How to decide what dependencies a systemd service unit definition should have

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Issue

  • Deciding what dependencies systemd service unit definition should have can be a reasonably complex issue and it can be difficult to decide what they should be. This solution article tries to explain some of the issues.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • systemd

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