#!/usr/bin/env bash # # JbTecWiz Support Centre -- generated fix script # # Fault : A systemd unit fails to start # Fix : Fix status=203/EXEC # Source: https://jbtecwiz.com/support/lnx-systemd-failed # # Run as : Shell # Expect : 15 minutes # Risk : low # Reversible : yes # # WHEN THIS IS THE RIGHT FIX # The status is 203/EXEC. systemd could not execute the command at all. # # HOW TO UNDO IT # None. # # Walks the fix one step at a time and asks before each. Steps with no # command are yours to do -- it prints those and waits. DRYRUN=1 prints # without executing; UNATTENDED=1 does not ask. # # -------------------------------------------------------------------- # NO WARRANTY - USE AT YOUR OWN RISK # # This script is provided by JbTecWiz as-is and with no warranty of any # kind, express or implied. You run it entirely at your own risk. # # JbTecWiz accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising from its # use, including but not limited to data loss, downtime, or configuration # changes that turn out to be wrong for your system. # # You are responsible for reading this script before running it, for # satisfying yourself that it suits the machine in front of you, and for # having a working backup first. Some steps cannot be undone. # -------------------------------------------------------------------- set -uo pipefail DRYRUN="${DRYRUN:-0}" UNATTENDED="${UNATTENDED:-0}" failed=0 rule() { printf "\n%s\n" "$(printf '-%.0s' $(seq 1 70))"; if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then echo "$1"; fi; } prose() { echo "$1" | fold -s -w 74 | sed "s/^/ /"; } # Returns 0 when the caller should run the command, 1 when it should not. # A manual step always returns 1 -- there is nothing for the caller to run. step() { # step [command lines...] local n="$1" dotext="$2" why="$3" mode="$4"; shift 4 rule " Step $n of 6" prose "$dotext" if [ -n "$why" ]; then echo; prose "$why"; fi if [ "$mode" = "manual" ]; then echo; echo " -> Do this yourself, then press Enter to carry on." if [ "$UNATTENDED" = "0" ] && [ "$DRYRUN" = "0" ]; then read -r _; fi return 1 fi echo; printf " %s\n" "$@"; echo if [ "$DRYRUN" = "1" ]; then echo " (dry run -- not executed)"; return 1; fi if [ "$UNATTENDED" = "0" ]; then read -r -p " Run this step? [Y]es / [S]kip / [Q]uit " a case "$a" in [Qq]*) echo " Stopped at your request."; exit 0 ;; [Ss]*) echo " Skipped."; return 1 ;; esac fi return 0 } rule echo " A systemd unit fails to start" echo " Fix status=203/EXEC" echo echo " Risk: low Reversible 15 minutes" echo prose 'No warranty. Use at your own risk - JbTecWiz accepts no liability. Read it before you run it, and have a backup.' rule echo if [ "$UNATTENDED" = "0" ] && [ "$DRYRUN" = "0" ]; then read -r -p " Ready? [y/N] " go case "$go" in [Yy]*) ;; *) echo " Nothing was changed."; exit 0;; esac fi if step 1 'Read the exact ExecStart line.' '' cmd 'systemctl cat myservice.service | grep ExecStart'; then systemctl cat myservice.service | grep ExecStart if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then failed=$((failed+1)) echo " Step 1 failed. The rest of the fix may depend on it." >&2 fi fi if step 2 'Check the binary exists and is executable.' 'The three usual causes are: the path is wrong, the file is not chmod +x, or it is a script whose shebang points at an interpreter that is not installed.' cmd 'ls -l /usr/local/bin/myapp' 'file /usr/local/bin/myapp'; then ls -l /usr/local/bin/myapp file /usr/local/bin/myapp if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then failed=$((failed+1)) echo " Step 2 failed. The rest of the fix may depend on it." >&2 fi fi if step 3 'ExecStart must be an absolute path -- systemd does not use $PATH.' '' cmd 'which myapp'; then which myapp if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then failed=$((failed+1)) echo " Step 3 failed. The rest of the fix may depend on it." >&2 fi fi if step 4 'If it is a script, check the shebang and that the interpreter exists.' '' cmd 'head -1 /usr/local/bin/myapp'; then head -1 /usr/local/bin/myapp if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then failed=$((failed+1)) echo " Step 4 failed. The rest of the fix may depend on it." >&2 fi fi if step 5 'Check for CRLF line endings if the script came from Windows -- the shebang becomes invalid and the error looks identical.' '' cmd 'file /usr/local/bin/myapp | grep -q CRLF && sudo sed -i '\''s/\r$//'\'' /usr/local/bin/myapp'; then file /usr/local/bin/myapp | grep -q CRLF && sudo sed -i 's/\r$//' /usr/local/bin/myapp if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then failed=$((failed+1)) echo " Step 5 failed. The rest of the fix may depend on it." >&2 fi fi if step 6 'Make it executable if it is not.' '' cmd 'sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/myapp' 'sudo systemctl daemon-reload && sudo systemctl start myservice'; then sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/myapp sudo systemctl daemon-reload && sudo systemctl start myservice if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then failed=$((failed+1)) echo " Step 6 failed. The rest of the fix may depend on it." >&2 fi fi rule " Confirm it worked" prose 'The unit starts.' if [ "$DRYRUN" = "0" ]; then systemctl is-active myservice.service fi rule if [ "$failed" -gt 0 ]; then echo " Finished with $failed failed step(s)." echo " Read the full write-up at https://jbtecwiz.com/support/lnx-systemd-failed" else echo " Finished." fi echo prose 'To undo: None.' rule