[systemd-devel] "OnUnitInactiveSec Timer not firing" issue

[Andrei Borzenkov]

On Mon, Jul 29, 2024 at 2:12 PM Mantas Mikulėnas <grawity at gmail.com> wrote:

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>> Furthermore it seems to be necessary to run the service unit itself,  too (assuming it must be enabled also, right?)
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> No. The purpose of the timer is to start the service, so starting the service manually (or "enabling" it, to be started on boot) would be redundant.
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OnUnitInactiveSec begins counting when service gets stopped. How is
this timer supposed to start a service that was never active (and
hence never stopped) before?