There is only ever a single instance of a unit with a specific name, since
the name is how you control it.
If multiple instances are needed, they need to have unique names, usually
through a template unit (foo@.service → foo@$env{something}.service).
On Mon, Jul 14, 2025, 06:07 Anthony Rossomano <trosso...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I’m starting an oneshot systemd service from udev remove event and wanted
> to confirm the expected behavior if an instance of service is running and
> another service start is attempted. From my trials it appears that the
> second service is not started if one is already running.
