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Harden daemon service installation

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Eric Wendland 2026-07-18 16:31:59 +02:00
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@ -39,11 +39,16 @@ geth status
```
`daemon install` initializes the selected home if needed, installs and enables
a service for the current user, and starts it. It never installs a system
service. Common lifecycle operations are direct:
a service for the current user, starts it, and waits for local control to become
ready. It never installs a system service. A binary launched from a Cargo target
or temporary directory is copied into the selected geth home first, preventing
later build cleanup from breaking the service. Common lifecycle operations are
direct:
```sh
geth daemon status
geth daemon logs
geth daemon logs --follow
geth daemon stop
geth daemon start
geth daemon uninstall
@ -53,6 +58,9 @@ The older `geth daemon service ...` family remains supported for scripts and
advanced options. In particular, `geth daemon service install` installs without
starting unless `--start` is supplied.
If readiness times out, inspect `geth daemon status` and `geth daemon logs`.
Use `daemon install --no-wait` only when another process owns readiness checks.
### Keep state but run in the foreground
User story: as a developer, I want persistent state and logs attached to my