Systemd Unit Fails at Boot, but Succeeds when Started from the
Console
by Jonathan Ryshpan
This unit
$ cat /etc/systemd/system/noip-duc.service
[Unit]
Description=No-IP Dynamic Update Client
After=network.target auditd.service
[Service]
EnvironmentFile=/etc/sysconfig/noip-duc
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/noip-duc
Restart=on-failure
Type=simple
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
always fails at boot time with the message status=2/INVALIDARGUMENT
Here is an extract from the system log (a fuller extract is attached):
Mar 18 07:57:56 OaklandWeather.localdomain systemd[1]: Started noip-
duc.service - No-IP Dynamic Update Client.
Mar 18 07:57:58 OaklandWeather.localdomain systemd[1]: noip-duc.service:
Main process exited, code=exited, status=2/INVALIDARGUMENT
Mar 18 07:57:58 OaklandWeather.localdomain systemd[1]: noip-duc.service:
Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Mar 18 07:57:58 OaklandWeather.localdomain systemd[1]: noip-duc.service:
Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 1.
Mar 18 07:57:58 OaklandWeather.localdomain systemd[1]: Stopped noip-
duc.service - No-IP Dynamic Update Client.
Mar 18 07:57:58 OaklandWeather.localdomain systemd[1]: Started noip-
duc.service - No-IP Dynamic Update Client.
Mar 18 07:57:58 OaklandWeather.localdomain systemd[1]: noip-duc.service:
Main process exited, code=exited, status=2/INVALIDARGUMENT
Mar 18 07:57:58 OaklandWeather.localdomain systemd[1]: noip-duc.service:
Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Mar 18 07:57:58 OaklandWeather.localdomain systemd[1]: noip-duc.service:
Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 2.
However if the unit is started from the console after the boot process
is complete:
$ systemctrl start noip-duc.service
it succeeds.
How can I find out what the argument is with which systemd is invoking
noip-duc, so I can understand why it is invalid at boot time but valid
when the unit is started afterwards from the console? I would simply
recompile it to output this, but noip-duc is written in the rust
programming language, which I to lazy to learn for this one application.
--
Sincerely Jonathan Ryshpan <jonrysh(a)pacbell.net>
We dance around in a ring and suppose
But the secret sits in the center and knows.
- Robert Frost
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log in and reply." I am unable to scroll beyond the portion of the
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this abomination. What gives the administrators of these places their
special rights to control the rest of us?
--
Dave Close, Compata, Irvine CA +1 714 434 7359
dave(a)compata.com dhclose(a)alumni.caltech.edu
"Computers are useless. They can only give you answers."
-- Pablo Picasso
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.... (many other lines)
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Fwd: hp - windows media creation tool
by Luna Jernberg
---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: bruce <badouglas(a)gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Apr 28, 2023 at 7:38 PM
Subject: Re: hp - windows media creation tool
To: Luna Jernberg <droidbittin(a)gmail.com>
Hi Luna,
Thanks for the reply. I wasn't so much interested in the "windows"
side of things. But, rather anyone had managed to have windows, use
the tool, then install linux/fedora, and reinstall windows as a test.
This is why I posted here... for the fedora to windows reinstall portion..
thanks!
On Fri, Apr 28, 2023 at 1:07 PM Luna Jernberg <droidbittin(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows11 Microsoft has a
> site to make a Windows 11 USB with a tool not sure if the Fedora list
> is the best place for Windows questions however but answering anyways
>
> On Fri, Apr 28, 2023 at 5:51 PM bruce <badouglas(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hey.
> >
> > Looking over hp's laptops. They come with windows 11. I was wondering
> > if the hp - windows mediacreationtool actually works to copy the
> > windows OS to a usb so I can restore if required.
> >
> > Thought I'd ask the list if anyone has used this tool to copy/restore
> > windows after installing fedora.
> >
> > The docs/sites imply it should work.
> >
> > Thoughts/comments.
> >
> > thanks!
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