To create a user timer that triggers the weather script every hour, you need to create a user-specific systemd service and timer. Here are the steps:
Place the Weather Script: Ensure the weather script is in a location accessible by the user. For this example, we’ll place it in
~/bin/log_weather.sh
.mkdir -p ~/bin cp /usr/local/bin/log_weather.sh ~/bin/log_weather.sh chmod +x ~/bin/log_weather.sh
Create a User Systemd Service: Create a systemd service file in the user’s systemd configuration directory.
mkdir -p ~/.config/systemd/user
Create a file named
log_weather.service
in~/.config/systemd/user
with the following content:[Unit] Description=Log Weather Information [Service] Type=oneshot ExecStart=%h/bin/log_weather.sh
Create a User Systemd Timer: Create a systemd timer file in the same directory.
Create a file named
log_weather.timer
in~/.config/systemd/user
with the following content:[Unit] Description=Run Log Weather Script Every Hour [Timer] OnCalendar=hourly Persistent=true [Install] WantedBy=timers.target
Enable and Start the Timer: Enable and start the timer for the user. Run the following commands in the user’s shell:
systemctl --user daemon-reload systemctl --user enable log_weather.timer systemctl --user start log_weather.timer
Verify the Timer: Check the status of the timer to ensure it is running:
systemctl --user status log_weather.timer
This setup will ensure that your weather script runs every hour as a user-specific service. The weather information will be logged according to the logic specified in your script.