'm using the g_mass_storage on the raspberry pi. Is there any way to trigger a script when the host writes to the pi?
Everywhere I've looked has talked about using triggers based upon usb mounting
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How to set custom NTP servers in recent raspbian (Stretch) systems?
How do I set the NTP server setting to a custom value in recent versions of Raspbian? I've noticed in a Stretch image that /etc/ntpd.conf does not exist in the default full image, nor is ntpd process ...
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Python Script with Systemctl not working only on Stretch
I've been using systemctl to manage multiple python scripts on raspberry pi 3b running jessie for a while. I recently got a rpi 3b+ and installed the lates Stretch on it. Set up the exact same way as ...
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How to increase NFS clients beyond 16
I increased my cluster from 16 to 20 machines. One issue which has come up is that I cannot connect more that 16 machines as NFS clients to the raspberry pi nfs server.
The nfs server machine runs ...
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Run python script at startup with Systemd service
I am having troubles running a python server script at startup on my RPi 3 B+.
I created a python file and placed it in /home/pi/Desktop/scripts/bulb.py, it contains the python interpreter should be ...
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Running my python 3 code on startup with systemd - permission denied
I have a python script which uses motion sensor and camera. It captures an image and stores to the same folder where the script resides. No errors when I run it in bash. But I created this service for ...
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Raspberry pi zero wifi serial1 not created on first boot with yocto
Our company is attempting to use a raspberry pi 0 wifi for an IOT product that we are booting with a custom yocto image. After making some changes (added mender) the serial 1 device stopped working on ...
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How to run a C program at boot time [duplicate]
I have a project and it is running a c program on the PI. The program is meant to start running at startup.
So far I have tried to do this with rclocal, but this is depricated. Afterwards I tried ...
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What creates /dev/spidev*?
I’ve got a little program that uses an spi hat that I set to start running from rc.local.
It was all running fine under Jessie, but I’ve upgraded to Stretch and now it appears rc.local is being called ...
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Is there a way to drive the display via HDMI from a systemd service
When my Raspberry PI starts it will start a process using systemd. At this point the display of the PI will be the standard PIXEL desktop. This process does not run as root.
What I am looking for is ...
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openvpn: make it restart if process fails
I'm testing openvpn to restart if it fails for whatever reason.
I edited the file /lib/systemd/system/openvpn.service (with vi straight, just in case) and set the Type to simple, added Restart=always ...
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Trying to setup a node.js script as a system service
I am trying to setup a node.js based telegram bot to run as a system service but get Access Denied error every time I try to execute it.
Here is the .service file I have created.
[Unit]
Description=...
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systemd: hand-made service fails to start on boot
I created an application that I want to start on boot for the raspberry.
I had already set up a service for wvdial by hand to make it start on boot and it works like a charm so I then started working ...
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How do I trigger periodic remote shooting on a DSLR using a Raspberry Pi e.g. for time lapse (shutter timer), group pictures or self portraits
I'd like to use my DSLR camera for the following use cases:
record a timelapse, e.g. shoot a picture every second (or every minute, or every hour).
take a group photo (including me) or self portrait ...
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Raspbian start certain services after boot to optimize boot time [duplicate]
I set up a Raspbian stretch lite and am about to make it start xserver after boot. Now I am confused about the long boot time! I ran system-analyze blame to check which services take the most time:
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Howto migrate from networking to systemd-networkd with dynamic failover
Systemd's systemd-networking can replace tbe used to replace the existing networking system on Raspbian.
How does it work with Raspbian on a Raspberry Pi 3 and it's two interfaces for ethernet and ...
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disable dhcpcd.service for static ip?
I'm trying to speed up boot time on my PI. systemctl-analyze tells me it takes 7.7s to start dhcpcd.service. This seems a bit much, all I need is a static ip address for eth0 (for a local network only,...
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Clarification about the boot process (systemd / init)
I started disabling some services from systemd to speed up the boot time, but I noticed that many services are also in the old init (which runs). There are quite a few things that start in rc.d (or at ...
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How to exit a python daemon cleanly?
I want a simple python script to run in background, therefore I configured daemon test.service in /etc/systemd/system/.
[Unit]
Description=Test service
After=multi-user.target
[Service]
Type=simple
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How to get raspivid to stream with VLC on boot? Systemd doesn't play nice, and VLC gives errors
How do I get VLC to play nice to stream on boot?
I've tried running it on rc.local script, I've tried using a service and systemd including After=network.target and so forth so it only runs after we ...
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Raspbian Lite: xinit at boot as soon as possible
Yes, another question on 'How to start the x server at boot' . I am new to linux admin things so I don't know how to do it correctly. I am using Raspbian Lite which does not include any graphical ...
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Speed up Raspbian boot
I'm customizing a Raspbian Stretch Lite image to fit my needs. I'm quite fine with the results but now I would like to speed up the booting process because it takes so long to complete.
Here some ...
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Renaming rcx.d symlinks to simulate update-rc in order to activate sshd on boot in raspberry pi
ps: I know that I just have to put a file names ssh in /boot, but that's not what I want
I have a raspberry pi running Raspbian Desktop and unfortunately it still didn't migrate everything to systemd....
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Installed Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 'classic', no .config directory for users
I've installed Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 'classic' on my Pi 3, and am using the CLI which is a struggle but bearable. I've created a user, and subsequent instructions involve configuring a startup daemon in ...
