[Solved] Script does not run after reboot (systemd)

[hal_sk]

Hello,
I have simple script /usr/local/bin/test.sh

#!/bin/bash
echo $(date) >> /home/hal/Desktop/log

Then I have this service file: /etc/systemd/system/test.service

[Unit]
Description=Test service

[Service]
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/test.sh

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Then I run commands:
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/test.sh
...and...
sudo systemctl daemon-reload

After command:
sudo systemctl start test.service
...script will run correctly.

After command:
sudo systemctl enable test.service
...some symlink is created:
Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/test.service → /etc/systemd/system/test.service.

But after reboot script will not run
Status systemctl status contains:

/usr/local/bin/test.sh: line 2: /home/hal/Desktop/log: No such file or directory

and

"Main process exited, code=exited, status=203/EXEC"

What's wrong with my setup pls?

 

[dcbrown73]

Try adding /usr/bin/echo to the script. (ie, add the path to the echo command)

I suspect it doesn't know where the echo command is because it doesn't by default have a $PATH variable set.

Might do the same for the date command.

 

[f33dm3bits]

Also under Service try adding this.

Type=oneshot

Since the script you are running is not started as a daemon but something that is executed once and then it exists:

systemd.service

 

[dcbrown73]

Also under Service try adding this.

Type=oneshot

Since the script you are running is not started as a daemon but something that is executed once and then it exists:

systemd.service

Good call, you don't want systemd attempting to restart it over and over because it keeps exiting.

 

[hal_sk]

Well I have just tried to add "Type=oneshot" into service like this:

[Unit]
Description=Test service

[Service]
Type=oneshot
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/test.sh

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

But did not work.

And also I tried to add "/usr/bin/echo" as dcbrown73 mentioned but I don't understand why and where to put it. I tried this bellow but not working.

[Unit]
Description=Test service

[Service]
Type=oneshot
ExecStart=/usr/bin/echo /usr/local/bin/test.sh

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

 

[dos2unix]

Doesn't echo require an argument?

/usr/bin/echo "something".

 

[dcbrown73]

Doesn't echo require an argument?

/usr/bin/echo "something".

Sure. His script is echoing the date into a file.

#!/bin/bash
echo $(date) >> /home/hal/Desktop/log

Though I was suggesting updating it with paths.

#!/bin/bash
/usr/bin/echo $(/usr/bin/date) >> /home/hal/Desktop/log

 

[dos2unix]

I am a little curious why echo is needed at all?

date > /path/to/file

 

[f33dm3bits]

I tried doing the same as you.

[[email protected] ~]# cat /etc/systemd/system/mytest.service
[Unit]
Description=Test service

[Service]
Type=oneshot
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/test.sh

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
[[email protected] ~]# cat /usr/local/bin/test.sh
#!/bin/bash
date >> /home/tux/test.log
[[email protected] ~]# systemctl enable mytest
[[email protected] ~]# reboot
Connection to rhel8 closed by remote host.
Connection to rhel8 closed.

ssh [email protected]
[email protected]'s password:
Last login: Wed Sep 15 18:59:42 2021 from 11.22.13.1
[[email protected] ~]# cat ~tux/test.log
Wed Sep 15 19:01:21 CEST 2021

As you can see it works, so my guess is you are forgetting to share something or the path /home/hal/Desktop doesn't exist? Can you share the output of the following?

ls -l /home/hal/Desktop

 

[Lord Boltar]

[Unit]
Description=Test Service
After=network.target
[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/bin/bash /usr/local/bin/test.sh
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Reload all systemd service files: systemctl daemon-reload

Check that it is working by starting the service with systemctl start test

Next, we create our custom shell script to be executed during systemd startup.

#!/bin/bash

date > /root/test_report.txt
du -sh /home/ >> /root/test_report.txt

Before we reboot our system we need to make our script executable:
# chmod 744 /usr/local/bin/test.sh
Next, install systemd service unit and enable it so it will be executed at the boot time:

# chmod 664 /etc/systemd/system/test.service
# systemctl daemon-reload
# systemctl enable test.service
Created symlink from /etc/systemd/system/default.target.wants/test.service to /etc/systemd/system/test.service.

If you wish to test your script before you reboot run:

# systemctl start test.service
# cat /root/test.txt

 

[hal_sk]

As you can see it works, so my guess is you are forgetting to share an important detail. Does this path even exist: /home/hal/Desktop? Can you share the output of the following?

For full enclosure I have PC with 2 Linux Mints (boot selection). One of the Mint is running script fine after reboot and other Mint is not. Those paths are correct. Just the user name "hal" in paths is changed based on used OS. In next day or two I will try to test it again (for each OS) with even simpler example with exactly same paths and scripts. I will be post it here. Thanks so far.

 

[f33dm3bits]

For full enclosure I have PC with 2 Linux Mints (boot selection). One of the Mint is running script fine after reboot and other Mint is not. Those paths are correct. Just the user name "hal" in paths is changed based on used OS. In next day or two I will try to test it again (for each OS) with even simpler example with exactly same paths and scripts. I will be post it here. Thanks so far.

[email protected]:~# lsb_release -a
Distributor ID:    Linuxmint
Description:    Linux Mint 20.2
Release:    20.2
Codename:    uma
[email protected]:~# cat /etc/systemd/system/mytest.service
[Unit]
Description=Test service

[Service]
Type=oneshot
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/test.sh

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

[email protected]:~# cat /usr/local/bin/test.sh
#!/bin/bash
date >> /home/tux/test.log
[email protected]:~# systemctl enable mytest
[email protected]:~# reboot

ssh [email protected]
[email protected]'s password:
Last login: Wed Sep 15 19:19:21 2021 from 11.22.13.1
[email protected]:~$ cat test.log
Wed 15 Sep 2021 07:21:51 PM CEST

Which Mint version is working and which isn't?

But after reboot script will not run
Status systemctl status contains:

/usr/local/bin/test.sh: line 2: /home/hal/Desktop/log: No such file or directory

and

"Main process exited, code=exited, status=203/EXEC"

What's wrong with my setup pls?

According to that error the path doesn't exist so it can't create the log file.

 

[hal_sk]

It is working now.
The problem was most likely "echo $(date) >>" in the script. I changed it to just "date >>" and it works now in both Mints on reboot and without errors. It was my mistake I have not much skills in shell.
Thx to all.