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AMaudio

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From: Ireland

Registered: 2013-11-07

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[SOLVED]Making sure /etc/fstab mounts complete before a service starts

Hi there. This is probably a very basic question, but haven't found a clear categorical answer yet. Basically, I would like to know how I can make sure that a systemd service starts ONLY after all filesystems in /etc/fstab have been mounted.

I know that in a systemd service you can specify an After=XXXX rule to make sure the service is only started after XXXX starts. Well, I want to do that, except that my XXXX is a particular mount in /etc/fstab.

Also, is there a way of preventing the service from starting if for example a filesystem failed to mount?

Thanks a lot in advance!

Last edited by AMaudio (2013-11-21 18:11:38)

alphaniner

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Registered: 2010-07-12

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Re: [SOLVED]Making sure /etc/fstab mounts complete before a service starts

You can't always expect to find clear, categorical answers. I suggest you run systemctl list-units . I'm sure you'll find something useful there.

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teateawhy

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Registered: 2012-03-05

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Re: [SOLVED]Making sure /etc/fstab mounts complete before a service starts

From man systemd.mount :

Mount units may be configured via unit files...

That means units can be dependent on mount units the same way as on other units.

AMaudio

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From: Ireland

Registered: 2013-11-07

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Re: [SOLVED]Making sure /etc/fstab mounts complete before a service starts

Thanks. This answers my questions. I didn't realise that for every mount on /etc/fstab a .mount unit gets created. (Still learing the ways of archlinux). Thanks guys!!

tomk

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Registered: 2004-07-21

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Re: [SOLVED]Making sure /etc/fstab mounts complete before a service starts

Fyi, you're talking about the ways of systemd here, not the ways of Arch. :-)