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<title > Unit ACTIVE states</title>
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<entry > State</entry>
<entry > Description</entry>
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<row >
<entry > <varname > active</varname> </entry>
<entry > Started, bound, plugged in, …, depending on the unit type.</entry>
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<row >
<entry > <varname > inactive</varname> </entry>
<entry > Stopped, unbound, unplugged, …, depending on the unit type.</entry>
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<entry > <varname > failed</varname> </entry>
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<entry > Similar to <constant > inactive</constant> , but the unit failed in some way (process returned error code on exit, crashed, an operation timed out, or after too many restarts).
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</entry>
</row>
<row >
<entry > <varname > activating</varname> </entry>
<entry > Changing from <constant > inactive</constant> to <constant > active</constant> .</entry>
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<row >
<entry > <varname > deactivating</varname> </entry>
<entry > Changing from <constant > active</constant> to <constant > inactive</constant> .</entry>
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<row >
<entry > <varname > maintenance</varname> </entry>
<entry > Unit is <constant > inactive</constant> and a maintenance operation is in progress.</entry>
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<row >
<entry > <varname > reloading</varname> </entry>
<entry > Unit is <constant > active</constant> and it is reloading its configuration.</entry>
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<entry > <varname > refreshing</varname> </entry>
<entry > Unit is <constant > active</constant> and a new mount is being activated in its namespace.
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