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Systemd service won't start
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uname -a) Linux KUBUNTUWU 6.5.0-15-generic #15-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Tue Jan 9 17:03:36 UTC 2024 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux - swhkd version (
swhkd -V) swhkd 1.3.0-dev
Describe the bug: Systemd service won't start when following the instructions at https://github.com/waycrate/swhkd/blob/main/contrib/init/systemd/README.md
Expected behavior: Expect systemd to start swhkd and swhks at system startup
Actual behavior: journal shows:
Feb 03 11:37:16 KUBUNTUWU systemd[4361]: hotkeys.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Feb 03 11:37:16 KUBUNTUWU systemd[4361]: hotkeys.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=127/n/a
To Reproduce: Compile swhkd according to build instructions, follow the systemd service instructions in the readme, and restart system
Additional information: Here's specifically what i did to enable systemd service:
wget -O ~/.config/swhkd/hotkeys.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/waycrate/swhkd/main/contrib/init/systemd/hotkeys.sh
chmod +x ~/.config/swhkd/hotkeys.sh
wget -O ~/.config/systemd/user/hotkeys.service https://raw.githubusercontent.com/waycrate/swhkd/main/contrib/init/systemd/hotkeys.service
# now uncomment line 7 of hotkeys.service and change the path accordingly:
nano ~/.config/systemd/user/hotkeys.service
ExecStart=/home/congrav1ty/.config/swhkd/hotkeys.sh
# finally:
systemctl --user enable hotkeys.service
Then restarted the system and got the "actual behavior" above in the journal.
When trying systemctl --user restart hotkeys.service this is the result (journalctl -r):
Feb 03 11:40:55 KUBUNTUWU hotkeys.sh[16402]: [2024-02-03T16:40:55Z ERROR swhkd] Could not open evdev device at /dev/input/mouse4: Inappropriate ioctl for device (os error 25)
Feb 03 11:40:55 KUBUNTUWU systemd-logind[1474]: Watching system buttons on /dev/input/event18 (swhkd switches virtual output)
Feb 03 11:40:55 KUBUNTUWU kernel: rfkill: input handler enabled
Feb 03 11:40:55 KUBUNTUWU kernel: input: swhkd switches virtual output as /devices/virtual/input/input21
Feb 03 11:40:55 KUBUNTUWU kernel: rfkill: input handler disabled
Feb 03 11:40:55 KUBUNTUWU kernel: input: swhkd virtual output as /devices/virtual/input/input20
Feb 03 11:40:55 KUBUNTUWU hotkeys.sh[16402]: [2024-02-03T16:40:55Z ERROR swhkd] XDG_RUNTIME_DIR has not been set.
Feb 03 11:40:55 KUBUNTUWU hotkeys.sh[16402]: [2024-02-03T16:40:55Z ERROR swhkd] XDG_CONFIG_HOME has not been set.
Feb 03 11:40:55 KUBUNTUWU hotkeys.sh[16402]: [2024-02-03T16:40:55Z WARN swhkd] Running swhkd as root!
Feb 03 11:40:55 KUBUNTUWU hotkeys.sh[16402]: [2024-02-03T16:40:55Z ERROR swhkd] XDG_RUNTIME_DIR has not been set.
Feb 03 11:40:55 KUBUNTUWU pkexec[16402]: congrav1ty: Executing command [USER=root] [TTY=unknown] [CWD=/home/congrav1ty] [COMMAND=/usr/bin/swhkd]
Feb 03 11:40:55 KUBUNTUWU pkexec[16402]: pam_unix(polkit-1:session): session opened for user root(uid=0) by (uid=1000)
Feb 03 11:40:55 KUBUNTUWU hotkeys.sh[16398]: swhks: no process found
Feb 03 11:40:55 KUBUNTUWU systemd[4361]: Started hotkeys.service - swhkd hotkey daemon.
Also get a few of these but not sure if they're relevant.
Feb 03 11:40:51 KUBUNTUWU systemd[4361]: Configuration file /home/congrav1ty/.config/systemd/user/hotkeys.service is marked world-writable. Please remove world writability permission bits. Proceeding anyway.
Feb 03 11:40:51 KUBUNTUWU systemd[4361]: Configuration file /home/congrav1ty/.config/systemd/user/hotkeys.service is marked executable. Please remove executable permission bits. Proceeding anyway.
Can you try putting your hotkeys.service in one of XDG_CONFIG_DIRS folders?(for me this is somewhere in /etc folder)
Also don't forget to remove the previous service.
Ok, XDG_CONFIG_DIRS gives /home/congrav1ty/.config/kdedefaults:/etc/xdg:/usr/share/kubuntu-default-settings/kf5-settings so I stuck hotkeys.service in the kdedefaults directory and deleted the old service. Do I have to do something to get systemd to pick up the service in the new directory?