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Convert SysV Init scripts to Systemd Unit File
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Let's say you have a SysV Init Script named foo

  1. Copy the file to /etc/init.d/foo

  2. Enable the SysV service: chkconfig --add foo

  3. Enable the SysV service: chkconfig foo on

  4. Start the service: service foo start. After this, systemd-sysv-generator will generate this file /run/systemd/generator.late/foo.service, copy this file to /etc/systemd/system by running: cp /run/systemd/generator.late/foo.service /etc/systemd/system/foo.service

  5. Edit /etc/systemd/system/foo.service by running systemctl edit foo.service, add in the following line to foo.servie (this makes the service installable)

    [Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

  6. Enable the service: systemd enable foo.service

  7. (Optional) You can then remove the SysV script by running chkconfig foo off && chkconfig --del foo

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