On Tue, Aug 23, 2016 at 3:39 PM, Michael Chapman <m...@very.puzzling.org> wrote: > On Tue, 23 Aug 2016, arnaud gaboury wrote: >> >> I am really sorry for this post as this may sound like a trivial one, >> but honestly the timer topic is difficult to understand for me (at >> least the time format). >> >> I am looking to run a service twice a day, never mind the time. I >> understand I must use OnCalendar, but I have no idea for the rest. > > > You may find it more convenient to use the other On* directives. > > For example: > > OnBootSec=1h > OnUnitActiveSec=12h
Thank you for all these answers. In fact, without having a look at my emails, I finally found this solution (which is correct accordingly what I read): OnUnitActiveSec=12h Do I have to add: Persistent=true and an OnBootSec entry ? > > will trigger the associated service an hour after booting the system, and > every 12 hours therafter. Take a look at the RandomizedDelaySec= and > AccuracySec= directives too, to further specify how accurate the timer > should be. > > - Michael -- google.com/+arnaudgabourygabx _______________________________________________ systemd-devel mailing list systemd-devel@lists.freedesktop.org https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel