Public bug reported: DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_RELEASE=16.04 DISTRIB_CODENAME=xenial DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 16.04.6 LTS"
systemd: Installed: 229-4ubuntu21.21 Candidate: 229-4ubuntu21.22 Version table: 229-4ubuntu21.22 500 500 http://eu-central-1.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages *** 229-4ubuntu21.21 500 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-security/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 229-4ubuntu4 500 500 http://eu-central-1.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages Computer type: AWS EC2 instance I am creating a systemd service file like this: ###################################################################### bootscript=/usr/bin/local/luksautomount.sh servicename=luksautomount cat > $bootscript <<EOF #!/usr/bin/env bash echo "$bootscript ran at $(date)!" >> /tmp/it-works EOF chmod +x $bootscript cat > /etc/systemd/system/$servicename.service <<EOF [Service] ExecStart=$bootscript [Install] WantedBy=default.target EOF ###################################################################### After successful creation of the service file and bash script that is triggered with the service file, I am testing the service file with: systemctl start $servicename Syslog shows that service has been started, but the "/tmp/it-works" is never created nor the line appended to an existing file. ###################################################################### Aug 29 11:11:02 ip-10-124-0-64 systemd[1]: Started customboot.service. ###################################################################### If I rename the service file to anything else that "luksautomount", the service is started, the bash script executed and the line is appended to the "/tmp/it-works" file. ** Affects: systemd (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1841928 Title: systemd service file not triggering the bash script To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/+bug/1841928/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs