Re: [CentOS] Running script before reboot or shutdown

2021-01-06 Thread centos2
Hi Carlos, Don't know if you ever found a solution to the problem you described below but I think I came across the concept for this that might work. I'm more of a systemd dilettante than a systemd expert but I found confirmation that this approach isn't totally hare-brained. While trying to f

Re: [CentOS] Running script before reboot or shutdown

2020-12-22 Thread centos2
On Tue, Dec 22, 2020, at 10:50, Carlos Lopez wrote: > Thanks centos2 but regarding your example, I cannot see where you > configure that this services needs to be stopped before anyone else I conveniently overlooked that requirement. I'll have to get back to you on that... > On 22/

Re: [CentOS] Running script before reboot or shutdown

2020-12-22 Thread centos2
On Tue, Dec 22, 2020, at 08:12, cent...@foxengines.net wrote: > > > On Tue, Dec 22, 2020, at 07:56, J Martin Rushton via CentOS wrote: > > This could be the same issue that people run into when designing cron > > jobs. You may only have a limited set of directories on you $PATH > > Is this

Re: [CentOS] Running script before reboot or shutdown

2020-12-22 Thread Carlos Lopez
Thanks centos2 but regarding your example, I cannot see where you configure that this services needs to be stopped before anyone else On 22/12/20, 15:22, "CentOS on behalf of cent...@foxengines.net" wrote: Hi, On Tue, Dec 22, 2020, at 06:51, Carlos Lopez wrote: > I am t

Re: [CentOS] Running script before reboot or shutdown

2020-12-22 Thread centos2
Hi, On Tue, Dec 22, 2020, at 06:51, Carlos Lopez wrote: > I am trying to configure a script as a systemd service to run first when a > shutdown or reboot is called. This script execute some scp commands to copy > some files to other machines. My actual defined systemd’s file is: > > [Unit] > De

Re: [CentOS] Running script before reboot or shutdown

2020-12-22 Thread centos2
On Tue, Dec 22, 2020, at 07:56, J Martin Rushton via CentOS wrote: > This could be the same issue that people run into when designing cron > jobs. You may only have a limited set of directories on you $PATH Is this a systemd limit? On one of my systems I've got 233 directories (5445 non-col

Re: [CentOS] Running script before reboot or shutdown

2020-12-22 Thread J Martin Rushton via CentOS
This could be the same issue that people run into when designing cron jobs. You may only have a limited set of directories on you $PATH and other environment variables may be missing. If this is the case, ensure that you define the full path to utilies: MYPROG="/home/carlos/myprog"

[CentOS] Running script before reboot or shutdown

2020-12-22 Thread Carlos Lopez
Hi all, I am trying to configure a script as a systemd service to run first when a shutdown or reboot is called. This script execute some scp commands to copy some files to other machines. My actual defined systemd’s file is: [Unit] Description=Remote copy some files before reboot/shutdown Befo