Re: [gpsd-users] GPSD on Debian 10 (buster): allowing other hosts to access gpsd

[Gary E. Miller]

Yo Bernd!

On Fri, 27 Sep 2019 23:34:45 +0200
Bernd Zeimetz <address@hidden> wrote:

> On 9/19/19 7:40 PM, Charles Curley wrote:
> > On Thu, 19 Sep 2019 13:17:14 -0300
> > Lisandro Dami__n Nicanor P__rez Meyer <address@hidden> wrote:
> >   
> >>>
> >>>   The -G option shows up in ps:    
> >>
> >> I also pass -n. Then systemctl restart gpsd.socket and all done.  
> > 
> > I now have -n in my command line options, in /etc/default/gpsd.
> > 
> > However, I had been running "systemctl restart gpsd", not your
> > "systemctl restart gpsd.socket". That may make a difference.
> > Thanks.  
> 
> yes, those are two different things.
> 
> The gpsd.socket service actually starts gpsd.service as soon as there
> is a connection to the socket systemd opens for you.

How does one force gpsd to start immediately on boot?  Like when used
for NTP timing?

> In general:
> 1. systemctl edit gpsd.socket (that creates a new file for you where
> you can override/add things)
> 2. systemctl daemon-reload
> 3. systemctl restart gpsd.socket

Could someone please document this?  The topic comes up every month
or so...

> If you want to pass different options to gpsd, do the same for
> gpsd.service.

How?

RGDS
GARY
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