core: look for instance when processing template name

If first attempt to merge units failed and we are trying to do
merge the other way around and at the same time we are working with
template name, then other unit can't possibly be template, because it is
not possible to have template unit running, only instances of the
template. Thus we need to look for already active instance instead.

1 files changed, 13 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/core/load-fragment.c b/src/core/load-fragment.c
index e1bfdccbca..d078924c5b 100644
--- a/src/core/load-fragment.c
+++ b/src/core/load-fragment.c
@@ -3507,7 +3507,19 @@ static int merge_by_names(Unit **u, Set *names, const char *id) {
                          * ours? Then let's try it the other way
                          * round */
 
-                        other = manager_get_unit((*u)->manager, k);
+                        /* If the symlink name we are looking at is unit template, then
+                           we must search for instance of this template */
+                        if (unit_name_is_valid(k, UNIT_NAME_TEMPLATE)) {
+                                _cleanup_free_ char *instance = NULL;
+
+                                r = unit_name_replace_instance(k, (*u)->instance, &instance);
+                                if (r < 0)
+                                        return r;
+
+                                other = manager_get_unit((*u)->manager, instance);
+                        } else
+                                other = manager_get_unit((*u)->manager, k);
+
                         free(k);
 
                         if (other) {