Changes to plasma-powerdevil.service overwritten

[zbe]

@Nicomo

Usually I locate the file through Dolphin file manager, then directly change that with the Superuser password, and then reboot.

So you do exactly what he said. How many times will we need to repeat that you should NOT change files in /usr.

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[Mirdarthos]

I’m guessing at least twice, possibly more per person: once for each personality…

_{Sorry. Not sorry.}

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Edit:

That is conflicting statements, you admit to editing that exact file, right after saying you didn’t…and besides, if you didn’t, this wouldn’t have be en the case.

And it’s not only my suggestion. See:

How To Use Systemctl to Manage Systemd Services and Units | DigitalOcean

Specifically:

… systemctl provides built-in mechanisms for editing and modifying unit files if you need to make adjustments.

@Nicomo

I don’t know why I get error messages

Without the messages, there’s no way to explain 'em, but my guess is that if everything worked as it should have, and I understand you correctly, that’s just warning and not actual errors.

[Nicomo]

sudo systemctl edit plasma-powerdevil.service
[sudo] password for lightning: 
No files found for plasma-powerdevil.service.
Run 'systemctl edit --force --full plasma-powerdevil.service' to create a new unit.

For example the message above appears to say that plasma-powerdevil.service does not exist.
How is it that possible even when running the command in the same directory where the file exists.

@Mirdarthos

That is conflicting statements, you admit to editing that exact file, right after saying you didn’t…and besides, if you didn’t, this wouldn’t have be en the case

Honestly I don’t know what point you are trying to make here except waste everyone’s valuable time.
Please try to focus on the problem rather than picking points.

Explain why when typing ‘sudo systemctl edit plasma-powerdevil.service’ the service responds no such file exists even when you are in the file where it exists?
Where should I run the command from?

When I have time to respond next week - I will answer with any further queries.

[zbe]

@Nicomo

Please try to focus on the problem rather than picking points.

We already established that the problem are users editing /usr content.

@Nicomo

Where should I run the command from?

Doesn’t matter. It’s a user service, so you have to run systemctl --user [...].

[Mirdarthos]

@Nicomo

Honestly I don’t know what point you are trying to make here except waste everyone’s valuable time.
Please try to focus on the problem rather than picking points.

My point is that you specifically said you did and do not do something. And in the very next line you describe how you did the exact thing you said you didn’t do. Seeing as you brought up the point, that’s a bigger waste of everyone’s valuable time.

@Nicomo

Explain why when typing ‘sudo systemctl edit plasma-powerdevil.service’ the service responds no such file exists even when you are in the file where it exists?
Where should I run the command from?

See @zbe’s answer below. It’s a user service, apparently. (I use a desktop, not a laptop, so I’ve never used that specifically. I have many other services though.)

So try adding --user just after the systemctl part of the command, for every command, I.e.:

systemctl --user <whatEverTheRestIs>