[systemd-devel] systemctl enable myunit.service ---> Failed to execute operation: Invalid argument

[bobafetthotmail]

On 12/28/2015 04:55 AM, Andrei Borzenkov wrote:
> 27.12.2015 22:23, bobafetthotmail пишет:
>> I'm still trying to understand why my unit (see the quote below) that
>> calls a script can be started/stopped but cannot be enabled..
>>
>> I tried changing everything in the unit, it still fails.... any help?
>>
>> I googled and the only thing I found is a guy having a similar problem here
>> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2287364
>> but none answered him and he had to fall back to add a line to the
>> /etc/rc.local
>>
> Do you have any initscript with the same name (I do not know where they
> are located in Debian)?

No, I have no initscript with the same name.

On Debian they are located in /etc/init.d

Thanks.

-Albert


>> -Albert
>>
>>
>> On 12/13/2015 07:09 PM, bobafetthotmail wrote:
>>> Hi, it's me again. :)
>>>
>>> I made a systemd unit called "folder2ram.service", with these contents:
>>>
>>> ------
>>> [Unit]
>>> Description=folder2ram systemd service
>>>
>>> [Service]
>>> Type=oneshot
>>> ExecStart=/sbin/folder2ram -mountall
>>> ExecStop=/sbin/folder2ram -umountall
>>> RemainAfterExit=yes
>>>
>>> [Install]
>>> WantedBy=multi-user.target
>>> -----
>>>
>>> /sbin/folder2ram is a shell script, that is, its shebang is #! /bin/sh
>>>
>>> If I place the systemd unit in either /lib/systemd/system/ or
>>> /etc/systemd/system/
>>>
>>> when I write: "systemctl enable folder2ram"
>>>
>>> It returns:
>>> ----
>>> Failed to execute operation: Invalid argument
>>> ----
>>>
>>> But I can start or stop it normally with "systemctl start/stop
>>> folder2ram".
>>>
>>> This is the output of "systemctl status folder2ram" when stopped:
>>> -----
>>>   folder2ram.service - folder2ram systemd service
>>>     Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/folder2ram.service; disabled)
>>>     Active: inactive (dead)
>>> -----
>>>
>>> This is the output when started:
>>> -----
>>>   folder2ram.service - folder2ram systemd service
>>>     Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/folder2ram.service; disabled)
>>>     Active: active (exited) since Sun 2015-12-13 18:54:16 CET; 1min 4s ago
>>>    Process: 21257 ExecStart=/sbin/folder2ram -mountall (code=exited,
>>> status=0/SUCCESS)
>>>   Main PID: 21257 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
>>>
>>> Dec 13 18:54:16 alby-xeon folder2ram[21257]: will now start all
>>> mountpoints
>>> -----
>>>
>>> I'm on Debian Jessie, using Systemd 215 (the normal Debian Jessie one).
>>>
>>> Can someone give me some hints to understand what I'm doing wrong?
>>>
>>> Also, could it be possible to have more verbose error text?
>>>
>>> Where and/or what is the invalid argument?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> -Albert
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