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

[Andrei Borzenkov]

On Tue, Jul 30, 2024 at 11:25 AM Windl, Ulrich <u.windl at ukr.de> wrote:
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> > -----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
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> > 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?
> [Windl, Ulrich]
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> OK, so what would you suggest instead?

Did you even try to read my reply to *your* original post?

> Alternatively, can you explain where OnUnitInactiveSec would make sense?
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