[exim] Re: exim systemd service: Type=exec or Type=simple

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Author: u34--- via Exim-users
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CC: Andreas Metzler
Subject: [exim] Re: exim systemd service: Type=exec or Type=simple
Heiko Schlittermann via Exim-users <exim-users@???> wrote:

> Andreas Metzler via Exim-users <exim-users@???> (Do 27 Jul 2023 19:04:30 CEST):
> …
> > > Regarding your question: I think, "exec" is the right answer for the
> > > current Exim versions. (Somewhen I started working on "Type=notify", but
> > > that's nothing that's ready yet.)
> >
> > You are using -bdf instead of -bd for the Type=exec example. Afaict
> > the major effect should be a tiny speedup since a fork() and closing in
> > stdin/out/err is avoided. Since exim would not write to stdout/err this
> > should be it. Or am I missing something?
>
> -bd asks Exim to fork, which makes it hard for Systemd to
> supervise it.


Doesn't systemd has a forking service type?

--
u34

>               Using -bdf Systemd can track the process it created.
> 
> Exim writes to std{out,err} in case of debugging options on the command
> line. If I'm not wrong, currently Exim isn't capable of reliable writing
> logs to std{out,err}, but I can imagine implementing this (for some edge
> cases).
> 
> -- 
> Heiko


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