[systemd-devel] Question on Before=

[Steve Dickson]

On 2/2/19 2:52 PM, Reindl Harald wrote:
> 
> 
> 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
Because a.service only needs to run when b.service is started. 

steved.

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