[systemd-devel] Doc issue: does BindsTo wait for a service to become active?

Christopher Hunt huntchr at gmail.com
Mon Jun 23 06:36:29 UTC 2025


Here are my sample unit files extracted from my real ones. Firstly, here is an example of Service A:

	[Unit]
	Description=Service A
	After=network.target

	[Service]
	Type=notify
	NotifyAccess=all
	...

	[Install]
	WantedBy=multi-user.target


Here is an example of Service B:

	[Unit]
	Description=Service B
	After=servicea
	BindsTo=servicea

	[Service]
	...

	[Install]
	WantedBy=multi-user.target



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