[systemd-devel] Question about After/Before of services

["Jóhann B. Guðmundsson"]

On 08/09/2012 04:28 AM, WANG Chao wrote:
> Hi, list
>
> As you see in the subject, this question comes from a lazy guy like 
> me, who doesn't read the systemd source code at all :P
>
> The silly question is if A is configured to 'Wants:B' and 'After:B', 
> will A start exactly after B is finished or after B is started?

Yes

If A.service unit has Wants=B.service and After=B.service it will be 
start after B.service has finished starting *unless* B.service unit is 
Type=oneshot service then it will be started immediately after B.service 
is has been started not when B.service has finished starting...

JBG