Installing Openclawd simply not working.
Issue Report: Gateway Service Desync & Reachability Failure
Environment:
OpenClaw Version: 2026.1.29 (a5b4d22)
OS: Ubuntu (Linux 6.8.0-71-generic)
Node: 22.22.0
Problem Description: The openclaw status command reports that the Gateway service is "installed, enabled, and running" with a specific PID (e.g., 5507). However, the system is in an inconsistent state:
Unreachable Gateway: The CLI reports ECONNREFUSED on 127.0.0.1:18789.
Systemd Disconnect: systemctl list-units and list-unit-files show no record of an openclaw service.
Stale PID: Attempting to kill the PID reported by openclaw status results in "No such process," indicating the status output is showing cached or stale data.
CLI Syntax Error: Attempting to fix the service via openclaw gateway service install --force returns an error: too many arguments for 'gateway'.
Request: "I need the correct command syntax for version 2026.1.29 to force-reinstall the systemd unit files, as the CLI appears to be out of sync with the actual OS service state and the standard gateway service subcommands are not being recognized."
Environment:
OpenClaw Version: 2026.1.29 (a5b4d22)
OS: Ubuntu (Linux 6.8.0-71-generic)
Node: 22.22.0
Problem Description: The openclaw status command reports that the Gateway service is "installed, enabled, and running" with a specific PID (e.g., 5507). However, the system is in an inconsistent state:
Unreachable Gateway: The CLI reports ECONNREFUSED on 127.0.0.1:18789.
Systemd Disconnect: systemctl list-units and list-unit-files show no record of an openclaw service.
Stale PID: Attempting to kill the PID reported by openclaw status results in "No such process," indicating the status output is showing cached or stale data.
CLI Syntax Error: Attempting to fix the service via openclaw gateway service install --force returns an error: too many arguments for 'gateway'.
Request: "I need the correct command syntax for version 2026.1.29 to force-reinstall the systemd unit files, as the CLI appears to be out of sync with the actual OS service state and the standard gateway service subcommands are not being recognized."
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