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Ubuntu 22.04 - Systemd Service scenarios to Start with 'scenarios to Start MyService.service: Unit MyService.service not found'

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I'm getting frustrated with I'm upgrading from an older version and I'm relatively new to this, so bear with me. I've searched everywhere and can't find a clear answer... I'm working on a personal project and This might be a silly question, but I'm trying to create a systemd service on my Ubuntu 22.04 machine to run a Python script at boot... I've created the service file at `/etc/systemd/system/MyService.service`, but when I try to start it using `sudo systemctl start MyService.service`, I get the behavior: `Failed to start MyService.service: Unit MyService.service not found`. I’ve confirmed that the file is in the right directory and I’ve also checked the syntax with `systemd-analyze verify /etc/systemd/system/MyService.service`. It returns no errors. Here is what my service file looks like: ```ini [Unit] Description=My Python Service After=network.target [Service] ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 /path/to/my_script.py WorkingDirectory=/path/to User=myuser Restart=always [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target ``` After making changes to the service file, I run `sudo systemctl daemon-reload` to reload the systemd manager configuration. However, I still need to start the service. I’ve also checked the permissions on the Python script and they seem correct, including the execution permission. I’m not sure what I’m missing here. Any insights would be appreciated! I'm working on a service that needs to handle this. Any ideas what could be causing this? For context: I'm using Python on Ubuntu. Is there a better approach? The stack includes Python and several other technologies. Cheers for any assistance!