How to configure a systemd service to run as a specific user or group
Issue
- How to configure an existing
systemd
service to run as a specific user or group. - How to run services under a non-standard user.
- How to change the user or group of a
systemd
service unit file.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
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