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Run a systemd service as a user
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| # How to create systemd services: http://neilwebber.com/notes/2016/02/10/making-a-simple-systemd-file-for-raspberry-pi-jessie/ | |
| # Digital ocean on a mongodb service: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-mongodb-on-ubuntu-16-04 | |
| [Unit] | |
| Description=Run SystemD as users | |
| After=network.target | |
| [Service] | |
| Type=simple | |
| User=[USER HERE] | |
| WorkingDirectory=[USER HOME] | |
| ExecStart=/bin/bash --login -c 'source [USER_HOME]/.bashrc; cd [Directory of command] && [COMMAND TO RUN]' | |
| Restart=always | |
| [Install] | |
| WantedBy=multi-user.target |
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I realize I'm late to the party here, so I'll keep it brief. I used this template to make a Minecraft Java server run as a systemd service on a Ubuntu Server (no gui). When running
minecraft.serviceasUSER=MINECRAFT, I'm still required to authenticate as root when I stop/start/restart the server service (like when Minecraft releases a new version and I have to upgrade the core server .JAR).Is there a way I can NOT have to authenticate as root, and just allow the service to be started/stopped/restarted as the regular user? Or is this just the nature of the beast when dealing with systemd?