FS#33932 - systemd service command-lines lost on every single package update.

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by James (shirokuma) - Tuesday, 19 February 2013, 11:10 GMT
Last edited by Allan McRae (Allan) - Tuesday, 19 February 2013, 13:24 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category System
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture All
Severity High
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 2
Private No

Details

Service command-line options are lost on *every single package update* and have to be restored. This makes pacman+systemd in its current state very frustrating.

For example by default spamassassin is configured very badly and the only way to fix it is via the command line. So I change:

/usr/lib/systemd/system/spamassassin.service

I have to add "--socketpath=/var/lib/spamassassin/socket" to "ExecStart".

Now every time I upgrade spamassasin it overwrites my service file and I am forced to make the exact same change.

IMO the service files should be subject to the "pacnew/pacsave" style backups. I tried to find information about how I could edit the list of directories considered for backup using this mechanism but the information was not forthcoming.
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Closed by  Allan McRae (Allan)
Tuesday, 19 February 2013, 13:24 GMT
Reason for closing:  Not a bug
Comment by Fabian Homborg (alfa) - Tuesday, 19 February 2013, 12:05 GMT
Copy the file to /etc/systemd/system and edit that one, or make a /etc/systemd/system/spamassassin.service that includes

.include /usr/lib/systemd/system/spamassassin.service

and the vars you want changed.

NOTABUG
Comment by James (shirokuma) - Tuesday, 19 February 2013, 12:11 GMT
That wouldn't work if there are dependencies on the service... without having to copy every single dependant service.

Sounds like a lot of hassle compared to the old system of using /etc/conf.d

The more I use systemd the less I like it.
Comment by Fabian Homborg (alfa) - Tuesday, 19 February 2013, 12:33 GMT
Yes, it does.
Comment by James (shirokuma) - Tuesday, 19 February 2013, 12:43 GMT
Apparently I'm supposed to copy the service file from /usr/lib/systemd to /etc/systemd/system.

Will try that.
Comment by James (shirokuma) - Tuesday, 19 February 2013, 12:47 GMT
Okay that works... /etc/systemd overrides /usr/lib/systemd whilst preserving target dependencies. This should be closed sorry about that.

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