On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 7:06 PM, Guido D'Arezzo <gdarre...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, I’m trying to run user systemd services with DefaultEnvironment set > in a user.conf under $HOME/.config/systemd/ but it isn't being read. > The only .conf files I have seen being read are /etc/systemd/user.conf and > /etc/systemd/user.conf.d/*.conf > > It should work, according to this page (under Environment Variables): > https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Systemd/User > > and these words (though I can't find many other references to its use): > > "You can use DefaultEnvironment in user.conf, and place that either in > /etc/systemd/user.conf, or in ~/.config/systemd/user.conf." > > > https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/systemd-devel/2014-March/017514.html > > > This doesn't mention user.conf but does it mean any .conf files in or under > there should be read?
no, this path contains config files with a special format only, and arbitrary files in here are not read. Consider this the user equivalent of /etc/systemd/ > "Additionally, --user also adds the home-directory of the user as > source: ~/.config/systemd/user/" > > > https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/systemd-devel/2014-August/022745.html > > but the suggestion later on > > "to create a file in: > ~/.config/systemd/user/your_service.conf.d/your_drop_in_file.conf" > > and in man systemd.unit > > Along with a unit file foo.service, a directory > foo.service.d/ may exist. All files with the suffix ".conf" > from this directory will be parsed after the file itself is > parsed. This is useful to alter or add configuration settings > to a unit, without having to modify their unit files. Make > sure that the file that is included has the appropriate > section headers before any directive. > > fails with systemctl complaining about the .conf file heading: > Unknown section 'Manager' You probably want to use [Service] instead. Auke _______________________________________________ systemd-devel mailing list systemd-devel@lists.freedesktop.org https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
