http://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=968573 Bug ID: 968573 Summary: systemd fails on symlink Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE Distribution Version: Leap 42.1 Hardware: Other OS: Other Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: Basesystem Assignee: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com Reporter: dieter.jurzitza@t-online.de QA Contact: qa-bugs@suse.de Found By: --- Blocker: --- If I create a symlink: systemd@modem.service -> modem@.service the unit - file fails badly: djunix:/usr/lib/systemd/system # ln -s mgetty@.service mgetty@modem.service djunix:/usr/lib/systemd/system # la mgetty@modem.service lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 15 27. Feb 21:23 mgetty@modem.service -> mgetty@.service djunix:/usr/lib/systemd/system # systemctl enable mgetty@modem.service Failed to execute operation: No such file or directory the same with a hard link: djunix:/usr/lib/systemd/system # ln mgetty@.service mgetty@modem.service djunix:/usr/lib/systemd/system # systemctl enable mgetty@modem.service -> simply works. I'd consider this a bug as the documentation states that "typically the unit file is created as a symlink pointing to the @.service - File. Thank you for looking into this, take care Dieter Jurzitza -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.