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title="NEW - systemctl fails with "Invalid argument" when using both --global and --root flags"
href="https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=90897">90897</a>
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<th>Summary</th>
<td>systemctl fails with "Invalid argument" when using both --global and --root flags
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<th>Product</th>
<td>systemd
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<th>Version</th>
<td>unspecified
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<th>Hardware</th>
<td>Other
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<th>OS</th>
<td>Linux (All)
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<th>Status</th>
<td>NEW
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<th>Severity</th>
<td>normal
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<th>Priority</th>
<td>medium
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<th>Component</th>
<td>general
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<th>Assignee</th>
<td>systemd-bugs@lists.freedesktop.org
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<th>Reporter</th>
<td>pespin.shar@gmail.com
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<th>QA Contact</th>
<td>systemd-bugs@lists.freedesktop.org
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<pre>I am trying to run systemctl from a script to enable some systemd user session
services inside a sysroot which is going to be used by an embedded system
later.
I found out, though, that when I run systemctl with both --global (to specify I
want to enable a user systemd service) and --root (to specify the sysroot of
the target system) parameters, I just get an error. For instance, it can easily
be checked like this:
# systemctl --global enable myapp.service
ln -s '/usr/lib/systemd/user/myapp.service'
'/etc/systemd/user/default.target.wants/myapp.service'
# systemctl --global --root=/ enable myapp.service
Operation failed: Invalid argument
Is that a bug or an expected behavior? how should I accomplish what I want to
do if that's expected?
More information:
~# systemctl --version
systemd 211
+PAM +LIBWRAP -AUDIT -SELINUX +IMA +SYSVINIT -LIBCRYPTSETUP -GCRYPT +ACL +XZ
-SECCOMP -APPARMOR</pre>
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