[systemd-devel] [EXT] Re: "OnUnitInactiveSec Timer not firing" issue

[Windl, Ulrich]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrei Borzenkov <arvidjaar at gmail.com>
> Sent: Monday, July 29, 2024 1:19 PM
> To: Mantas Mikulėnas <grawity at gmail.com>
> Cc: Windl, Ulrich <u.windl at ukr.de>; systemd-devel at lists.freedesktop.org
> Subject: [EXT] Re: [systemd-devel] "OnUnitInactiveSec Timer not firing" issue
> 
> On Mon, Jul 29, 2024 at 2:12 PM Mantas Mikulėnas <grawity at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
> >>
> >> Furthermore it seems to be necessary to run the service unit itself,  too
> (assuming it must be enabled also, right?)
> >
> >
> > 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.
> >
> 
> 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?
[Windl, Ulrich] 

OK, so what would you suggest instead?
Alternatively, can you explain where OnUnitInactiveSec would make sense?