How do I create a service on CentOS running as a different user than root?
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I'm using CentOS 7. I want to run a nodeJS script as a service but run the service as the "rails" user. As root, I created the file /usr/lib/systemd/system/myservice.service, with the contents
[Unit]
Description=mydir nodejs server
[Service]
ExecStart=/home/rails/mydir/start.sh
ExecStop=/home/rails/mydir/stop.sh
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
What else do I need to do to get the service to run as the user I want?
centos systemd root startup services
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I'm using CentOS 7. I want to run a nodeJS script as a service but run the service as the "rails" user. As root, I created the file /usr/lib/systemd/system/myservice.service, with the contents
[Unit]
Description=mydir nodejs server
[Service]
ExecStart=/home/rails/mydir/start.sh
ExecStop=/home/rails/mydir/stop.sh
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
What else do I need to do to get the service to run as the user I want?
centos systemd root startup services
edited May 8 at 14:50
cherdt
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asked May 7 at 19:57
Dave
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It looks like a quick Google would produce some useful examples, including some right here on U&LSE.
– John Bollinger
May 7 at 20:05
Yeah but those are dealing with older versions of CentOS than what I listed in my question. E.g. top Google result is centos.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=54865 but that deals with CenteOS 5.
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I'm using CentOS 7. I want to run a nodeJS script as a service but run the service as the "rails" user. As root, I created the file /usr/lib/systemd/system/myservice.service, with the contents
[Unit]
Description=mydir nodejs server
[Service]
ExecStart=/home/rails/mydir/start.sh
ExecStop=/home/rails/mydir/stop.sh
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
What else do I need to do to get the service to run as the user I want?
centos systemd root startup services
edited May 8 at 14:50
cherdt
6341414
asked May 7 at 19:57
Dave
363827
I'm using CentOS 7. I want to run a nodeJS script as a service but run the service as the "rails" user. As root, I created the file /usr/lib/systemd/system/myservice.service, with the contents
[Unit]
Description=mydir nodejs server
[Service]
ExecStart=/home/rails/mydir/start.sh
ExecStop=/home/rails/mydir/stop.sh
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
What else do I need to do to get the service to run as the user I want?
centos systemd root startup services
edited May 8 at 14:50
cherdt
6341414
asked May 7 at 19:57
Dave
363827
edited May 8 at 14:50
cherdt
6341414
edited May 8 at 14:50
cherdt
6341414
edited May 8 at 14:50
cherdt
6341414
6341414
asked May 7 at 19:57
Dave
363827
asked May 7 at 19:57
Dave
363827
asked May 7 at 19:57
Dave
363827
363827
It looks like a quick Google would produce some useful examples, including some right here on U&LSE.
– John Bollinger
May 7 at 20:05
Yeah but those are dealing with older versions of CentOS than what I listed in my question. E.g. top Google result is centos.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=54865 but that deals with CenteOS 5.
– Dave
May 7 at 20:44
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It looks like a quick Google would produce some useful examples, including some right here on U&LSE.
– John Bollinger
May 7 at 20:05
Yeah but those are dealing with older versions of CentOS than what I listed in my question. E.g. top Google result is centos.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=54865 but that deals with CenteOS 5.
– Dave
May 7 at 20:44
It looks like a quick Google would produce some useful examples, including some right here on U&LSE.
– John Bollinger
May 7 at 20:05
It looks like a quick Google would produce some useful examples, including some right here on U&LSE.
– John Bollinger
May 7 at 20:05
Yeah but those are dealing with older versions of CentOS than what I listed in my question. E.g. top Google result is centos.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=54865 but that deals with CenteOS 5.
– Dave
May 7 at 20:44
Yeah but those are dealing with older versions of CentOS than what I listed in my question. E.g. top Google result is centos.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=54865 but that deals with CenteOS 5.
– Dave
May 7 at 20:44
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You can specify the user and group under the [Service] heading:
User=rails
Group=rails
See the credentials section of systemd.exec for details.
Also, use /etc/systemd/system/myservice.service as the path for service files created by the system administrator instead of /usr/lib/systemd/system. See Creating and Modifying systemd Unit Files
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1 Answer
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active
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active
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You can specify the user and group under the [Service] heading:
User=rails
Group=rails
See the credentials section of systemd.exec for details.
Also, use /etc/systemd/system/myservice.service as the path for service files created by the system administrator instead of /usr/lib/systemd/system. See Creating and Modifying systemd Unit Files
answered May 8 at 14:28
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You can specify the user and group under the [Service] heading:
User=rails
Group=rails
See the credentials section of systemd.exec for details.
Also, use /etc/systemd/system/myservice.service as the path for service files created by the system administrator instead of /usr/lib/systemd/system. See Creating and Modifying systemd Unit Files
answered May 8 at 14:28
cherdt
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You can specify the user and group under the [Service] heading:
User=rails
Group=rails
See the credentials section of systemd.exec for details.
Also, use /etc/systemd/system/myservice.service as the path for service files created by the system administrator instead of /usr/lib/systemd/system. See Creating and Modifying systemd Unit Files
answered May 8 at 14:28
cherdt
6341414
You can specify the user and group under the [Service] heading:
User=rails
Group=rails
See the credentials section of systemd.exec for details.
Also, use /etc/systemd/system/myservice.service as the path for service files created by the system administrator instead of /usr/lib/systemd/system. See Creating and Modifying systemd Unit Files
answered May 8 at 14:28
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answered May 8 at 14:28
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answered May 8 at 14:28
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It looks like a quick Google would produce some useful examples, including some right here on U&LSE.
– John Bollinger
May 7 at 20:05
Yeah but those are dealing with older versions of CentOS than what I listed in my question. E.g. top Google result is centos.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=54865 but that deals with CenteOS 5.
– Dave
May 7 at 20:44