systemd “status=203/EXEC” error when creating new service












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I've created a new service for a Python script that works when running standalone but gives errors below when run through systemd :



Oct 02 12:17:09 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Started Read pressure And Post to mqtt.
Oct 02 12:17:09 raspberrypi systemd[1]: ReadPressure.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=203/EXEC
Oct 02 12:17:09 raspberrypi systemd[1]: ReadPressure.service: Unit entered failed state.
Oct 02 12:17:09 raspberrypi systemd[1]: ReadPressure.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Oct 02 12:17:09 raspberrypi systemd[1]: ReadPressure.service: Service hold-off time over, scheduling restart.
Oct 02 12:17:09 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Stopped Read pressure And Post to mqtt.
Oct 02 12:17:09 raspberrypi systemd[1]: ReadPressure.service: Start request repeated too quickly.
Oct 02 12:17:09 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Failed to start Read pressure And Post to mqtt.
Oct 02 12:17:09 raspberrypi systemd[1]: ReadPressure.service: Unit entered failed state.
Oct 02 12:17:09 raspberrypi systemd[1]: ReadPressure.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.


The service was created in "etc/systemd/system/ReadPressure.service. it has executable rights.



The services looks like :



[Unit]
Description=ReadPressure

[Service]
ExecStart=/bin/bash -c 'python3 -u /home/pi/ReadPressure/ReadPressure2AndPostToMqtt.py'
WorkingDirectory=/home/pi/ReadPressure/
Restart=always
User=pi

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target


Any ideas why im getting the errors? The operating system is Raspbian.



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  • A related question is unix.stackexchange.com/questions/458648 .
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    Oct 3 at 11:11






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    Why are you starting a bash that is calling python? You can start python directly with ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3... or wherever your python3 binary resides.
    – Thomas
    Oct 3 at 11:18










  • Tried starting directly too. I saw a example like that so i tried it to see if it gives me different results.
    – resolver101
    Oct 3 at 11:37










  • according to hte docmentation "203 EXIT_EXEC" says "The actual process execution failed (specifically, the execve(2) system call). Most likely this is caused by a missing or non-accessible executable file." I guess it cant find the python file? in the log it says " Started Read pressure And Post to mqtt" but the file is named "ReadPressure2AndPostToMqtt.py". Do you think that could be part of the problem? i dont know how to correct it, any ideas?
    – resolver101
    Oct 3 at 11:39












  • What does type python3 return?
    – Thomas
    Oct 3 at 12:10
















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I've created a new service for a Python script that works when running standalone but gives errors below when run through systemd :



Oct 02 12:17:09 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Started Read pressure And Post to mqtt.
Oct 02 12:17:09 raspberrypi systemd[1]: ReadPressure.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=203/EXEC
Oct 02 12:17:09 raspberrypi systemd[1]: ReadPressure.service: Unit entered failed state.
Oct 02 12:17:09 raspberrypi systemd[1]: ReadPressure.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Oct 02 12:17:09 raspberrypi systemd[1]: ReadPressure.service: Service hold-off time over, scheduling restart.
Oct 02 12:17:09 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Stopped Read pressure And Post to mqtt.
Oct 02 12:17:09 raspberrypi systemd[1]: ReadPressure.service: Start request repeated too quickly.
Oct 02 12:17:09 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Failed to start Read pressure And Post to mqtt.
Oct 02 12:17:09 raspberrypi systemd[1]: ReadPressure.service: Unit entered failed state.
Oct 02 12:17:09 raspberrypi systemd[1]: ReadPressure.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.


The service was created in "etc/systemd/system/ReadPressure.service. it has executable rights.



The services looks like :



[Unit]
Description=ReadPressure

[Service]
ExecStart=/bin/bash -c 'python3 -u /home/pi/ReadPressure/ReadPressure2AndPostToMqtt.py'
WorkingDirectory=/home/pi/ReadPressure/
Restart=always
User=pi

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target


Any ideas why im getting the errors? The operating system is Raspbian.



Thanks










share|improve this question
























  • A related question is unix.stackexchange.com/questions/458648 .
    – JdeBP
    Oct 3 at 11:11






  • 1




    Why are you starting a bash that is calling python? You can start python directly with ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3... or wherever your python3 binary resides.
    – Thomas
    Oct 3 at 11:18










  • Tried starting directly too. I saw a example like that so i tried it to see if it gives me different results.
    – resolver101
    Oct 3 at 11:37










  • according to hte docmentation "203 EXIT_EXEC" says "The actual process execution failed (specifically, the execve(2) system call). Most likely this is caused by a missing or non-accessible executable file." I guess it cant find the python file? in the log it says " Started Read pressure And Post to mqtt" but the file is named "ReadPressure2AndPostToMqtt.py". Do you think that could be part of the problem? i dont know how to correct it, any ideas?
    – resolver101
    Oct 3 at 11:39












  • What does type python3 return?
    – Thomas
    Oct 3 at 12:10














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I've created a new service for a Python script that works when running standalone but gives errors below when run through systemd :



Oct 02 12:17:09 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Started Read pressure And Post to mqtt.
Oct 02 12:17:09 raspberrypi systemd[1]: ReadPressure.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=203/EXEC
Oct 02 12:17:09 raspberrypi systemd[1]: ReadPressure.service: Unit entered failed state.
Oct 02 12:17:09 raspberrypi systemd[1]: ReadPressure.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Oct 02 12:17:09 raspberrypi systemd[1]: ReadPressure.service: Service hold-off time over, scheduling restart.
Oct 02 12:17:09 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Stopped Read pressure And Post to mqtt.
Oct 02 12:17:09 raspberrypi systemd[1]: ReadPressure.service: Start request repeated too quickly.
Oct 02 12:17:09 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Failed to start Read pressure And Post to mqtt.
Oct 02 12:17:09 raspberrypi systemd[1]: ReadPressure.service: Unit entered failed state.
Oct 02 12:17:09 raspberrypi systemd[1]: ReadPressure.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.


The service was created in "etc/systemd/system/ReadPressure.service. it has executable rights.



The services looks like :



[Unit]
Description=ReadPressure

[Service]
ExecStart=/bin/bash -c 'python3 -u /home/pi/ReadPressure/ReadPressure2AndPostToMqtt.py'
WorkingDirectory=/home/pi/ReadPressure/
Restart=always
User=pi

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target


Any ideas why im getting the errors? The operating system is Raspbian.



Thanks










share|improve this question















I've created a new service for a Python script that works when running standalone but gives errors below when run through systemd :



Oct 02 12:17:09 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Started Read pressure And Post to mqtt.
Oct 02 12:17:09 raspberrypi systemd[1]: ReadPressure.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=203/EXEC
Oct 02 12:17:09 raspberrypi systemd[1]: ReadPressure.service: Unit entered failed state.
Oct 02 12:17:09 raspberrypi systemd[1]: ReadPressure.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Oct 02 12:17:09 raspberrypi systemd[1]: ReadPressure.service: Service hold-off time over, scheduling restart.
Oct 02 12:17:09 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Stopped Read pressure And Post to mqtt.
Oct 02 12:17:09 raspberrypi systemd[1]: ReadPressure.service: Start request repeated too quickly.
Oct 02 12:17:09 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Failed to start Read pressure And Post to mqtt.
Oct 02 12:17:09 raspberrypi systemd[1]: ReadPressure.service: Unit entered failed state.
Oct 02 12:17:09 raspberrypi systemd[1]: ReadPressure.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.


The service was created in "etc/systemd/system/ReadPressure.service. it has executable rights.



The services looks like :



[Unit]
Description=ReadPressure

[Service]
ExecStart=/bin/bash -c 'python3 -u /home/pi/ReadPressure/ReadPressure2AndPostToMqtt.py'
WorkingDirectory=/home/pi/ReadPressure/
Restart=always
User=pi

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target


Any ideas why im getting the errors? The operating system is Raspbian.



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  • A related question is unix.stackexchange.com/questions/458648 .
    – JdeBP
    Oct 3 at 11:11






  • 1




    Why are you starting a bash that is calling python? You can start python directly with ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3... or wherever your python3 binary resides.
    – Thomas
    Oct 3 at 11:18










  • Tried starting directly too. I saw a example like that so i tried it to see if it gives me different results.
    – resolver101
    Oct 3 at 11:37










  • according to hte docmentation "203 EXIT_EXEC" says "The actual process execution failed (specifically, the execve(2) system call). Most likely this is caused by a missing or non-accessible executable file." I guess it cant find the python file? in the log it says " Started Read pressure And Post to mqtt" but the file is named "ReadPressure2AndPostToMqtt.py". Do you think that could be part of the problem? i dont know how to correct it, any ideas?
    – resolver101
    Oct 3 at 11:39












  • What does type python3 return?
    – Thomas
    Oct 3 at 12:10


















  • A related question is unix.stackexchange.com/questions/458648 .
    – JdeBP
    Oct 3 at 11:11






  • 1




    Why are you starting a bash that is calling python? You can start python directly with ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3... or wherever your python3 binary resides.
    – Thomas
    Oct 3 at 11:18










  • Tried starting directly too. I saw a example like that so i tried it to see if it gives me different results.
    – resolver101
    Oct 3 at 11:37










  • according to hte docmentation "203 EXIT_EXEC" says "The actual process execution failed (specifically, the execve(2) system call). Most likely this is caused by a missing or non-accessible executable file." I guess it cant find the python file? in the log it says " Started Read pressure And Post to mqtt" but the file is named "ReadPressure2AndPostToMqtt.py". Do you think that could be part of the problem? i dont know how to correct it, any ideas?
    – resolver101
    Oct 3 at 11:39












  • What does type python3 return?
    – Thomas
    Oct 3 at 12:10
















A related question is unix.stackexchange.com/questions/458648 .
– JdeBP
Oct 3 at 11:11




A related question is unix.stackexchange.com/questions/458648 .
– JdeBP
Oct 3 at 11:11




1




1




Why are you starting a bash that is calling python? You can start python directly with ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3... or wherever your python3 binary resides.
– Thomas
Oct 3 at 11:18




Why are you starting a bash that is calling python? You can start python directly with ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3... or wherever your python3 binary resides.
– Thomas
Oct 3 at 11:18












Tried starting directly too. I saw a example like that so i tried it to see if it gives me different results.
– resolver101
Oct 3 at 11:37




Tried starting directly too. I saw a example like that so i tried it to see if it gives me different results.
– resolver101
Oct 3 at 11:37












according to hte docmentation "203 EXIT_EXEC" says "The actual process execution failed (specifically, the execve(2) system call). Most likely this is caused by a missing or non-accessible executable file." I guess it cant find the python file? in the log it says " Started Read pressure And Post to mqtt" but the file is named "ReadPressure2AndPostToMqtt.py". Do you think that could be part of the problem? i dont know how to correct it, any ideas?
– resolver101
Oct 3 at 11:39






according to hte docmentation "203 EXIT_EXEC" says "The actual process execution failed (specifically, the execve(2) system call). Most likely this is caused by a missing or non-accessible executable file." I guess it cant find the python file? in the log it says " Started Read pressure And Post to mqtt" but the file is named "ReadPressure2AndPostToMqtt.py". Do you think that could be part of the problem? i dont know how to correct it, any ideas?
– resolver101
Oct 3 at 11:39














What does type python3 return?
– Thomas
Oct 3 at 12:10




What does type python3 return?
– Thomas
Oct 3 at 12:10










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pi@raspberrypi:~ $ systemctl status ReadPressure.service


Interpreting @Ingo from https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/92169/i-fail-to-start-a-python-program-in-thonny-on-startup



The error message (code=exited, status=203/EXEC) is often seen when the script itself or its interpreter cannot be executed.



It could have these reasons:




  • wrong path to script (e.g. /home/py/ReadPressure2AndPostToMqtt.py)


  • script not executable


  • no shebang (first line)


  • wrong path in shebang (e.g. /bin/python3)


  • internal files in your script might be missing access permissions.







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    pi@raspberrypi:~ $ systemctl status ReadPressure.service


    Interpreting @Ingo from https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/92169/i-fail-to-start-a-python-program-in-thonny-on-startup



    The error message (code=exited, status=203/EXEC) is often seen when the script itself or its interpreter cannot be executed.



    It could have these reasons:




    • wrong path to script (e.g. /home/py/ReadPressure2AndPostToMqtt.py)


    • script not executable


    • no shebang (first line)


    • wrong path in shebang (e.g. /bin/python3)


    • internal files in your script might be missing access permissions.







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      pi@raspberrypi:~ $ systemctl status ReadPressure.service


      Interpreting @Ingo from https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/92169/i-fail-to-start-a-python-program-in-thonny-on-startup



      The error message (code=exited, status=203/EXEC) is often seen when the script itself or its interpreter cannot be executed.



      It could have these reasons:




      • wrong path to script (e.g. /home/py/ReadPressure2AndPostToMqtt.py)


      • script not executable


      • no shebang (first line)


      • wrong path in shebang (e.g. /bin/python3)


      • internal files in your script might be missing access permissions.







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        pi@raspberrypi:~ $ systemctl status ReadPressure.service


        Interpreting @Ingo from https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/92169/i-fail-to-start-a-python-program-in-thonny-on-startup



        The error message (code=exited, status=203/EXEC) is often seen when the script itself or its interpreter cannot be executed.



        It could have these reasons:




        • wrong path to script (e.g. /home/py/ReadPressure2AndPostToMqtt.py)


        • script not executable


        • no shebang (first line)


        • wrong path in shebang (e.g. /bin/python3)


        • internal files in your script might be missing access permissions.







        share|improve this answer








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        Try



        pi@raspberrypi:~ $ systemctl status ReadPressure.service


        Interpreting @Ingo from https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/92169/i-fail-to-start-a-python-program-in-thonny-on-startup



        The error message (code=exited, status=203/EXEC) is often seen when the script itself or its interpreter cannot be executed.



        It could have these reasons:




        • wrong path to script (e.g. /home/py/ReadPressure2AndPostToMqtt.py)


        • script not executable


        • no shebang (first line)


        • wrong path in shebang (e.g. /bin/python3)


        • internal files in your script might be missing access permissions.








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