By rubengr
I make a simple shell script that opens gnome-text-editor named lauchscript.sh, in directory /home/pi/:
! /bin/sh
gnome-text-editor
And changed service file to:
#!/bin/sh -
[Unit]
Description=ATF Grafic Console
[Service]
WorkingDirectory=/home/pi
ExecStart=launchscript.sh
#ExecStart=-/RaspberryPi/ConsolaGrafica
Restart=always
#StandardOutput=syslogConsola # Output to syslog
#StandardError=syslogConsola # Output to syslog
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Again I try run this service, and report the same error… ExecStart= needs to have full path, but in my app i need to run in other path like this example…
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ExecStart requires an absolute path, so you will have to replace it with:
WorkingDirectory=/home/pi
ExecStart=/home/pi/launchscript.sh
To correctly change the working directory of a systemd service unit and ensure the ExecStart directive works as intended, you need to follow these steps:
-
Specify the full path for
ExecStart: Systemd requires that theExecStartdirective contains the full path to the executable. -
Ensure the script is executable: Make sure your script has the appropriate permissions.
Here’s how you can modify your service unit file:
-
Modify the
launchscript.sh:- Ensure it has the correct shebang line.
- Make it executable.
#!/bin/sh
gnome-text-editor
Make it executable:
chmod +x /home/pi/launchscript.sh
- Update the service unit file:
- Provide the full path for
ExecStart. - Optionally, ensure that the working directory is correctly set.
Example service unit file (/etc/systemd/system/your_service_name.service):
[Unit]
Description=ATF Grafic Console
[Service]
WorkingDirectory=/home/pi
ExecStart=/home/pi/launchscript.sh
Restart=always
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
- Reload the systemd daemon: After creating or modifying the service file, you need to reload the systemd daemon to apply the changes.
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
- Start the service: Start and enable the service to ensure it runs on boot.\
sudo systemctl start your_service_name
sudo systemctl enable your_service_name
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