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What types of units do you know in SystemD?
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In SystemD, there are several main types of units, each responsible for a specific type of resource or task:
- service — services that start and manage daemons and applications.
- socket — units for sockets that can activate services upon connection.
- target — logical groups of units used to organize dependencies and loading stages.
- mount — points for mounting filesystems.
- automount — automatic mounting when accessing the mount point.
- timer — timers to start units on a schedule.
- path — monitoring changes in the filesystem to activate services.
- slice — grouping processes for resource management.
- scope — units for processes started outside systemd but managed by it.
Each unit type has its own format and purpose, allowing flexible management of the system and services.