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systemd "wants" directory for a custom target,target; does not seem to work as expecteexpected

I create a "target" in /etc/systemd/system that is very simple

sp-example.target

[Unit]
Description=SP Example Target

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

I then create a directory called /etc/systemd/system/sp-example.target.wants. In this directory, I put a link to my service and restart the system. It doesn't start the service, but it does start the target. I move the link from this sp-example.target.wants directory into multi-user.target.wants and reboot and the service starts.

systemd "wants" directory for a custom target, does not seem to work as expecte

I create a "target" in /etc/systemd/system that is very simple

sp-example.target

[Unit]
Description=SP Example Target

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

I then create a directory called /etc/systemd/system/sp-example.target.wants. In this directory I put a link to my service and restart the system. It doesn't start the service but it does start the target. I move the link from this sp-example.target.wants directory into multi-user.target.wants and reboot and the service starts.

systemd "wants" directory for a custom target; does not seem to work as expected

I create a "target" in /etc/systemd/system that is very simple

sp-example.target

[Unit]
Description=SP Example Target

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

I then create a directory called /etc/systemd/system/sp-example.target.wants. In this directory, I put a link to my service and restart the system. It doesn't start the service, but it does start the target. I move the link from this sp-example.target.wants directory into multi-user.target.wants and reboot and the service starts.

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systemd "wants" directory for a custom target, does not seem to work as expecte

I create a "target" in /etc/systemd/system that is very simple

sp-example.target

[Unit]
Description=SP Example Target

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

I then create a directory called /etc/systemd/system/sp-example.target.wants. In this directory I put a link to my service and restart the system. It doesn't start the service but it does start the target. I move the link from this sp-example.target.wants directory into multi-user.target.wants and reboot and the service starts.