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Diffstat (limited to 'man/systemd.preset.xml')
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1 files changed, 13 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/man/systemd.preset.xml b/man/systemd.preset.xml index a692053876..16db8cd85b 100644 --- a/man/systemd.preset.xml +++ b/man/systemd.preset.xml @@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ <para>If no preset files exist, <command>systemctl preset</command> will enable all units that are installed by default. If this is not desired and all - units shall rather be disabled it is necessary to ship + units shall rather be disabled, it is necessary to ship a preset file with a single, catchall "<filename>disable *</filename>" line. (See example 1, below.)</para> @@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ by default, <literal>disable</literal> to disable units by default.</para> - <para>If multiple lines apply to a unit name the + <para>If multiple lines apply to a unit name, the first matching one takes precedence over all others.</para> @@ -125,20 +125,19 @@ <filename>/etc/</filename> are reserved for the local administrator, who may use this logic to override the preset files installed by vendor packages. All preset - files are sorted by their filename in alphabetical + files are sorted by their filename in lexicographic order, regardless in which of the directories they - reside, to guarantee that a specific preset file takes - precedence over another file with an alphabetically - earlier name, if both files contain lines that apply - to the same unit names. It is recommended to prefix - all file names with two-digit number, to simplify - ordering.</para> + reside. If multiple files specify the same unit name, + the entry in the file with the lexicographically earliest + name will be applied. It is recommended to prefix all + filenames with a two-digit number and a dash, to simplify + the ordering of the files.</para> <para>If the administrator wants to disable a preset - file supplied by the vendor the recommended way is to + file supplied by the vendor, the recommended way is to place a symlink to <filename>/dev/null</filename> in <filename>/etc/systemd/system-preset/</filename> - bearing the same file name.</para> + bearing the same filename.</para> </refsect1> <refsect1> @@ -150,8 +149,8 @@ <programlisting>disable *</programlisting> </example> - <para>This disables all units. Due to the file name - prefix <literal>99-</literal> it will be read last and + <para>This disables all units. Due to the filename + prefix <literal>99-</literal>, it will be read last and hence can easily be overridden by spin or administrator preset policy or suchlike.</para> @@ -187,7 +186,7 @@ disable *</programlisting> <para>This enables three specific services and disables all others. This is useful for administrators to specifically select the units to enable, and - disable all others. Due to the file name prefix + disable all others. Due to the filename prefix <literal>00-</literal> it will be read early and hence overrides all other preset policy files.</para> </refsect1> |