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man: Mention Type=oneshot timeout directive

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Make the warning for oneshot services (where RuntimeMaxSec= has no
effect) more actionable by pointing to the directive people can use
instead to effectively limit their runtime.
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Lucas Werkmeister
2024-07-19 09:39:51 +02:00
committed by Daan De Meyer
parent 20de757b69
commit 8c4aa0f1c6
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<listitem><para>Configures a maximum time for the service to run. If this is used and the service has been
active for longer than the specified time it is terminated and put into a failure state. Note that this setting
does not have any effect on <varname>Type=oneshot</varname> services, as they terminate immediately after
activation completed. Pass <literal>infinity</literal> (the default) to configure no runtime
limit.</para>
activation completed (use <varname>TimeoutStartSec=</varname> to limit their activation).
Pass <literal>infinity</literal> (the default) to configure no runtime limit.</para>
<para>If a service of <varname>Type=notify</varname>/<varname>Type=notify-reload</varname> sends
<literal>EXTEND_TIMEOUT_USEC=…</literal>, this may cause the runtime to be extended beyond