Run one-shot as another user systemd
Run a transient one-shot unit under a specific user
systemd-run --uid=1000 --gid=1000 --wait /usr/bin/myapp --task
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Create systemd timer
cat > /etc/systemd/system/backup.timer <<EOF
[Unit]
Description=Daily backup
[Timer]
OnCalendar=daily
Persistent=true
[Install]
WantedBy=timers.target
EOF
Set memory limit on service
systemctl set-property myapp.service MemoryMax=512M CPUQuota=50%
Show service resource usage
systemctl status myapp.service | grep -E 'Memory:|CPU:|Tasks:'
List all socket units
systemctl list-units --type=socket --all
Mask a service
systemctl mask snapd.service