<html> <head> <meta content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"> Hi I tried as well the following configuration. My script shall be started before ANY other service is shut down. Stopping a virtual machine is only one example. Synchronizing data into a truecrypt container another. <blockquote> [Unit] Description=my shutdown service Before=shutdown.service halt.service shutdown.target umount.target DefaultDependencies=no [Service] ExecStart=/etc/init.d/my_shutdown start Type=oneshot RemainAfterExit=true TimeoutSec=600 [Install] WantedBy=shutdown.target </blockquote> My script is started almost at the end of the shutdown sequence. See var/log/messages below. <blockquote>Feb 28 20:26:54 Linux1 systemd[1]: alsa-store.service: main process exited, code=exited, status=19 Feb 28 20:26:54 Linux1 systemd[1]: Unit alsa-store.service entered failed state. Feb 28 20:26:54 Linux1 sshd[2233]: Exiting on signal 15 Feb 28 20:26:54 Linux1 alsactl[2391]: /usr/sbin/alsactl: save_state:1519: No soundcards found... Feb 28 20:26:54 Linux1 haveged: haveged stopping due to signal 15 Feb 28 20:26:54 Linux1 umount[2374]: umount: /var/lib/nfs/rpc_pipefs: device is busy. Feb 28 20:26:54 Linux1 umount[2374]: (In some cases useful info about processes that use Feb 28 20:26:54 Linux1 avahi-daemon[652]: avahi-daemon 0.6.30 exiting. Feb 28 20:26:54 Linux1 umount[2374]: the device is found by lsof(8) or fuser(1)) Feb 28 20:26:54 Linux1 systemd[1]: var-lib-nfs-rpc_pipefs.mount mount process exited, code=exited status=1 Feb 28 20:26:55 Linux1 systemd[1]: Unit mnt-Server-etc.mount entered failed state. Feb 28 20:26:55 Linux1 systemd[1]: Unit srv-mywiki.mount entered failed state. Feb 28 20:26:55 Linux1 systemd[1]: Unit mnt-Server-tmp.mount entered failed state. Feb 28 20:26:55 Linux1 systemd[1]: Unit mnt-Server-Download.mount entered failed state. Feb 28 20:26:55 Linux1 logger: starting /etc/init.d/my_shutdown start (1) 2392 ... Feb 28 20:26:55 Linux1 my_shutdown[2392]: + case "$1" in Feb 28 20:26:55 Linux1 my_shutdown[2392]: + echo 'Tue Feb 28 20:26:55 CET 2012: /etc/init.d/my_shutdown start' Feb 28 20:26:55 Linux1 my_shutdown[2392]: ++ date Feb 28 20:26:55 Linux1 my_shutdown[2392]: + D='Tue Feb 28 20:26:55 CET 2012' Feb 28 20:26:55 Linux1 my_shutdown[2392]: + echo 'Tue Feb 28 20:26:55 CET 2012: /etc/init.d/my_shutdown start done' Feb 28 20:26:55 Linux1 my_shutdown[2392]: + logger '/etc/init.d/my_shutdown done' Feb 28 20:26:55 Linux1 logger: /etc/init.d/my_shutdown done Feb 28 20:26:55 Linux1 sshd[1780]: Received signal 15; terminating. Feb 28 20:26:55 Linux1 httpd2[2395]: httpd2: Could not reliably determine the server's fully qualified domain name, using 192.168.1.27 for ServerName Feb 28 20:26:55 Linux1 ntpd[1801]: ntpd exiting on signal 15 Feb 28 20:26:55 Linux1 kernel: Kernel logging (proc) stopped. Feb 28 20:26:55 Linux1 rsyslogd: [origin software="rsyslogd" swVersion="5.8.5" x-pid="623" x-info=<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://www.rsyslog.com">"http://www.rsyslog.com"</a>] exiting on signal 15. </blockquote> On 27/02/12 01:49, Eduardo Tongson wrote: <blockquote cite="mid:CANDc0NLTuwVEbz8bf78F8fKTCxRSndzAnytBxHUbygONpxbauw@mail.gmail.com" type="cite"> <pre wrap="">On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 4:24 PM, Burkhard Kayser <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:kayser-b-2011@t-online.de"><kayser-b-2011@t-online.de></a> wrote: </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">Hello, I do need a customized shutdown service which performs some clean up tasks, e.g. stopping virtual machines, before the shutdown service of systemd actually starts. The shutdown of the system shall be delayed until my script is terminated. I could not find a suitable configuration. The "templates" in /lib/systemd did not help. I've an OpenSuSE 12.1 system with latest patches installed. Here is my configuration: [Unit] Description=my shutdown service Before=shutdown.service halt.service DefaultDependencies=no [Service] ExecStart=/etc/init.d/my_shutdown start Type=oneshot RemainAfterExit=true [Install] WantedBy=shutdown.target Can please somebody point me to the right configuration? Thanks for your help. 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