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I would have thought a scripting language would have been a better choice than unit files. The script engine would take care of verifying the script and starting the processes in the correct order and allowing/restricting access to other components. Thereby negating the need for such directives as After= or PrivateTmp=.



Unit files are one of the things systemd got right.

A scripting language isn't well suited for process management, which is a very well specified task.

Now, if you mentioned https://ammonite.io/ you might have got my attention...




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