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<refentry id="systemd-run"
<refentryinfo>
<title>systemd-run</title>
<productname>systemd</productname>
-
- <authorgroup>
- <author>
- <contrib>Developer</contrib>
- <firstname>Lennart</firstname>
- <surname>Poettering</surname>
- <email>lennart@poettering.net</email>
- </author>
- </authorgroup>
</refentryinfo>
<refmeta>
<replaceable>COMMAND</replaceable> may be omitted. In this case, <command>systemd-run</command> creates only a
<filename>.path</filename>, <filename>.socket</filename>, or <filename>.timer</filename> unit that triggers the
specified unit.</para>
+
+ <para>By default, services created with <command>systemd-run</command> default to the <option>simple</option> type,
+ see the description of <varname>Type=</varname> in
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> for
+ details. Note that when this type is used the service manager (and thus the <command>systemd-run</command> command)
+ considers service start-up successful as soon as the <function>fork()</function> for the main service process
+ succeeded, i.e. before the <function>execve()</function> is invoked, and thus even if the specified command cannot
+ be started. Consider using the <option>exec</option> service type (i.e. <option>--property=Type=exec</option>) to
+ ensure that <command>systemd-run</command> returns successfully only if the specified command line has been
+ successfully started.</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>