Ubuntu 15.04 systemctl: command not found

Question

I am currently trying to install Syncthing and have it start automatically.

I am following the guide Starting Syncthing Automatically - Using systemd.

I have a file called "[email protected]" saved at /etc/systemd/system. So basically I am trying to achieve autostart by using systemd.

The command to enable it is:

systemctl enable [email protected]

But this gives me the error:

sudo: systemctl: command not found

From what I know since 15.04 systemd is the replacement for upstart. But why is systemctl missing? Can I just install it and hope for the best?

Solution

Are you sure systemd is installed? It should provide systemctl:

$ dpkg-query -S /bin/systemctl
systemd: /bin/systemctl

You could also try the full path: sudo /bin/systemctl enable [email protected]

I'm on 16.04 LTS, which definitely requires systemd, so upgrading might be an idea if you haven't already …

Comments

[EdiD]

Place your service in /lib/systemd/system/ and try again

[muru]

@abu_bua all these questions about systemctl you have edited are fundamentally and inextricably questions about systemd. There is no point to a separate tag about systemctl, at least not in any of the questions you have edited - they're all about systemd, its features and service management.

[abu_bua]

@muru On other sites like unix.stackexchange.com, serverfault.com, etc. they made a systemctl tag, which they also use beside systemd. Hence, for continuation I edited these questions. Btw: these sites even don't use a synonym for it.