fix(systemd): replace %S with %E in unit files - #241
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Newer systemd releases (Rocky Linux 9.8+, Debian 13) changed the %S specifier to expand to ~/.local/state instead of ~/.config, breaking units that relied on the old behavior to reference the config directory. %E expands to ~/.config on both old and new systemd, so it is the correct, forward-compatible specifier for this use case. Assisted-by: Claude:claude-sonnet-5
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September 18, 2026 14:40
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Summary
%Sspecifier to expand to~/.local/stateinstead of~/.config, breaking units that relied on the old behavior to reference the config/state directory.%Swith%Eacross all affected systemd user unit files.%Eexpands to~/.configon both old and new systemd, making the units forward-compatible.Related: NethServer/dev#8029
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systemd-analyze verify) on a test node