[GH-ISSUE #286] Systemd service file (service/lan-mouse.service) uses incorrect 'daemon' argument #142

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opened 2026-05-05 22:11:27 -06:00 by gitea-mirror · 1 comment

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Originally created by @ChuckWheat on GitHub (Apr 3, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/feschber/lan-mouse/issues/286

Hi, I was following the instructions in the README under the "Daemon Mode" section to set up the systemd user service on Arch Linux (CachyOS).

I copied the service/lan-mouse.service file to ~/.config/systemd/user/ as instructed. When enabling and starting the service (systemctl --user enable --now lan-mouse.service), it immediately failed with Result: exit-code and status=2.

Running /usr/bin/lan-mouse daemon manually from the terminal confirmed the error: error: unexpected argument 'daemon' found. Checking the help output (lan-mouse --help) shows that daemon is not a subcommand, but an option flag (-d or --daemon).

The current ExecStart line in service/lan-mouse.service is:
ExecStart=/usr/bin/lan-mouse daemon

This should be changed to use the correct flag.
ExecStart=/usr/bin/lan-mouse -d (or ExecStart=/usr/bin/lan-mouse --daemon)

After making this change locally in my ~/.config/systemd/user/lan-mouse.service file, the service starts and runs correctly.

Thanks for the great software! I use it daily

Originally created by @ChuckWheat on GitHub (Apr 3, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/feschber/lan-mouse/issues/286 Hi, I was following the instructions in the README under the "Daemon Mode" section to set up the systemd user service on Arch Linux (CachyOS). I copied the `service/lan-mouse.service` file to `~/.config/systemd/user/` as instructed. When enabling and starting the service (`systemctl --user enable --now lan-mouse.service`), it immediately failed with Result: exit-code and status=2. Running `/usr/bin/lan-mouse daemon` manually from the terminal confirmed the error: `error: unexpected argument 'daemon' found`. Checking the help output (`lan-mouse --help`) shows that daemon is not a subcommand, but an option flag (-d or --daemon). The current ExecStart line in service/lan-mouse.service is: `ExecStart=/usr/bin/lan-mouse daemon` This should be changed to use the correct flag. `ExecStart=/usr/bin/lan-mouse -d` (or `ExecStart=/usr/bin/lan-mouse --daemon`) After making this change locally in my `~/.config/systemd/user/lan-mouse.service` file, the service starts and runs correctly. Thanks for the great software! I use it daily

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2026-05-05 22:11:30 -06:00

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@feschber commented on GitHub (Apr 4, 2025):

This is actually intentional because I changed the way the subcommand works in the latest version.
For now you will need to patch it (the way you did) or take the file from an older revision.

@feschber commented on GitHub (Apr 4, 2025): This is actually intentional because I changed the way the subcommand works in the latest version. For now you will need to patch it (the way you did) or take the file from an older revision.