Have a look at the openvpn package in Debian. It implements something like you have in mind. There are multiple openvpn@.service instances and a single openvpn.service which can be used by the admin to start/stop/restart them.
2015-07-21 13:43 GMT+02:00 Marc Haber <mh+systemd-de...@zugschlus.de>: > Hi, > > I am trying to systemd'ize a daemon which is useful to be run in two > instances. It is usually the case that both instances need to be > started and stopped simultaneously, and the local admin would want a > _single_ command to start and stop both instances. Therefore, an > "umbrella" is needed. > > As a beginner, I have written: > > nifty.target: > [Unit] > Description=nifty Server (all protocols) > After=network.target > > [Install] > WantedBy=multi-user.target > > > nifty-v4.service: > [Unit] > Description=nifty Server for IPv4 (niftyd4.conf) > After=network.target > PartOf=nifty.target > > [Service] > ExecStart=/usr/sbin/niftyd -f -4 -q -cf /etc/nifty/niftyd4.conf > > [Install] > WantedBy=nifty.target > > > > nifty-v6.service: > [Unit] > Description=nifty Server for IPv6 > After=network.target > PartOf=nifty.target > > [Service] > ExecStart=/usr/sbin/niftyd -f -6 -q -cf /etc/nifty/niftyd6.conf > > [Install] > WantedBy=nifty.target > > > This works as designed. Unfortunately, my Distribution's build tools > don't handle package-provided targets too well, and I feel that using > a target here is kind of wrong anyway. > > Can I write my nifty.target as a service? I have seen in this case > nifty.service files with Exec=/bin/true to basically create a no-op > service, but that's ugly. > > If I move my service to a nifty@.service, how would I start two > instances from a single shell command? > > How would one handle this situation in the clear, recommended way? > > Greetings > Marc > > -- > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header > Leimen, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 6224 1600402 > Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 6224 1600421 > _______________________________________________ > systemd-devel mailing list > systemd-devel@lists.freedesktop.org > http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel -- Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the universe are pointed away from Earth? _______________________________________________ systemd-devel mailing list systemd-devel@lists.freedesktop.org http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
