http-replicator is a python script. My service file is as below, and if i run the command that it generates on the command line it works.
[Unit] Description=HTTP Replicator After=network.target [Service] EnvironmentFile=/etc/conf.d/http-replicator #Type=forking Type=simple PIDFile=/var/run/http-replicator.pid ExecStart=/usr/bin/http-replicator $DAEMON_OPTS KillSignal=SIGINT #User= [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target # systemctl status http-replicator http-replicator.service - HTTP Replicator Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib64/systemd/system/http-replicator.service; disabled) Active: inactive (dead) Dec 23 16:55:46 proxy systemd[16295]: Executing: /usr/bin/http-replicator --daemon --dir /home/http-replicator --user portage --alias /usr/portage/packages:packages --log /... --port 8081 Dec 23 16:55:46 proxy systemd[1]: Child 16295 belongs to http-replicator.service Dec 23 16:55:46 proxy systemd[1]: http-replicator.service: main process exited, code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS Dec 23 16:55:46 proxy systemd[1]: http-replicator.service changed running -> stop-sigterm Dec 23 16:55:46 proxy systemd[1]: http-replicator.service: cgroup is empty Dec 23 16:55:46 proxy systemd[1]: http-replicator.service changed stop-sigterm -> dead Dec 23 16:55:46 proxy systemd[1]: Collecting http-replicator.service Dec 23 16:55:49 proxy systemd[1]: Collecting http-replicator.service Dec 23 16:57:54 proxy systemd[1]: Collecting http-replicator.service Dec 23 16:59:52 proxy systemd[1]: Collecting http-replicator.service Dec 24 18:53:27 proxy systemd[1]: Collecting http-replicator.service With Type=forking, systemctl start http-replicator is slow and; # systemctl status http-replicator http-replicator.service - HTTP Replicator Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib64/systemd/system/http-replicator.service; disabled) Active: failed (Result: timeout) since Tue 2013-12-24 19:27:28 EST; 10s ago Process: 20430 ExecStart=/usr/bin/http-replicator $DAEMON_OPTS (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Dec 24 19:25:58 proxy systemd[1]: Setting watch for http-replicator.service's PID file /var/run/http-replicator.pid Dec 24 19:25:58 proxy systemd[1]: Trying to read http-replicator.service's PID file /var/run/http-replicator.pid in case it changed Dec 24 19:27:28 proxy systemd[1]: http-replicator.service operation timed out. Terminating. Dec 24 19:27:28 proxy systemd[1]: Stopping watch for http-replicator.service's PID file /var/run/http-replicator.pid Dec 24 19:27:28 proxy systemd[1]: http-replicator.service changed start -> final-sigterm Dec 24 19:27:28 proxy systemd[1]: http-replicator.service: cgroup is empty Dec 24 19:27:28 proxy systemd[1]: http-replicator.service changed final-sigterm -> failed Dec 24 19:27:28 proxy systemd[1]: Job http-replicator.service/start finished, result=failed Dec 24 19:27:28 proxy systemd[1]: Failed to start HTTP Replicator. Dec 24 19:27:28 proxy systemd[1]: Unit http-replicator.service entered failed state. Any ideas on what's wrong?