[systemd-devel] Question on Before=

Reindl Harald h.reindl at thelounge.net
Sat Feb 2 19:52:24 UTC 2019



Am 02.02.19 um 20:42 schrieb Steve Dickson:
> Hello,
> 
> In a.service  I have 
> 
> [Unit]
> Before=b.service 
> 
> [Install]
> RequiredBy=b.service
> 
> when I systemd start b.service (which happens to fail) 
> but... a.service is not being run.
> 
> So I guess my question is what do I have to do
> to ensure a.service is *always* run before b.service?

> [Install]
> RequiredBy=b.service

why?

[Unit]
Before/After/Require

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target


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