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terdon ♦
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Use the Native SystemD Journal

Replace tail with journalctl -f -u watchbackup.service

I can't find out why tail isn't allowed, only the fix. I'll add a more flushedfleshed out answer when I can find why, but I suspect it has something to do with the fact that tail cannot monitor a real time write, and systemd being the init system is running in real-time.

Use the Native SystemD Journal

Replace tail with journalctl -f -u watchbackup.service

I can't find out why tail isn't allowed, only the fix. I'll add a more flushed out answer when I can find why, but I suspect it has something to do with the fact that tail cannot monitor a real time write, and systemd being the init system is running in real-time.

Use the Native SystemD Journal

Replace tail with journalctl -f -u watchbackup.service

I can't find out why tail isn't allowed, only the fix. I'll add a more fleshed out answer when I can find why, but I suspect it has something to do with the fact that tail cannot monitor a real time write, and systemd being the init system is running in real-time.

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eyoung100
eyoung100
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Use the Native SystemD Journal

Replace tail with journalctl -f -u watchbackup.service

I can't find out why tail isn't allowed, only the fix. I'll add a more flushed out answer when I can find why, but I suspect it has something to do with the fact that tail cannot monitor a real time write, and systemd being the init system is running in real-time.