<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/strict.dtd"> <html><head><meta name="qrichtext" content="1" /><style type="text/css"> p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; } </style></head><body style=" font-family:'Droid Sans'; font-size:10pt; font-weight:400; font-style:normal;"> The key thing is the TimeoutSec. without that, systemd just gives up after a few seconds and SIGKILLs everything.   On Tuesday, February 28, 2012 20:37:14 Burkhard Kayser wrote: 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. [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 My script is started almost at the end of the shutdown sequence. See var/log/messages below. 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 href="http://www.rsyslog.com">"http://www.rsyslog.com"</a>] exiting on signal 15. On 27/02/12 01:49, Eduardo Tongson wrote: <pre style=" margin-top:12px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:80px; margin-right:80px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;">On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 4:24 PM, Burkhard Kayser</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:12px; margin-left:80px; margin-right:80px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;"><a href="mailto:kayser-b-2011@t-online.de"><kayser-b-2011@t-online.de></a> wrote: </pre> <pre style=" margin-top:12px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:120px; margin-right:120px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;">Hello,</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:120px; margin-right:120px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;">I do need a customized shutdown service which performs some clean up tasks,</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:120px; margin-right:120px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;">e.g. stopping virtual machines, before the shutdown service of systemd</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:120px; margin-right:120px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;">actually starts.</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:120px; margin-right:120px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;">The shutdown of the system shall be delayed until my script is terminated.</pre> <pre style="-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:120px; margin-right:120px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; font-family:'Courier New,courier';"> </pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:120px; margin-right:120px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;">I could not find a suitable configuration. The "templates" in /lib/systemd</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:120px; margin-right:120px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;">did not help.</pre> <pre style="-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:120px; margin-right:120px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; font-family:'Courier New,courier';"> </pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:120px; margin-right:120px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;">I've an OpenSuSE 12.1 system with latest patches installed.</pre> <pre style="-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:120px; margin-right:120px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; font-family:'Courier New,courier';"> </pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:120px; margin-right:120px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;">Here is my configuration:</pre> <pre style="-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:120px; margin-right:120px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; font-family:'Courier New,courier';"> </pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:120px; margin-right:120px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;">[Unit]</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:120px; margin-right:120px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;">Description=my shutdown service</pre> <pre style="-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:120px; margin-right:120px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; font-family:'Courier New,courier';"> </pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:120px; margin-right:120px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;">Before=shutdown.service halt.service</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:120px; margin-right:120px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;">DefaultDependencies=no</pre> <pre style="-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:120px; margin-right:120px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; font-family:'Courier New,courier';"> </pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:120px; margin-right:120px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;">[Service]</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:120px; margin-right:120px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;">ExecStart=/etc/init.d/my_shutdown start</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:120px; margin-right:120px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;">Type=oneshot</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:120px; margin-right:120px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;">RemainAfterExit=true</pre> <pre style="-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:120px; margin-right:120px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; font-family:'Courier New,courier';"> </pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:120px; margin-right:120px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;">[Install]</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:120px; margin-right:120px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;">WantedBy=shutdown.target</pre> <pre style="-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:120px; margin-right:120px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; font-family:'Courier New,courier';"> </pre> <pre style="-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:120px; margin-right:120px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; font-family:'Courier New,courier';"> </pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:120px; margin-right:120px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;">Can please somebody point me to the right configuration?</pre> <pre style="-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:120px; margin-right:120px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; font-family:'Courier New,courier';"> </pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:120px; margin-right:120px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;">Thanks for your help.</pre> <pre style="-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:120px; margin-right:120px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; font-family:'Courier New,courier';"> </pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:120px; margin-right:120px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;">Regards</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:120px; margin-right:120px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;">Burkhard</pre> <pre style="-qt-paragraph-type:empty; 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margin-bottom:12px; margin-left:120px; margin-right:120px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;"> </pre> <pre style=" margin-top:12px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:80px; margin-right:80px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;">This works consistently in my setup:</pre> <pre style="-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:80px; margin-right:80px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0; font-family:'Courier New,courier';"> </pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:80px; margin-right:80px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;">[Unit]</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:80px; margin-right:80px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;">DefaultDependencies=no</pre> <pre style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:80px; margin-right:80px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;">Before=shutdown.target</pre> <pre style="-qt-paragraph-type:empty; 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