# Pi - Fail to start as a service

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pi-fail-to-start-as-a-service/34803>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [26 October 2020 03:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pi-fail-to-start-as-a-service/34803 "2020-10-26T03:29:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Napalmcsr](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/napalmcsr/32/30910_2.png) [@Napalmcsr](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Napalmcsr)\
**Post date:** [26 October 2020 16:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pi-fail-to-start-as-a-service/34803/21 "2020-10-26T16:26:33Z")

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Thanks,  
looks like adding pi as the user, and rebooting fixed it.

User=  
Group=pi  
WorkingDirectory=/home/pi

became

User=pi  
Group=pi  
WorkingDirectory=/home/pi

Can't add anymore new posts 🙂

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [26 October 2020 16:30 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pi-fail-to-start-as-a-service/34803/22 "2020-10-26T16:30:48Z")

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As a matter of interest, what was in the service file before you edited it?

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [26 October 2020 16:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pi-fail-to-start-as-a-service/34803/23 "2020-10-26T16:35:23Z")

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I don't understand how you ended up with an empty user name, the install script should fill that in for you. Assuming that you ran the script from [https://nodered.org/docs/getting-started/raspberrypi](https://nodered.org/docs/getting-started/raspberrypi)

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [25 December 2020 16:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/pi-fail-to-start-as-a-service/34803/24 "2020-12-25T16:35:35Z")

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