How to start emacs as service?
I'm trying to start the emacs daemon as a service but the service stops immediately upon startup.
in the Emacs page is this service script for systemd.
[Unit]
Description=Emacs text editor
Documentation=info:emacs man:emacs(1) https://gnu.org/software/emacs/
[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/usr/bin/emacs --daemon
ExecStop=/usr/bin/emacsclient --eval "(kill-emacs)"
Environment=SSH_AUTH_SOCK=%t/keyring/ssh
Restart=on-failure
[Install]
WantedBy=default.target
but I can not get the daemon to start
what am I doing wrong?
OS: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS
Emacs: 25.2
systemd services autostart emacs
asked Dec 28 '18 at 14:19
alejandrohtadinomalejandrohtadinom
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I'm trying to start the emacs daemon as a service but the service stops immediately upon startup.
in the Emacs page is this service script for systemd.
[Unit]
Description=Emacs text editor
Documentation=info:emacs man:emacs(1) https://gnu.org/software/emacs/
[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/usr/bin/emacs --daemon
ExecStop=/usr/bin/emacsclient --eval "(kill-emacs)"
Environment=SSH_AUTH_SOCK=%t/keyring/ssh
Restart=on-failure
[Install]
WantedBy=default.target
but I can not get the daemon to start
what am I doing wrong?
OS: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS
Emacs: 25.2
systemd services autostart emacs
asked Dec 28 '18 at 14:19
alejandrohtadinomalejandrohtadinom
337
What doesps aux | grep emacsoutput after you have started the service? Emacs forks into background when starting the daemon. The process is running, but it appears to have exited.
– vidarlo
Dec 28 '18 at 14:39
What doesjournalctl --user -u emacsshow? Add that output to your question by editing the question.
– Thomas
Dec 28 '18 at 14:53
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I'm trying to start the emacs daemon as a service but the service stops immediately upon startup.
in the Emacs page is this service script for systemd.
[Unit]
Description=Emacs text editor
Documentation=info:emacs man:emacs(1) https://gnu.org/software/emacs/
[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/usr/bin/emacs --daemon
ExecStop=/usr/bin/emacsclient --eval "(kill-emacs)"
Environment=SSH_AUTH_SOCK=%t/keyring/ssh
Restart=on-failure
[Install]
WantedBy=default.target
but I can not get the daemon to start
what am I doing wrong?
OS: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS
Emacs: 25.2
systemd services autostart emacs
asked Dec 28 '18 at 14:19
alejandrohtadinomalejandrohtadinom
337
I'm trying to start the emacs daemon as a service but the service stops immediately upon startup.
in the Emacs page is this service script for systemd.
[Unit]
Description=Emacs text editor
Documentation=info:emacs man:emacs(1) https://gnu.org/software/emacs/
[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/usr/bin/emacs --daemon
ExecStop=/usr/bin/emacsclient --eval "(kill-emacs)"
Environment=SSH_AUTH_SOCK=%t/keyring/ssh
Restart=on-failure
[Install]
WantedBy=default.target
but I can not get the daemon to start
what am I doing wrong?
OS: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS
Emacs: 25.2
systemd services autostart emacs
systemd services autostart emacs
asked Dec 28 '18 at 14:19
alejandrohtadinomalejandrohtadinom
337
asked Dec 28 '18 at 14:19
alejandrohtadinomalejandrohtadinom
337
asked Dec 28 '18 at 14:19
alejandrohtadinomalejandrohtadinom
337
asked Dec 28 '18 at 14:19
alejandrohtadinomalejandrohtadinom
337
asked Dec 28 '18 at 14:19
alejandrohtadinomalejandrohtadinom
337
337
What doesps aux | grep emacsoutput after you have started the service? Emacs forks into background when starting the daemon. The process is running, but it appears to have exited.
– vidarlo
Dec 28 '18 at 14:39
What doesjournalctl --user -u emacsshow? Add that output to your question by editing the question.
– Thomas
Dec 28 '18 at 14:53
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What doesps aux | grep emacsoutput after you have started the service? Emacs forks into background when starting the daemon. The process is running, but it appears to have exited.
– vidarlo
Dec 28 '18 at 14:39
What doesjournalctl --user -u emacsshow? Add that output to your question by editing the question.
– Thomas
Dec 28 '18 at 14:53
What does
ps aux | grep emacs output after you have started the service? Emacs forks into background when starting the daemon. The process is running, but it appears to have exited.– vidarlo
Dec 28 '18 at 14:39
What does
ps aux | grep emacs output after you have started the service? Emacs forks into background when starting the daemon. The process is running, but it appears to have exited.– vidarlo
Dec 28 '18 at 14:39
What does
journalctl --user -u emacs show? Add that output to your question by editing the question.– Thomas
Dec 28 '18 at 14:53
What does
journalctl --user -u emacs show? Add that output to your question by editing the question.– Thomas
Dec 28 '18 at 14:53
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The systemd service file seems to need some modifications to work. From the link you provided, the --fg-daemon option is only available for Emacs 26.1+, whereas version below should use --daemon (was introduced in Emacs 23.1).
Further the Type= should be adopted to forking, since emacs is forking.
So the resulting systemd unit should look like as follows.
user@host:~$ cat .config/systemd/user/emacs.service
[Unit]
Description=Emacs text editor
Documentation=info:emacs man:emacs(1) https://gnu.org/software/emacs/
[Service]
Type=forking
ExecStart=/usr/bin/emacs --daemon
ExecStop=/usr/bin/emacsclient --eval "(kill-emacs)"
Environment=SSH_AUTH_SOCK=%t/keyring/ssh
Restart=on-failure
[Install]
WantedBy=default.target
After you have applied your changes, do not forget to reload the configuration.
user@host:~$ systemctl daemon-reload --user
Then start the service as regular user.
user@host:~$ systemctl start --user emacs
answered Dec 28 '18 at 15:11
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The systemd service file seems to need some modifications to work. From the link you provided, the --fg-daemon option is only available for Emacs 26.1+, whereas version below should use --daemon (was introduced in Emacs 23.1).
Further the Type= should be adopted to forking, since emacs is forking.
So the resulting systemd unit should look like as follows.
user@host:~$ cat .config/systemd/user/emacs.service
[Unit]
Description=Emacs text editor
Documentation=info:emacs man:emacs(1) https://gnu.org/software/emacs/
[Service]
Type=forking
ExecStart=/usr/bin/emacs --daemon
ExecStop=/usr/bin/emacsclient --eval "(kill-emacs)"
Environment=SSH_AUTH_SOCK=%t/keyring/ssh
Restart=on-failure
[Install]
WantedBy=default.target
After you have applied your changes, do not forget to reload the configuration.
user@host:~$ systemctl daemon-reload --user
Then start the service as regular user.
user@host:~$ systemctl start --user emacs
answered Dec 28 '18 at 15:11
ThomasThomas
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The systemd service file seems to need some modifications to work. From the link you provided, the --fg-daemon option is only available for Emacs 26.1+, whereas version below should use --daemon (was introduced in Emacs 23.1).
Further the Type= should be adopted to forking, since emacs is forking.
So the resulting systemd unit should look like as follows.
user@host:~$ cat .config/systemd/user/emacs.service
[Unit]
Description=Emacs text editor
Documentation=info:emacs man:emacs(1) https://gnu.org/software/emacs/
[Service]
Type=forking
ExecStart=/usr/bin/emacs --daemon
ExecStop=/usr/bin/emacsclient --eval "(kill-emacs)"
Environment=SSH_AUTH_SOCK=%t/keyring/ssh
Restart=on-failure
[Install]
WantedBy=default.target
After you have applied your changes, do not forget to reload the configuration.
user@host:~$ systemctl daemon-reload --user
Then start the service as regular user.
user@host:~$ systemctl start --user emacs
answered Dec 28 '18 at 15:11
ThomasThomas
3,59381527
add a comment |
The systemd service file seems to need some modifications to work. From the link you provided, the --fg-daemon option is only available for Emacs 26.1+, whereas version below should use --daemon (was introduced in Emacs 23.1).
Further the Type= should be adopted to forking, since emacs is forking.
So the resulting systemd unit should look like as follows.
user@host:~$ cat .config/systemd/user/emacs.service
[Unit]
Description=Emacs text editor
Documentation=info:emacs man:emacs(1) https://gnu.org/software/emacs/
[Service]
Type=forking
ExecStart=/usr/bin/emacs --daemon
ExecStop=/usr/bin/emacsclient --eval "(kill-emacs)"
Environment=SSH_AUTH_SOCK=%t/keyring/ssh
Restart=on-failure
[Install]
WantedBy=default.target
After you have applied your changes, do not forget to reload the configuration.
user@host:~$ systemctl daemon-reload --user
Then start the service as regular user.
user@host:~$ systemctl start --user emacs
answered Dec 28 '18 at 15:11
ThomasThomas
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The systemd service file seems to need some modifications to work. From the link you provided, the --fg-daemon option is only available for Emacs 26.1+, whereas version below should use --daemon (was introduced in Emacs 23.1).
Further the Type= should be adopted to forking, since emacs is forking.
So the resulting systemd unit should look like as follows.
user@host:~$ cat .config/systemd/user/emacs.service
[Unit]
Description=Emacs text editor
Documentation=info:emacs man:emacs(1) https://gnu.org/software/emacs/
[Service]
Type=forking
ExecStart=/usr/bin/emacs --daemon
ExecStop=/usr/bin/emacsclient --eval "(kill-emacs)"
Environment=SSH_AUTH_SOCK=%t/keyring/ssh
Restart=on-failure
[Install]
WantedBy=default.target
After you have applied your changes, do not forget to reload the configuration.
user@host:~$ systemctl daemon-reload --user
Then start the service as regular user.
user@host:~$ systemctl start --user emacs
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What does
ps aux | grep emacsoutput after you have started the service? Emacs forks into background when starting the daemon. The process is running, but it appears to have exited.– vidarlo
Dec 28 '18 at 14:39
What does
journalctl --user -u emacsshow? Add that output to your question by editing the question.– Thomas
Dec 28 '18 at 14:53