Does systemd have a specifier for the Working Directory





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When I specify a working direcotry in a unit file I would like to refer to it from the ExecStart section via a specifier i.e.



[Unit]
Description=A test daemon that says hello
[Service]
Type=oneshot
WorkingDirectory=/home/foo/scipts
ExecStart="%<<WORKING_DIRECTORY_SPECIFIER>>/echo_hello.sh"
RemainAfterExit=yes


Is this possible with Systemd and if it is not are there any work-arounds?










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  • For ExecStart you should still be using full paths, not 'relative' paths or substitution. Just a suggestion.

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When I specify a working direcotry in a unit file I would like to refer to it from the ExecStart section via a specifier i.e.



[Unit]
Description=A test daemon that says hello
[Service]
Type=oneshot
WorkingDirectory=/home/foo/scipts
ExecStart="%<<WORKING_DIRECTORY_SPECIFIER>>/echo_hello.sh"
RemainAfterExit=yes


Is this possible with Systemd and if it is not are there any work-arounds?










share|improve this question























  • For ExecStart you should still be using full paths, not 'relative' paths or substitution. Just a suggestion.

    – Thomas Ward
    Feb 14 at 15:21














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When I specify a working direcotry in a unit file I would like to refer to it from the ExecStart section via a specifier i.e.



[Unit]
Description=A test daemon that says hello
[Service]
Type=oneshot
WorkingDirectory=/home/foo/scipts
ExecStart="%<<WORKING_DIRECTORY_SPECIFIER>>/echo_hello.sh"
RemainAfterExit=yes


Is this possible with Systemd and if it is not are there any work-arounds?










share|improve this question














When I specify a working direcotry in a unit file I would like to refer to it from the ExecStart section via a specifier i.e.



[Unit]
Description=A test daemon that says hello
[Service]
Type=oneshot
WorkingDirectory=/home/foo/scipts
ExecStart="%<<WORKING_DIRECTORY_SPECIFIER>>/echo_hello.sh"
RemainAfterExit=yes


Is this possible with Systemd and if it is not are there any work-arounds?







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  • For ExecStart you should still be using full paths, not 'relative' paths or substitution. Just a suggestion.

    – Thomas Ward
    Feb 14 at 15:21



















  • For ExecStart you should still be using full paths, not 'relative' paths or substitution. Just a suggestion.

    – Thomas Ward
    Feb 14 at 15:21

















For ExecStart you should still be using full paths, not 'relative' paths or substitution. Just a suggestion.

– Thomas Ward
Feb 14 at 15:21





For ExecStart you should still be using full paths, not 'relative' paths or substitution. Just a suggestion.

– Thomas Ward
Feb 14 at 15:21










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No, you can use ~ or an absolute directory path. Careful though: ~ is likely to point to /root/ as the home of the user of the unit.



and WorkingDirectory itself understands specifiers but those are not user specific except for



"%g"    User group  
"%G" User GID
"%u" User name
"%U" User UID


but those tend to default to user root.






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    No, you can use ~ or an absolute directory path. Careful though: ~ is likely to point to /root/ as the home of the user of the unit.



    and WorkingDirectory itself understands specifiers but those are not user specific except for



    "%g"    User group  
    "%G" User GID
    "%u" User name
    "%U" User UID


    but those tend to default to user root.






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      No, you can use ~ or an absolute directory path. Careful though: ~ is likely to point to /root/ as the home of the user of the unit.



      and WorkingDirectory itself understands specifiers but those are not user specific except for



      "%g"    User group  
      "%G" User GID
      "%u" User name
      "%U" User UID


      but those tend to default to user root.






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        No, you can use ~ or an absolute directory path. Careful though: ~ is likely to point to /root/ as the home of the user of the unit.



        and WorkingDirectory itself understands specifiers but those are not user specific except for



        "%g"    User group  
        "%G" User GID
        "%u" User name
        "%U" User UID


        but those tend to default to user root.






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        No, you can use ~ or an absolute directory path. Careful though: ~ is likely to point to /root/ as the home of the user of the unit.



        and WorkingDirectory itself understands specifiers but those are not user specific except for



        "%g"    User group  
        "%G" User GID
        "%u" User name
        "%U" User UID


        but those tend to default to user root.







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