From da52ecef355c3cd57f8575b5c6459879fa3a5f52 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Barak A. Pearlmutter" <barak@pearlmutter.net>
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2021 10:47:03 +0000
Subject: Add systemd example and instructions.

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 contrib/systemd/README.systemd | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
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 create mode 100644 contrib/systemd/README.systemd

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diff --git a/contrib/systemd/README.systemd b/contrib/systemd/README.systemd
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+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
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