On 11/6/21 18:06, unman wrote: > On Sat, Nov 06, 2021 at 04:34:02PM +0000, liked2-mmb7mzph...@public.gmane.org > wrote: >> On 11/6/21 16:23, badgateway wrote: >>> Is it an option to clone your current template and disable the services >>> permanently in your new template? >>> >> >> It is an option. But in this case I'd prefer the way using >> /rw/config/rc.local not to maintain another template. >> >> I've learned there must be 3 alternatives, otherwise you've not done enough >> research. Maybe there's a 3rd way? >> > > There is indeed a third way, which fits nicely in to the Qubes > framework, and is used by qvm-service. Instead of disabling the > service, control it. > > If your service is foo.service: > Create a folder foo.service.d, and create a file 10_qubes.conf with > something like > ``` > [Unit] > ConditionPathExists=/var/run/qubes/service/foo > After=qubes.sysinit.service > ``` > > Now you can control with `qvm-service --enable <qube> foo` in qubes > where you want the service to run. > > You could invert the sense of control by using > ConditionPathExists=!<some parameter> but this may lead to confusion. >
Thanks unman, that's exactly what I was looking for. Except, there's a 4th way. :) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to qubes-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/66c2bbb6-e02c-89ef-95b7-f9425b4f9d51%40gmx.de.
