bionic: ubuntu@lp1839290-b:~$ dpkg -l systemd|grep systemd ii systemd 237-3ubuntu10.39 amd64 system and service manager ubuntu@lp1839290-b:~$ systemctl cat foo # /etc/systemd/system/foo.service [Unit] PartOf=bar.service [Service] ExecStart=/bin/sleep infinity RestartSec=0s Restart=always ubuntu@lp1839290-b:~$ systemctl cat bar # /etc/systemd/system/bar.service [Unit] BindsTo=foo.service #Same with or without After=, the window is very small to make a difference. After=foo.service [Service] ExecStart=/bin/sleep infinity ubuntu@lp1839290-b:~$ sudo systemctl start foo ubuntu@lp1839290-b:~$ sudo systemctl start bar ubuntu@lp1839290-b:~$ systemctl status foo bar ● foo.service Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/foo.service; static; vendor preset: enabled) Active: active (running) since Wed 2020-05-06 11:20:31 UTC; 4s ago Main PID: 8560 (sleep) Tasks: 1 (limit: 4702) CGroup: /system.slice/foo.service └─8560 /bin/sleep infinity May 06 11:20:31 lp1839290-b systemd[1]: Started foo.service. ● bar.service Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/bar.service; static; vendor preset: enabled) Active: active (running) since Wed 2020-05-06 11:20:33 UTC; 3s ago Main PID: 8570 (sleep) Tasks: 1 (limit: 4702) CGroup: /system.slice/bar.service └─8570 /bin/sleep infinity May 06 11:20:33 lp1839290-b systemd[1]: Started bar.service. ubuntu@lp1839290-b:~$ sudo kill -6 8560 ubuntu@lp1839290-b:~$ systemctl status foo bar ● foo.service Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/foo.service; static; vendor preset: enabled) Active: failed (Result: core-dump) since Wed 2020-05-06 11:21:08 UTC; 1s ago Process: 8560 ExecStart=/bin/sleep infinity (code=dumped, signal=ABRT) Main PID: 8560 (code=dumped, signal=ABRT) May 06 11:21:08 lp1839290-b systemd[1]: foo.service: Service has no hold-off time, scheduling restart. May 06 11:21:08 lp1839290-b systemd[1]: foo.service: Failed to schedule restart job: Transaction is destructive. May 06 11:21:08 lp1839290-b systemd[1]: foo.service: Failed with result 'core-dump'. ● bar.service Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/bar.service; static; vendor preset: enabled) Active: inactive (dead) since Wed 2020-05-06 11:21:08 UTC; 1s ago Process: 8570 ExecStart=/bin/sleep infinity (code=killed, signal=TERM) Main PID: 8570 (code=killed, signal=TERM) May 06 11:20:33 lp1839290-b systemd[1]: Started bar.service. May 06 11:21:08 lp1839290-b systemd[1]: Stopping bar.service... May 06 11:21:08 lp1839290-b systemd[1]: Stopped bar.service. ubuntu@lp1839290-b:~$ dpkg -l systemd|grep systemd ii systemd 237-3ubuntu10.40 amd64 system and service manager ubuntu@lp1839290-b:~$ sudo systemctl start bar ubuntu@lp1839290-b:~$ sudo systemctl start foo ubuntu@lp1839290-b:~$ sudo systemctl status foo bar ● foo.service Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/foo.service; static; vendor preset: enabled) Active: active (running) since Wed 2020-05-06 11:24:57 UTC; 10s ago Main PID: 1256 (sleep) Tasks: 1 (limit: 4702) CGroup: /system.slice/foo.service └─1256 /bin/sleep infinity May 06 11:24:57 lp1839290-b systemd[1]: Started foo.service. ● bar.service Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/bar.service; static; vendor preset: enabled) Active: active (running) since Wed 2020-05-06 11:24:57 UTC; 10s ago Main PID: 1258 (sleep) Tasks: 1 (limit: 4702) CGroup: /system.slice/bar.service └─1258 /bin/sleep infinity May 06 11:24:57 lp1839290-b systemd[1]: Started bar.service. ubuntu@lp1839290-b:~$ sudo kill -6 1256 ubuntu@lp1839290-b:~$ sudo systemctl status foo bar ● foo.service Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/foo.service; static; vendor preset: enabled) Active: active (running) since Wed 2020-05-06 11:25:19 UTC; 2s ago Main PID: 1276 (sleep) Tasks: 1 (limit: 4702) CGroup: /system.slice/foo.service └─1276 /bin/sleep infinity May 06 11:25:19 lp1839290-b systemd[1]: Started foo.service. ● bar.service Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/bar.service; static; vendor preset: enabled) Active: active (running) since Wed 2020-05-06 11:25:19 UTC; 2s ago Main PID: 1277 (sleep) Tasks: 1 (limit: 4702) CGroup: /system.slice/bar.service └─1277 /bin/sleep infinity May 06 11:25:19 lp1839290-b systemd[1]: Started bar.service. ubuntu@lp1839290-b:~$ journalctl -b -u foo -- Logs begin at Wed 2020-05-06 11:11:19 UTC, end at Wed 2020-05-06 11:25:22 UTC. -- May 06 11:24:57 lp1839290-b systemd[1]: Started foo.service. May 06 11:25:19 lp1839290-b systemd[1]: foo.service: Main process exited, code=dumped, status=6/ABRT May 06 11:25:19 lp1839290-b systemd[1]: foo.service: Failed with result 'core-dump'. May 06 11:25:19 lp1839290-b systemd[1]: foo.service: Service has no hold-off time, scheduling restart. May 06 11:25:19 lp1839290-b systemd[1]: foo.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 1. May 06 11:25:19 lp1839290-b systemd[1]: Stopped foo.service. May 06 11:25:19 lp1839290-b systemd[1]: Started foo.service. ubuntu@lp1839290-b:~$ journalctl -b -u bar -- Logs begin at Wed 2020-05-06 11:11:19 UTC, end at Wed 2020-05-06 11:25:57 UTC. -- May 06 11:24:57 lp1839290-b systemd[1]: Started bar.service. May 06 11:25:19 lp1839290-b systemd[1]: Stopping bar.service... May 06 11:25:19 lp1839290-b systemd[1]: Stopped bar.service. May 06 11:25:19 lp1839290-b systemd[1]: Started bar.service.