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| author | Barak A. Pearlmutter <barak@pearlmutter.net> | 2021-11-23 10:47:03 +0000 |
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| committer | Matthias Andree <matthias.andree@gmx.de> | 2021-11-27 12:39:28 +0100 |
| commit | da52ecef355c3cd57f8575b5c6459879fa3a5f52 (patch) | |
| tree | af96a023c8a16bade2741759d947d9f0db49d8e5 /contrib/systemd/README.systemd | |
| parent | bc21a121248c5d9435b93736f64971472d9280cc (diff) | |
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Add systemd example and instructions.
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diff --git a/contrib/systemd/README.systemd b/contrib/systemd/README.systemd new file mode 100644 index 00000000..fd7229a0 --- /dev/null +++ b/contrib/systemd/README.systemd @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +To run fetchmail as a systemd user service, for an individual user: + +(1) Configuration + +Set up your .fetchmailrc so that "fetchmail --nodetach" actually +fetches your mail correctly. + +(2) Tell systemd to run it as a service + +Allow daemons to keep running after you log out (optional): +$ sudo loginctl enable-linger $USERNAME + +Make the service available: +$ systemctl --user enable fetchmail.service + +Actually turn it on: +$ systemctl --user start fetchmail.service + +Monitor it, to check if it's okay: +$ systemctl --user status fetchmail.service + +Monitor it harder: +$ journalctl --user -xeu fetchmail.service |