[systemd-devel] Antw: [EXT] Re: 'PIDFile=' warning and override.conf

[Ulrich Windl]

>>> Richard Hector <richard at walnut.gen.nz> schrieb am 26.08.2020 um 02:19 in
Nachricht <6fb63a3a-0127-a8fe-d980-c10df1964edb at walnut.gen.nz>:
> On 26/08/20 12:10 pm, Chuck Wolber wrote:
>> You did not post your override.conf file for inspection, so it is hard
>> to tell.
> 
> True, here it is (/etc/systemd/system/fail2ban.service.d/override.conf)
> 
> [Service]
> ExecStartPre=
> ExecStartPre=/bin/mkdir -p /run/fail2ban
> PIDFile=
> PIDFile=/run/fail2ban/fail2ban.pid

As there can be only one pid file (I suppose), this seems like a bug to me. If
a variable can be listed multiple times, it's an interesting question how to
"reset" previous assignments, however.

> 
> I didn't have the empty 'PIDFile=' line at first, and added it later.
> The 'ExecStartPre=' line I did have from the beginning. I wasn't sure if
> it was necessary, but from my understanding it wouldn't hurt.
> 
> Those were the only two lines that mentioned /var/run/fail2ban; I
> figured I should update them in sync.
> 
>> Did you remember to do a systemctl daemon-reload after you added your
>> override.conf?
> 
> I did - that's what triggers the warning in /var/log/syslog (and
> presumably the journal, but syslog is what I'm more familiar with).
> 
> Cheers,
> Richard
> 
>> On Tue, Aug 25, 2020 at 4:27 PM Richard Hector <richard at walnut.gen.nz 
>> <mailto:richard at walnut.gen.nz>> wrote:
>> 
>>     Hi all,
>> 
>>     I've got the common warning:
>> 
>>     /lib/systemd/system/fail2ban.service:12: PIDFile= references path
below
>>     legacy directory /var/run/, updating /var/run/fail2ban/fail2ban.pid →
>>     /run/fail2ban/fail2ban.pid; please update the unit file accordingly.
>> 
>>     I made the change in the relevant override.conf file, but that doesn't
>>     seem to work. Changing the 'real' one in /lib/systemd/system works.
>> 
>>     Is that how it's supposed to be?
>> 
>>     I'm using debian buster, with systemd package version 241-7~deb10u4
>> 
>>     Cheers,
>>     Richard
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