Arch Linux - Custom Systemd Service scenarios to Start with 'ExecStart' Path Issues
I'm trying to implement I'm following best practices but I've looked through the documentation and I'm still confused about Quick question that's been bugging me - I'm trying to set up a custom Systemd service on my Arch Linux machine to run a Python script located at `/usr/local/bin/my_script.py`. However, when I attempt to start the service using `systemctl start my_service`, I encounter the following behavior: ``` Failed to start my_service.service: Unit my_service.service failed to load: No such file or directory. ``` I've defined the service in `/etc/systemd/system/my_service.service` with the following content: ```ini [Unit] Description=My Custom Python Script After=network.target [Service] Type=simple ExecStart=/usr/bin/python /usr/local/bin/my_script.py Restart=on-failure [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target ``` I double-checked that the script has executable permissions set with `chmod +x /usr/local/bin/my_script.py`. Additionally, I verified that both Python and the script are indeed located at the specified paths by running: ```bash which python ls -l /usr/local/bin/my_script.py ``` Both commands return the correct paths, yet the service refuses to start. I also tried running `systemctl daemon-reload` to ensure that Systemd picks up the latest changes after I modified the service file. In the journal logs, I see: ``` Jul 20 15:32:01 myarch systemd[1]: my_service.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 5. Jul 20 15:32:01 myarch systemd[1]: Stopped My Custom Python Script. ``` I suspect there might be an scenario with the way I’ve defined the `ExecStart` command or perhaps the script itself might be causing an scenario. I've added debugging print statements in my script to see if it's executing at all, but I never see any output. Could this be an scenario with permissions or the environment the service is running in? Any insights or recommendations would be appreciated! Any ideas what could be causing this? This is part of a larger application I'm building. How would you solve this? This is happening in both development and production on CentOS. Thanks, I really appreciate it! Thanks for your help in advance!