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   - [[git pull strategy]]
 - [[twitter analytics]]
 - [[cormen]]
+- [[systemd]]
 - [[fediverse party]]
 - [[navigation]]
   - [[back link]]
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   - [[go]] https://jimsaunders.net/2017/08/03/simple-per-user-systemd.html
 - Scripts go in .config/systemd/user/, add an example.service file and then: 
   - systemctl --user enable example
-  - systemctl --user start example
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+  - systemctl --user start example
+- If you get any bus errors, you may need to:
+  - `export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/\`id -u\``
+- Before you can run enable above, you may need to enable lingering for the user in question. As root:
+  - `loginctl enable-linger username`
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