Questions tagged [services]
Daemons are programs that constantly run in the background. They usually service requests. If you are asking about online services, please use a different tag.
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Boot from nvme ssd in Jetson Nano periodically fails
I have followed instructions from this link in order to make my Jetson Nano custom board boot from nvme ssd disk.
It is working most of the time. But, sometimes, after reboot the service responsible ...
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How to solve "Could not execute systemctl: at /usr/bin/deb-systemd-invoke line 142" error when trying to start ejabberd service?
I have tried to start ejabberd service with systemctl in Ubuntu 22.04, but I keep getting:
Could not execute systemctl: at /usr/bin/deb-systemd-invoke line 142
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Only root can send notification
I'm aware of the two other posts describing the same problem, however none of the solutions proposed there have worked for me.
I'm running Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS and using GNOME 42.9 as my Desktop ...
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Background services on startup [closed]
My question is ideological, I want my system to be lightweight but over time I accumulate services that I need from time to time but not always.
I was reading this.
Why would services like postgres, ...
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Installing MariaDB with different account
I would like to install MariaDB on Ubuntu with a different account. What I see ? If I simple apt install mariadb-server it deploys MariaDB with mysql user and mysql group. I tried first to reconfigure ...
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Run redis without interactive WSL shell
I'm moving my development environment to a new laptop and cannot get redis installed the same way as the old machine.
To avoid XY, my goal is to have redis server run locally in WSL and I not need an ...
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Cancel in-process hibernation from event service
I have the following custom service running at hibernation:
[Unit]
Description=Unmount shared DATA partition *BEFORE* hibernate and hybrid-sleep
Before=hybrid-sleep.target
Before=hibernate.target
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display a dialog box before shutting down
When you shut down you get the "Are you sure..." dialog. Occasionally I want to send myself a reminder e.g. to run an overnight job instead of shutting down.
Then I'd need to display ...
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Service can't start or connect to pulseaudio
I installed Ubuntu Server 23.04 and afterwards manually installed kodi and pulseaudio.
I'm also using the kodi-standalone service to start kodi automatically on boot.
The problem is, that the service ...
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bash install without restart popups
Bash script at bottom, on Ubuntu 22.04. It keeps getting popups to restart services on install, you can see I have tried quite a few approaches.
sudo apt update -y
and
sudo apt install -y libgl1
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How to allow a user to start/stop a specific system service?
I am building a server on which my students will be able to upload their projects, which are Python+Flask web-applications. When I add a new user, I add a new service in /etc/systemd/system/[username]....
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Is service necessary for grub
When I run, sudo service --status-all | grep + I can see all services, then for me is good remove all service and use most necessary only, then, what service I need not remove for don't modify grub ...
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Failed to start Snappy Daemon Errors
Please, how do I resolve the mentioned error.
I tried to Ctrl+Alt+F2 but still experiencing the same. The prompt to input password does not come.
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Can’t start IPFS daemon - ipfs.service: Failed with result ‘exit-code’
Even though I'm a noob, I decided to launch a new AWS Ubuntu instance for my IPFS node and encountering errors.
I followed this tutorial - https://medium.com/textileio/tutorial-setting-up-an-ipfs-peer-...
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Custom Service on server 22.04LTS failing due to spawning multiple globalprotect instances
I have tested this on several ubuntu 22.04LTS servers (CLI only) and so far proving unstable. I created a new service which runs a shell script to start up Palo Alto Networks globalprotect VPN client ...
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Accessing DISPLAY environment variable in systemd service file
I have a systemd service in user session. When the user logs in, this DISPLAY is set (by the Xserver) and I want to access the DISPLAY environment in the service file.
This is my service unit.
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Systemd not finding linked service after reboot (22.04)
A service file resides at /home/user/workspace/xyz.service. Using systemctl enable with the absolute path puts a link in /etc/systemd/system/ so I can run it as service xyz restart. However, I am ...
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GUI application fails to launch as a systemd service(daemon) in system session
I m trying to run a GUI application as a systemd service in system mode but it fails to launch with the error :
GTKTest[236921]: Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused
unknown[...
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GUI application fails to launch as a systemd service(daemon) in user mode
I have created a systemd service to run a Gui application in user mode.
This is my .service file located at ~/.config/systemd/user.
[Unit]
Description=daemon service in user session created for ...
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How to deploy two samba server instances on Ubuntu 22.04.2
I've searched for information about this topic, but it seems to be a strange thing that almost nobody cares about.
I have found some old information, but either it is outdated or it is unanswered ...
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how to properly mask ssh server background service
I want to mask ssh so the ssh server is disabled till I need it myself. but still want to have ssh client capabilities.
I use openssh and the service is ssh.service and its alias sshd.service
I use ...
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Unrecognized COMMAND/service 'chipper,' how to find host package? [duplicate]
I'm trying to run a local apache server on a dedicated ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS server machine. However, I can't get apache2 to start. Every time I try sudo systemctl restart apache2 I'm told that it failed ...
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systemctl: Failed to connect to bus
On Ubuntu 22.04, I'm trying to set up xscreensaver as a daemon using systemctl. Following these instructions, I've created the following at ~/.config/systemd/user/xscreensaver.service:
[Unit]
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PvRecorder throws error when run in systemd service
I am trying to run PvRecorder on my Raspberry Pi 4 with Ubuntu 23.04 in a python script, and it works fine when run on its own, but when I run it using a systemd service, it throws errors.
This is my ...
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Slow boot time in ubuntu 22.04
I am new to Ubuntu.Just wanted to know if there is any way to reduce my boot time any further(I am using HDD).Currently it takes 1 min 31 seconds.
systemd-analyze
Startup finished in 8.061s (kernel) + ...
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What is the difference between an Autostart App and a system service?
I'm working on creating an auto-start script that will launch & run my applications upon startup. I've created a .sh file that will run my applications but I've found 2 different ways I can run ...
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Problem with docker daemon after installing (and unnistaling) docker desktop
I tried to install, docker desktop on my pc and after getting it, a project I had stopped working because of it I guess and docker. After supposedly uninstalling it with the following commands:
dpkg -...
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after ubuntu update, docker got this error: cannot connect to the docker daemon. is the docker daemon running?
before ubuntu update, docker runs automatically on boot. without needing me to log in and manually launch docker desktop.
but it work fine if i manually launch docker desktop after i log in.
anyway, ...
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Disable Touchscreen Dell XT3 on Ubuntu 23.04
Laptop Make and Model
Dell Latitude XT3
Memory : 4 GB
Processor : Intel® Core™ i5-2520M CPU @ 2.50GHz × 4
Graphics : Mesa Intel® HD Graphics 3000 (SNB GT2)
The Problem
Touchscreen becomes glitchy ...
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Run Mono Application on Startup with a Service
When the ubuntu system boots up, my service that starts test.exe fails (using systemctl status Testprog.service):
at System.Windows.Forms.XplatUIX11..ctor ()
at System.Windows.Forms.XplatUIX11....
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Add system password while running the .sh file
My problem is when my pc start I want to disable mysql service with below command
sudo service mysql stop || service mysql stop
in both case system is asking for system password so I am entering the ...
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How to 'strace' a systemd service on startup?
I'm working on an embedded system running a stripped down version of Ubuntu 22.04. We've recently updated some hardware in the embedded system and I'm working on getting our Ubuntu image working on ...
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Keep getting " Failed to reload daemon: Failed to activate service ‘org.freedesktop.systemd1’ "
Ubuntu 20.04.6
About 3 weeks ago I started getting the message " Failed to reload daemon: Failed to activate service ‘org.freedesktop.systemd1’ " doing a system update.
But the server seems ...
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Firebase private key file as environment variable
I'm very new to Ubuntu and developing a project based on firebase firestore database. Trying to run services on ubuntu server 22.04. I can connect firestore database (in windows I can do this by using ...
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How to stop and disable CUPS service in Ubuntu 22.04
I have noticed with top that the cups-browsed process is taking all of my RAM and CPU. This is apparently an open issue as of today. I want to disable it to make my computer usable again.
Previous ...
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Launch Firefox as a system service on bootup
System -> Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
Firefox -> Mozilla Firefox 110.0 (Not using snap firefox)
Use Case -> Launch firefox as a system service on system bootup.
Created a service as follows ->
[Unit]
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Cannot use systemctl as a user after a "sudo su - media" : Failed to connect to bus: $DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS and $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR not defined
I'm trying to create a service as a user but it does not work :
admin $ sudo su - media
$ systemctl --user edit fmgr-copro.service --full --force
Failed to connect to bus: $DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS ...
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Make Ubuntu wait for service to stop before rebooting
I have a mini pc running Kubernetes (k3s) with homeassistant.
The issue leading to the question
When I do a sudo reboot (forgetting that the home assistant is running) the sqlite database becomes ...
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systemd service fails to start script in home directory
I would like to start a python script (i.e. a Flask server) at boot of Ubuntu 22.04. I have created a file /lib/systemd/system/myService.service with following content:
[Unit]
Description=The service ...
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Error in Ubuntu Server for service bind9
Error in service bind9 when I'm starting
root@ServerRedes:~# service binder status
named.service - BIND Domain Name Server
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/named.service; enabled; vendor ...
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Cant reach opened port on Oracle ubuntu
like i wrote in topic, i cant reach opened port 25565 but i can reach opened port 4000 like below. On port 4000 i have nomachine service and everything works fine.
PS C:\Users\WONSZ> Test-...
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avahi daemon - how do I publish a local ip?
I have a local network which I want to use avahi daemon to publish and spread the ip of 10.0.0.XX
and alike.
I've written an XML:
<service-group>
<name>dev-10</name>
<service&...
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How to run a docker-compose as a systemd service?
I found this question, but that one uses cron - I'd like to use a systemd service instead. My docker-compose.yml is in /home/me, and I run it with sudo docker compose up (and just keep it running in ...
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My Postgres always shutdown in a while (around 1 hour)
I have a problem about Postgres and Ubuntu VPS. My service always shutdown without no reason. Below is Postgres's log. Could anyone take a look at this situation please?
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How to connect to pulseaudio server from service
I'm developing a simple app to duck audio automatically using the pulsectl-asyncio library.
I've developed the application in Python with a virtual environment, and when I run the script from the ...
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Ubuntu 20.0 server LTS, disabling HDMI port
I'm using a rock 4 SE board and have put an ubuntu 20 server linux image on it.
It doesn't really have a gui but has a command line console.
How would i go about disabling the hdmi port on this rock ...
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Systemctl cannot start service which uses ttyACM0 port after reboot
I need to start my own service (SignalR client) written in C# (.NET6) after ttyACM0 port is available. This service should be started after other service (SignalR server).
The server service starts ...
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Problem ubuntu-advantage-desktop-daemon.service is a disabled or a static unit not running, not starting it
My O.S. is ubuntu 22.04. After punching in terminal, the following message is being displayed:
ubuntu-advantage-desktop-daemon.service is a disabled or a static unit not running, not starting it.
How ...
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Dummy Output Ubuntu 22.10 + Intel Comet Lake PCH-LP cAVS + i5 10210U
Well guys, im new into Ubuntu, and i have this problem,i'm totally sure that my sound card is not broken, because at the beggining when i was with 22.04 LTS, it worked, until i paired a bluetooth ...
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How to run docker container as service if docker installed using snap
I have faced with the issue that when I create the following service:
Description=Start Service Code
After=snap.docker.dockerd.service
Wants=network-online.target
Requires=snap.docker.dockerd.service
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