diff --git a/man/systemd.service.xml b/man/systemd.service.xml
index af14eedfcc..7d120c3243 100644
--- a/man/systemd.service.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.service.xml
@@ -63,6 +63,19 @@
The systemd-run1
command allows creating .service and .scope units dynamically
and transiently from the command line.
+
+ In addition to the various drop-in behaviors described in
+ systemd.unit5,
+ services also support a top-level drop-in with -.service.d/ that allows
+ altering or adding to the settings of all services on the system.
+ The formatting and precedence of applying drop-in configurations follow what is defined in
+ systemd.unit5.
+ However, configurations in -.service.d/ have the lowest precedence compared to settings
+ in the service specific override directories. For example, for foo-bar-baz.service,
+ drop-ins in foo-bar-baz.service.d/ override the ones in
+ foo-bar-.service.d/, which override the ones foo-.service.d/,
+ which override the ones in -.service.d/.
+
diff --git a/man/systemd.special.xml b/man/systemd.special.xml
index 248fb924db..afd14b977c 100644
--- a/man/systemd.special.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.special.xml
@@ -119,6 +119,15 @@
+
+ -.service
+
+ This is a reserved unit name used to support top-level drop-ins for services. See
+ systemd.service5
+ for details.
+
+
+
basic.target
diff --git a/man/systemd.unit.xml b/man/systemd.unit.xml
index d812108d3c..f6e9d2a17c 100644
--- a/man/systemd.unit.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.unit.xml
@@ -192,6 +192,10 @@
over unit files wherever located. Multiple drop-in files with different names are applied in
lexicographic order, regardless of which of the directories they reside in.
+ Service units also support a top-level drop-in directory for modifying the settings of all service units. See
+ systemd.service5
+ for details.
+
diff --git a/src/basic/unit-name.c b/src/basic/unit-name.c
index ecbf5ae7f5..bcd01f8515 100644
--- a/src/basic/unit-name.c
+++ b/src/basic/unit-name.c
@@ -678,8 +678,13 @@ bool service_unit_name_is_valid(const char *name) {
/* If it's a template or instance, get the prefix as a service name. */
if (unit_name_is_valid(name, UNIT_NAME_INSTANCE|UNIT_NAME_TEMPLATE)) {
- assert_se(unit_name_to_prefix(name, &prefix) == 0);
- assert_se(s = strjoin(prefix, ".service"));
+ if (unit_name_to_prefix(name, &prefix) < 0)
+ return false;
+
+ s = strjoin(prefix, ".service");
+ if (!s)
+ return false;
+
service_name = s;
}
diff --git a/src/core/service.c b/src/core/service.c
index 6880b24535..24ad1e77fa 100644
--- a/src/core/service.c
+++ b/src/core/service.c
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ static int service_verify(Service *s) {
if (!service_unit_name_is_valid(UNIT(s)->id)) {
log_unit_error(UNIT(s), "Service name is invalid or reserved. Refusing.");
- return -ENOEXEC;
+ return -EINVAL;
}
if (!s->exec_command[SERVICE_EXEC_START] && !s->exec_command[SERVICE_EXEC_STOP]
diff --git a/src/shared/dropin.c b/src/shared/dropin.c
index 4a29bd09c5..2f67a44bf0 100644
--- a/src/shared/dropin.c
+++ b/src/shared/dropin.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
#include "mkdir.h"
#include "path-util.h"
#include "set.h"
+#include "special.h"
#include "string-util.h"
#include "strv.h"
#include "unit-name.h"
@@ -226,12 +227,34 @@ int unit_file_find_dropin_paths(
char ***ret) {
_cleanup_strv_free_ char **dirs = NULL;
+ UnitType type = _UNIT_TYPE_INVALID;
char *name, **p;
Iterator i;
int r;
assert(ret);
+ /* All the names in the unit are of the same type so just grab one. */
+ name = (char*) set_first(names);
+ if (name) {
+ type = unit_name_to_type(name);
+ if (type < 0)
+ return log_error_errno(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(EINVAL),
+ "Failed to to derive unit type from unit name: %s",
+ name);
+ }
+
+ /* Special drop in for -.service. Add this first as it's the most generic
+ * and should be able to be overridden by more specific drop-ins. */
+ if (type == UNIT_SERVICE)
+ STRV_FOREACH(p, lookup_path)
+ (void) unit_file_find_dirs(original_root,
+ unit_path_cache,
+ *p,
+ SPECIAL_ROOT_SERVICE,
+ dir_suffix,
+ &dirs);
+
SET_FOREACH(name, names, i)
STRV_FOREACH(p, lookup_path)
(void) unit_file_find_dirs(original_root, unit_path_cache, *p, name, dir_suffix, &dirs);
diff --git a/test/TEST-15-DROPIN/test-dropin.sh b/test/TEST-15-DROPIN/test-dropin.sh
index 2cef5a3c5b..75c36df2b8 100755
--- a/test/TEST-15-DROPIN/test-dropin.sh
+++ b/test/TEST-15-DROPIN/test-dropin.sh
@@ -101,6 +101,19 @@ test_basic_dropins () {
check_ok b Wants c.service
systemctl stop a c
+ echo "*** test -.service.d/ top level drop-in"
+ create_services a b
+ check_ko a ExecCondition "/bin/echo a"
+ check_ko b ExecCondition "/bin/echo b"
+ mkdir -p /usr/lib/systemd/system/-.service.d
+ cat >/usr/lib/systemd/system/-.service.d/override.conf <