How does the systemd service naming convention work?

Asked Dec 28 '22 at 20:42

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Arch Linux, systemd 252 (252.4-2-arch)

Doing:

systemctl status openvpn-server@server.service

Results in:

Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/openvpn-server@.service; enabled; preset: disabled)

However, running:

systemctl list-unit-files

Doesn't show the same name. It only shows:

openvpn-client@.service                    disabled        disabled
openvpn-server@.service                    indirect        disabled

Why is there this difference in naming convention, and why is it shown as disabled in this listing?

asked Dec 28 '22 at 20:42

AlphaCentauri

worth reading: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/588629 https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/Systemd https://superuser.com/questions/393423 – don_crissti Dec 28 '22 at 20:52
Also see this article. – larsks Dec 28 '22 at 22:31
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Does this answer your question? Why do some unit filenames end with @? – OrangeDog Dec 29 '22 at 15:51

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