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JonnyRobbie

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Registered: 2015-04-28

Posts: 172

Systemd timer to run python script

I've made a python script which loads some config file from a home directory. I want to run that hourly with systemd timers. However when I created corresponding .service and .timer files, the script run as root - this messed up the config loading. I also don't want to hardwire my home directory as I want the whole thing be a little portable.
Is there a way for systemd to start services as a current user?

Haller

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Registered: 2018-04-08

Posts: 45

Re: Systemd timer to run python script

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Systemd/User