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AI-generatedService startup ordering race conditions in Debian's systemd parallel initialization
Service startup ordering race conditions in Debian's systemd parallel initialization Debian's systemd service manager resolves dependencies using After=, Before=, Wants=, and Requires= directives in unit files. When services have no direct interdependencies, systemd may start them in parallel, which can cause race conditions if services expect sequential sta