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by bhaney 463 days ago
> I guess it's just inherent to what that unit type does, and the fact that both units are named backup?

Correct. If there's no `Unit=` specified in the timer unit, it defaults to the service unit of the same name. See https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/latest/syst...

This is also a common pattern for the socket units of socket activated services