# Problem with reload haproxy

**URL:** <https://discourse.haproxy.org/t/problem-with-reload-haproxy/5286>\
**Category:** Help!\
**Created:** [May 28, 2020, 3:36pm UTC](https://discourse.haproxy.org/t/problem-with-reload-haproxy/5286 "2020-05-28T15:36:19Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 1, 2020, 11:14am UTC](https://discourse.haproxy.org/t/problem-with-reload-haproxy/5286/2 "2020-06-01T11:14:03Z")

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You have systemd but are using the old unit.d script.

Please remove the unit.d script completely (delete the file) and install the systemd unit file, as per:

> [@Failing to start with systemd and unexplained issues](https://discourse.haproxy.org/t/failing-to-start-with-systemd-and-unexplained-issues/849/4):
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> Do not use the init.d file. You are using systemd, you have use the systemd unit file and wrapper, not the init.d script. rm /etc/init.d/haproxy cd contrib/systemd cp haproxy.service.in /lib/systemd/system/ systemctl daemon-reload systemctl enable haproxy systemctl start haproxy systemctl status haproxy Note: Haproxy 1.8 and later needs to be compiled with USE\_SYSTEMD=1 for the provided systemd unit file to work (needs systemd header files, that would be libsystemd-dev on Debian/Ubuntu or sys…

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