Hi Tony,

thank you for your work, but I had a chance to test right know and it does not work.

It is because

systemctl list-all-unit-files

does not list the per user services.

It they were listed

systemctl start dropbox@*

should be sufficient to restart all services.

Be sure I will use your bash-code as a template in other situations.

Version to illustrate how to specify a single user...

#!/usr/bin/bash



# Version 1.0 Created  2017.03.22 by Tony G Ellis

# Version 1.1 Modified 2017.03.22 - added code to extract dropbox users

# Version 1.2 Modified 2017.03.22 - show usage if no command provided

# Version 1.3 Modified 2017.03.24 - change from ldap to systemd.wants for list of users

# Version 1.4 Modified 2017.03.25 - added optional second parameter, acts only on specific user



   if ! [[ "$1" =~ ^(start|status|stop|restart|enable|disable)$ ]]; then   

      echo

      echo 'You need to specify a command...'

      echo ' '

      echo 'usage  # dropbox.sh command'

      echo 'valid commands are... start status stop restart enable or disable'

      echo 'e.g. to start all enabled dropbox users # dropbox.sh start'

      echo ' '

      echo 'optional usage to specify one user # "dropbox.sh command userid"'

      echo 'e.g. #  dropbox.sh status jsmith'

      echo ' '

   else

      if [[ "$2" == '' ]]; then

         user_list=`ls /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/dropbox*  | \

         awk -F '@' '{print $2}' | awk -F '.' '{print $1" "}' | tr -d "\n"`

         for user in $user_list; do

            systemctl $1 dropbox@$user.service

            echo 'systemctl '$1' dropbox@'$user'.service'

         done

      else

         systemctl $1 dropbox@$2.service

      fi

   fi

Note that since we are using the systemd user list - "all" users is really only those that are enabled. Any users that are disabled such as by "systemctl disable dropbox@jsmith.service or using Webconfig are NOT in this systemd dropbox user list. However, they can be enabled by specifying the userid e.g. "dropbox.sh enable jsmith" or Webconfig and would then appear in systemd. Using ldap for the user list would not have this restriction and it's user list would include all those setup by Webconfig - regardless as to whether they were enabled or disabled. There is no 'best' version - depends on your requirements... the OP specified user list as in systemd.

Edit: added a little clarification... and added 'restart' to the list of valid commands

Sorry - that is not a solution - but a really horrible workaround...
All you need is a few simple commands - this is not "elegant" - what does illustrate that you don't need to know complicated commands to create a list of users. Also have a script that uses ldap to extract the dropbox user base - but since you posted this option, albeit with a typo :-) , we will use it...

#! /usr/bin/bash



# Version 1.0 Created  2017.03.22 by Tony G Ellis

# Version 1.1 Modified 2017.03.22 - added code to extract dropbox users

# Version 1.2 Modified 2017.03.22 - show usage if no parameter provided

# Version 1.3 ToDo - add an optional second parameter which acts only on the specified user



   if [[ $1 == '' ]]; then

      echo 'You need to specify start, stop or status'

      echo ' '

      echo '# usage "dropbox.sh start"  to start  all dropbox users'

      echo '# usage "dropbox.sh stop"   to stop   all dropbox users'

      echo '# usage "dropbox.sh status" status of all dropbox users'

      echo ' '



   else



      user_list=`ls /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/dropbox*  | \

      awk -F '@' '{print $2}' | awk -F '.' '{print $1" "}' | tr -d "\n"`

      for user in $user_list; do

         systemctl $1 dropbox@$user.service

         echo 'systemctl '$1' dropbox@'$user'.service'

      done



   fi

Works for my three users... give it a try - don't forget to make executable...

Forgot to include a sample

[root@alex bin]# ./dropbox.sh status 

● dropbox@admin.service - Dropbox service for user admin

   Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/dropbox@.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)

   Active: active (running) since Fri 2017-03-24 18:19:04 AEDT; 11min ago

 Main PID: 31044 (sh)

   CGroup: /system.slice/system-dropbox.slice/dropbox@admin.service

           ├─31044 /bin/sh -c /usr/libexec/dropbox/dropboxd admin | /usr/bin/install -D /dev/stdin /home/admin/.dropbox/init.log 2>&1

           ├─31045 /usr/libexec/dropbox/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-19.4.12/dropbox admin

           └─31046 /usr/bin/install -D /dev/stdin /home/admin/.dropbox/init.log

systemctl status dropbox@admin.service

● dropbox@aellis.service - Dropbox service for user aellis

   Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/dropbox@.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)

   Active: active (running) since Fri 2017-03-24 18:19:04 AEDT; 11min ago

 Main PID: 31059 (sh)

   CGroup: /system.slice/system-dropbox.slice/dropbox@aellis.service

           ├─31059 /bin/sh -c /usr/libexec/dropbox/dropboxd aellis | /usr/bin/install -D /dev/stdin /home/aellis/.dropbox/init.log 2>&1

           ├─31063 /usr/libexec/dropbox/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-19.4.12/dropbox aellis

           └─31064 /usr/bin/install -D /dev/stdin /home/aellis/.dropbox/init.log

systemctl status dropbox@aellis.service

● dropbox@sraellis.service - Dropbox service for user sraellis

   Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/dropbox@.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)

   Active: active (running) since Fri 2017-03-24 18:19:05 AEDT; 11min ago

 Main PID: 31074 (sh)

   CGroup: /system.slice/system-dropbox.slice/dropbox@sraellis.service

           ├─31074 /bin/sh -c /usr/libexec/dropbox/dropboxd sraellis | /usr/bin/install -D /dev/stdin /home/sraellis/.dropbox/init.log 2>...

           ├─31076 /usr/libexec/dropbox/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-19.4.12/dropbox sraellis

           └─31077 /usr/bin/install -D /dev/stdin /home/sraellis/.dropbox/init.log

systemctl status dropbox@sraellis.service

Also forgot to update the version number with the change from using ldap to systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants - but that doesn't affect the operation.

Hi Tony,

as all users who use dropbox are listed in

/etc/systemd/system/muti-user-target.wants

I could build a script as in 2) but that would be (for me) a lot of research to filter the user-names with a bash script.

My solution for now (edit):

(yum remove -y dropbox) && (yum install -y app-dropbox)

Sure there is a way - more clues - but you are going to have to do some work - not only did I give you a clue - in fact gave you the exact command that webconfig uses. In webconfig each user is started or stopped individually. Webconfig collects a list of users and starts or stops each user going through a dropbox user list until done. So you have a few options...

1) Study the php code from the services and dropbox apps and hook into it with a script you devise.

2) Get a list a drop-box users from the Webconfig -> Cloud -> Application -> Dropbox web-page and write a little script to start of stop the list of users. Update if you add or delete users.

3) Obtain a list of users from LDAP, determine which are dropbox users, create script similar to 2). Will automatically cater for users adds/deletes.

or just use Webconfig...

Here's an idea of what 2) would look like. You could expand it to read a file containing the userids. Note you will need to verify my script - called it dropbox.sh - it's just written to give you the idea of what's required.

#! /usr/bin/bash



# Created 2017.03.22 by Tony G Ellis

# usage "dropbox.sh start"  to start  all dropbox users

# usage "dropbox.sh stop"   to stop   all dropbox users

# usage "dropbox.sh status" status of all dropbox users



   for user in userid1 userid2 userid3 userid4 userid5; do

      # systemctl $1 dropbox@$user.service # remove # at line beginning after testing 

      echo 'systemctl '$1' dropbox@'$user'.service'

   done

An example for "dropbox.sh start" - the "echo" lines indicating the command that would have been executed had I removed the "#" at start of line 9

[root@alex ~]# ./dropbox.sh start

systemctl start dropbox@userid1.service

systemctl start dropbox@userid2.service

systemctl start dropbox@userid3.service

systemctl start dropbox@userid4.service

systemctl start dropbox@userid5.service

[root@alex ~]# 

Thank you,

but I need to do this for all users.

root can do this from the webfrontend by clicking "Start" on the Dropbox app page - so there must be a way ...

Here's a clue - sraellis is my userid

[root@alex ~]# systemctl status dropbox@sraellis.service

● dropbox@sraellis.service - Dropbox service for user sraellis

   Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/dropbox@.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)

   Active: active (running) since Tue 2017-03-21 19:09:55 AEDT; 6min ago

 Main PID: 7811 (sh)

   CGroup: /system.slice/system-dropbox.slice/dropbox@sraellis.service

           ├─7811 /bin/sh -c /usr/libexec/dropbox/dropboxd sraellis | /usr/bin/install -D /dev/stdin /home/sraellis/.dropbox/init.log 2>&1

           ├─7812 /usr/libexec/dropbox/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-19.4.12/dropbox sraellis

           └─7813 /usr/bin/install -D /dev/stdin /home/sraellis/.dropbox/init.log

[root@alex ~]# systemctl stop dropbox@sraellis.service

[root@alex ~]# systemctl status dropbox@sraellis.service

● dropbox@sraellis.service - Dropbox service for user sraellis

   Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/dropbox@.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)

   Active: inactive (dead) since Tue 2017-03-21 19:17:06 AEDT; 3s ago

 Main PID: 7811 (code=killed, signal=TERM)

[root@alex ~]# systemctl start dropbox@sraellis.service

[root@alex ~]# systemctl status dropbox@sraellis.service

● dropbox@sraellis.service - Dropbox service for user sraellis

   Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/dropbox@.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)

   Active: active (running) since Tue 2017-03-21 19:17:16 AEDT; 2s ago

 Main PID: 12861 (sh)

   CGroup: /system.slice/system-dropbox.slice/dropbox@sraellis.service

           ├─12861 /bin/sh -c /usr/libexec/dropbox/dropboxd sraellis | /usr/bin/install -D /dev/stdin /home/sraellis/.dropbox/init.log 2>&1

           ├─12862 /usr/libexec/dropbox/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-19.4.12/dropbox sraellis

           └─12863 /usr/bin/install -D /dev/stdin /home/sraellis/.dropbox/init.log

[root@alex ~]#