ls -la /home/root/ --Result root@mityomapl138:~# ls -la /home/root/ drwxr-sr-x 2 root root 0 Jan 1 00:06 . drwxr-sr-x 3 root root 0 Jan 1 1970 .. -rw------- 1 root root 19 Jan 1 00:06 .ash_history -rwxr-x--- 1 root root 520558 Jan 1 1970 DigitalDemodulatorARM -rwxr-x--- 1 root root 784181 Jan 1 1970 DigitalDemodulatorDSP.out -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Jan 1 00:00 results.dat -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 112 Jan 1 1970 start_application.sh ls -la /etc/systemd/system/* --Result root@mityomapl138:~# ls -la /etc/systemd/system/* -rw-rw-r-- 1 1001 root 202 Jan 1 1970 /etc/systemd/system/AutoRun.service lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 40 Jan 1 00:00 /etc/systemd/system/dbus-org.freedesktop.Avahi.service -> /lib/systemd/system/avahi-daemon.service /etc/systemd/system/basic.target.wants: drwxr-sr-x 2 root root 0 Jan 1 1970 . drwxrwsrwx 8 root root 0 Jan 1 00:00 .. lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 37 Jan 1 1970 timestamp.service -> /lib/systemd/system/timestamp.service /etc/systemd/system/getty.target.wants: drwx--S--- 2 root root 0 Jan 1 1970 . drwxrwsrwx 8 root root 0 Jan 1 00:00 .. lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 34 Jan 1 1970 getty@tty1.service -> /lib/systemd/system/getty@.service lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 41 Jan 1 1970 serial-getty@ttyS1.service -> /lib/systemd/system/serial-getty@.service /etc/systemd/system/local-fs.target.wants: drwxr-sr-x 2 root root 0 Jan 1 1970 . drwxrwsrwx 8 root root 0 Jan 1 00:00 .. /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants: drwxr-sr-x 2 root root 0 Jan 1 00:00 . drwxrwsrwx 8 root root 0 Jan 1 00:00 .. lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 35 Jan 1 1970 AutoRun.service -> /etc/systemd/system/AutoRun.service lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 40 Jan 1 00:00 avahi-daemon.service -> /lib/systemd/system/avahi-daemon.service lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 39 Jan 1 1970 dropbearkey.service -> /lib/systemd/system/dropbearkey.service lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 36 Jan 1 1970 remote-fs.target -> /lib/systemd/system/remote-fs.target /etc/systemd/system/sockets.target.wants: drwxr-sr-x 2 root root 0 Jan 1 00:00 . drwxrwsrwx 8 root root 0 Jan 1 00:00 .. lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 39 Jan 1 00:00 avahi-daemon.socket -> /lib/systemd/system/avahi-daemon.socket lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 35 Jan 1 1970 dropbear.socket -> /lib/systemd/system/dropbear.socket /etc/systemd/system/sysinit.target.wants: drwxr-sr-x 2 root root 0 Jan 1 1970 . drwxrwsrwx 8 root root 0 Jan 1 00:00 .. # Test your service systemctl start AutoRun.service --Result root@mityomapl138:~# systemctl start AutoRun.service No response systemctl status AutoRun.service --Result root@mityomapl138:~# systemctl status AutoRun.service AutoRun.service - Application run Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/AutoRun.service; enabled) Active: active (running) since Sat, 01 Jan 2000 00:00:23 +0000; 9min ago Main PID: 1327 (start_applicati) CGroup: name=systemd:/system/AutoRun.service ├ 1327 /bin/sh /home/root/start_application.sh └ 1577 ./DigitalDemodulatorARM DigitalDemodulatorDSP.out root@mityomapl138:~# systemctl status AutoRun.service AutoRun.service - Application run Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/AutoRun.service; enabled) Active: active (running) since Sat, 01 Jan 2000 00:00:23 +0000; 10min ago Main PID: 1327 (start_applicati) CGroup: name=systemd:/system/AutoRun.service ├ 1327 /bin/sh /home/root/start_application.sh └ 1577 ./DigitalDemodulatorARM DigitalDemodulatorDSP.out # The status command should report that the service is running. # And enable the service so it starts on boot systemctl enable AutoRun.service --Result No response