# Ignition does not run as service on Ubuntu Server 15.10

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**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [February 9, 2016, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-does-not-run-as-service-on-ubuntu-server-15-10/11182 "2016-02-09T16:41:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![andrea.minu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/andrea.minu/32/3326_2.png) [@andrea.minu](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andrea.minu)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2016, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-does-not-run-as-service-on-ubuntu-server-15-10/11182/1 "2016-02-09T16:41:30Z")

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Hi  
Start by saying!! I’m not a linux expert … ☹  
I installed ignition 7.8.1 on ubuntu server 15.10  
I followed the help to install ignition in ubuntu. everything works correctly, but ignition does not run automatically at the start up. I need always run the command sudo /etc/init.d/ignition start .

If I show the services with the command sysv-rc-cong i see like the picture in attacment and seems the ignition service configurated correctly

[attachment=1]serviceubuntu.png[/attachment]

Moreover seems the ignition service not loaded , showing this picture!!  
[attachment=0]service status.png[/attachment]

Can you help me? has anyone a suggestion for me?

Thank you very much

Andrea

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2016, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-does-not-run-as-service-on-ubuntu-server-15-10/11182/2 "2016-02-09T17:02:16Z")

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Ubuntu 15.10 uses the systemd boot and management skeleton instead of the previous upstart system. Most linux distributions are switching to it for a variety of reasons, but boot speed and support for cgroups/containers seem to be at the top of the list.  
I’ve been playing with systemd on a couple systems, but haven’t needed to commit yet, as I tend to stick to long-term supported distros (ubuntu 14.04 at the moment). I was planning on dealing with this when the new Ubuntu LTS shows up in April.  
The bottom line is that a systemd .service configuration file needs to be written, as systemd ignores SysV scripts in /etc/init.d/.

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**Author:** ![andrea.minu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/andrea.minu/32/3326_2.png) [@andrea.minu](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andrea.minu)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2016, 9:21pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-does-not-run-as-service-on-ubuntu-server-15-10/11182/3 "2016-02-09T21:21:57Z")

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Hi

Thank you very much!!!  
I’ll try with Ubuntu 14.04

Best

Andrea