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authorLennart Poettering <lennart@poettering.net>2014-07-07 18:45:53 +0200
committerLennart Poettering <lennart@poettering.net>2014-07-07 18:49:17 +0200
commit30f10abf42f9e4d251a0b45b07812aafdef6be7c (patch)
treebe041a8917b3f254b2bee678c40b6457d1b4153f
parented3e4a3fd96891b5e7015723978e78cd21efd4fe (diff)
man: document systemd-firstboot(1)
-rw-r--r--Makefile-man.am7
-rw-r--r--man/hostname.xml10
-rw-r--r--man/hostnamectl.xml10
-rw-r--r--man/locale.conf.xml11
-rw-r--r--man/localectl.xml8
-rw-r--r--man/localtime.xml8
-rw-r--r--man/machine-id.xml8
-rw-r--r--man/systemd-firstboot.xml286
-rw-r--r--man/systemd-machine-id-setup.xml10
-rw-r--r--man/timedatectl.xml8
10 files changed, 352 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/Makefile-man.am b/Makefile-man.am
index 5c289dda2a..e6043f1ff8 100644
--- a/Makefile-man.am
+++ b/Makefile-man.am
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ MANPAGES += \
man/systemd-delta.1 \
man/systemd-detect-virt.1 \
man/systemd-efi-boot-generator.8 \
+ man/systemd-firstboot.8 \
man/systemd-fsck@.service.8 \
man/systemd-fstab-generator.8 \
man/systemd-getty-generator.8 \
@@ -193,6 +194,7 @@ MANPAGES_ALIAS += \
man/systemd-ask-password-console.path.8 \
man/systemd-ask-password-wall.path.8 \
man/systemd-ask-password-wall.service.8 \
+ man/systemd-firstboot.service.8 \
man/systemd-fsck-root.service.8 \
man/systemd-fsck.8 \
man/systemd-hibernate.service.8 \
@@ -298,6 +300,7 @@ man/sd_notifyf.3: man/sd_notify.3
man/systemd-ask-password-console.path.8: man/systemd-ask-password-console.service.8
man/systemd-ask-password-wall.path.8: man/systemd-ask-password-console.service.8
man/systemd-ask-password-wall.service.8: man/systemd-ask-password-console.service.8
+man/systemd-firstboot.service.8: man/systemd-firstboot.8
man/systemd-fsck-root.service.8: man/systemd-fsck@.service.8
man/systemd-fsck.8: man/systemd-fsck@.service.8
man/systemd-hibernate.service.8: man/systemd-suspend.service.8
@@ -553,6 +556,9 @@ man/systemd-ask-password-wall.path.html: man/systemd-ask-password-console.servic
man/systemd-ask-password-wall.service.html: man/systemd-ask-password-console.service.html
$(html-alias)
+man/systemd-firstboot.service.html: man/systemd-firstboot.html
+ $(html-alias)
+
man/systemd-fsck-root.service.html: man/systemd-fsck@.service.html
$(html-alias)
@@ -1600,6 +1606,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST += \
man/systemd-delta.xml \
man/systemd-detect-virt.xml \
man/systemd-efi-boot-generator.xml \
+ man/systemd-firstboot.xml \
man/systemd-fsck@.service.xml \
man/systemd-fstab-generator.xml \
man/systemd-getty-generator.xml \
diff --git a/man/hostname.xml b/man/hostname.xml
index a8648c5291..2f949dedd3 100644
--- a/man/hostname.xml
+++ b/man/hostname.xml
@@ -73,8 +73,11 @@
<para>You may use
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>hostnamectl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
- to change the value of this file from the command
- line.</para>
+ to change the value of this file during runtime from
+ the command line. Use
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-firstboot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ to initialize it on mounted (but not booted) system
+ images.</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
@@ -95,7 +98,8 @@
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>machine-id</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>machine-info</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>hostnamectl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-hostnamed.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-hostnamed.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-firstboot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
</para>
</refsect1>
diff --git a/man/hostnamectl.xml b/man/hostnamectl.xml
index 4e456eb8f9..7729ef692a 100644
--- a/man/hostnamectl.xml
+++ b/man/hostnamectl.xml
@@ -84,7 +84,12 @@
for more information. The pretty hostname, chassis
type, and icon name are stored in
<filename>/etc/machine-info</filename>, see
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>machine-id</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>machine-info</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
+
+ <para>Use
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-firstboot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ to initialize the system host name for mounted (but
+ not booted) system images.</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
@@ -236,7 +241,8 @@
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>hostname</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>machine-info</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-hostnamed.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-hostnamed.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-firstboot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
</para>
</refsect1>
diff --git a/man/locale.conf.xml b/man/locale.conf.xml
index e97092102c..67bcc18e2a 100644
--- a/man/locale.conf.xml
+++ b/man/locale.conf.xml
@@ -96,6 +96,13 @@
configuration files might be checked for locale
configuration as well, however only as
fallback.</para>
+
+ <para><citerefentry><refentrytitle>localectl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ may be used to alter the settings in this file during
+ runtime from the command line. Use
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-firstboot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ to initialize them on mounted (but not booted) system
+ images.</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
@@ -142,7 +149,9 @@ LC_MESSAGES=en_US.UTF-8</programlisting>
<para>
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>locale</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-localed.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>localectl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-localed.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-firstboot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
</para>
</refsect1>
diff --git a/man/localectl.xml b/man/localectl.xml
index 9c32c794aa..38e73c794e 100644
--- a/man/localectl.xml
+++ b/man/localectl.xml
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@
UI before the user logs in, such as the display
manager, as well as the default for users after
login.</para>
+
+ <para>Use
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-firstboot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ to initialize the system locale for mounted (but not
+ booted) system images.</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
@@ -233,7 +238,8 @@
The XKB Configuration Guide
</ulink>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-localed.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-localed.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-firstboot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
</para>
</refsect1>
diff --git a/man/localtime.xml b/man/localtime.xml
index dbf2379e7d..2d6372026a 100644
--- a/man/localtime.xml
+++ b/man/localtime.xml
@@ -86,7 +86,10 @@
<para>You may use
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>timedatectl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
to change the settings of this file from the command
- line.</para>
+ line during runtime. Use
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-firstboot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ to initialize the time zone on mounted (but not
+ booted) system images.</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
@@ -96,7 +99,8 @@
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>tzset</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>localtime</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>timedatectl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-timedated.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-timedated.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-firstboot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
</para>
</refsect1>
diff --git a/man/machine-id.xml b/man/machine-id.xml
index 4b4759e48d..725370d32d 100644
--- a/man/machine-id.xml
+++ b/man/machine-id.xml
@@ -85,7 +85,10 @@
<para>The
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-machine-id-setup</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
tool may be used by installer tools to initialize the
- machine ID at install time.</para>
+ machine ID at install time. Use
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-firstboot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ to initialize it on mounted (but not booted) system
+ images.</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
@@ -138,7 +141,8 @@ id[8] = (id[8] &amp; 0x3F) | 0x80;</programlisting>
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>machine-info</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>os-release</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd-id128</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_id128_get_machine</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_id128_get_machine</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-firstboot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
</para>
</refsect1>
diff --git a/man/systemd-firstboot.xml b/man/systemd-firstboot.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..42fd753f53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/systemd-firstboot.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,286 @@
+<?xml version='1.0'?> <!--*-nxml-*-->
+<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
+ "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">
+
+<!--
+ This file is part of systemd.
+
+ Copyright 2014 Lennart Poettering
+
+ systemd is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
+ (at your option) any later version.
+
+ systemd is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+-->
+
+<refentry id="systemd-firstboot"
+ xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
+
+ <refentryinfo>
+ <title>systemd-firstboot</title>
+ <productname>systemd</productname>
+
+ <authorgroup>
+ <author>
+ <contrib>Developer</contrib>
+ <firstname>Lennart</firstname>
+ <surname>Poettering</surname>
+ <email>lennart@poettering.net</email>
+ </author>
+ </authorgroup>
+ </refentryinfo>
+
+ <refmeta>
+ <refentrytitle>systemd-firstboot</refentrytitle>
+ <manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
+ </refmeta>
+
+ <refnamediv>
+ <refname>systemd-firstboot</refname>
+ <refname>systemd-firstboot.service</refname>
+ <refpurpose>Initialize basic system settings on or before the first boot-up of a system</refpurpose>
+ </refnamediv>
+
+ <refsynopsisdiv>
+ <cmdsynopsis>
+ <command>systemd-firstboot</command>
+ <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg>
+ </cmdsynopsis>
+
+ <para><filename>systemd-firstboot.service</filename></para>
+ </refsynopsisdiv>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Description</title>
+
+ <para><command>systemd-firstboot</command> initializes
+ the most basic system settings interactively on the
+ first boot, or optionally non-interactively when a
+ system image is created. The following settings may be
+ set up:</para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem><para>The system locale, more
+ specifically the two locale variables
+ <varname>LANG=</varname> and
+ <varname>LC_MESSAGES</varname></para></listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para>The system time zone</para></listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para>The system host name</para></listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para>The machine ID of the system</para></listitem>
+
+ <listitem><para>The root user's password</para></listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
+ <para>Each of the fields may either be queried
+ interactively from the users, set non-interactively on
+ the tool's command line, or be copied from a host
+ system that is used to set up the system image.</para>
+
+ <para>If a setting is already initialized it will not
+ be overwritten and the user will not be prompted for
+ the setting.</para>
+
+ <para>Note that this tool operates directly on the
+ file system and does not involve any running system
+ services, unlike
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>localectl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>timedatectl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ or
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>hostnamectl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>. This
+ allows <command>systemd-firstboot</command> to operate
+ on mounted but not booted disk images and in early
+ boot. It is not recommended to use
+ <command>systemd-firsboot</command> on the running
+ system while it is up.</para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Options</title>
+
+ <para>The following options are understood:</para>
+
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--root=<replaceable>root</replaceable></option></term>
+ <listitem><para>Takes a directory path
+ as an argument. All paths will be
+ prefixed with the given alternate
+ <replaceable>root</replaceable> path,
+ including config search paths. This is
+ useful to operate on a system image
+ mounted to the specified directory
+ instead of the host system itself.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--locale=<replaceable>LOCALE</replaceable></option></term>
+ <term><option>--locale-messages=<replaceable>LOCALE</replaceable></option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Sets the system
+ locale, more specifically the
+ <varname>LANG=</varname> and
+ <varname>LC_MESSAGES</varname>
+ settings. The argument should be a
+ valid locale identifier, such as
+ <literal>de_DE.UTF-8</literal>. This
+ controls the
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>locale.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ configuration file.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--timezone=<replaceable>TIMEZONE</replaceable></option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Sets the system time
+ zone. The argument should be a valid
+ time zone identifier, such as
+ <literal>Europe/Berlin</literal>. This
+ controls the
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>localtime</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ symlink.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--hostname=<replaceable>HOSTNAME</replaceable></option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Sets the system
+ hostname. The argument should be a
+ host name, compatible with DNS. This
+ controls the
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>hostname</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ configuration file.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--machine-id=<replaceable>ID</replaceable></option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Sets the system's machine ID. This
+ controls the
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>machine-id</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ file.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--root-password=<replaceable>PASSWORD</replaceable></option></term>
+ <term><option>--root-password-file=<replaceable>PATH</replaceable></option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Sets the password of
+ the system's root user. This creates a
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>shadow</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ file. This setting exists in two
+ forms:
+ <option>--root-password=</option>
+ accepts the password to set directly
+ on the command line,
+ <option>--root-password-file=</option>
+ reads it from a file. Note that
+ it is not recommended specifying
+ passwords on the command line as other
+ users might be able to see them
+ simply by invoking
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>ps</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--prompt-locale</option></term>
+ <term><option>--prompt-timezone</option></term>
+ <term><option>--prompt-hostname</option></term>
+ <term><option>--prompt-root-password</option></term>
+
+ <para>Prompt the user interactively
+ for a specific basic setting. Note
+ that any explicit configuration
+ settings specified on the command line
+ take precedence, and the user is not
+ prompted for it.</para>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--prompt</option></term>
+
+ <para>Query the user for locale,
+ timezone, hostname and root
+ password. This is equivalent to
+ specifiying
+ <option>--prompt-locale</option>,
+ <option>--prompt-timezone</option>,
+ <option>--prompt-hostname</option>,
+ <option>--prompt-root-password</option>
+ in combination.</para>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--copy-locale</option></term>
+ <term><option>--copy-timezone</option></term>
+ <term><option>--copy-root-password</option></term>
+
+ <para>Copy a specific basic setting
+ from the host. This only works in
+ combination with
+ <option>--root=</option> (see
+ above).</para>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--copy</option></term>
+
+ <para>Copy locale, time zone and root
+ password from the host. This is
+ equivalent to specifiying
+ <option>--copy-locale</option>,
+ <option>--copy-timezone</option>,
+ <option>--copy-root-password</option>
+ in combination.</para>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--setup-machine-id</option></term>
+
+ <para>Initialize the system's machine
+ ID to a random ID. This only works
+ combination with
+ <option>--root=</option>.</para>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="help" />
+ <xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="version" />
+ </variablelist>
+
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Exit status</title>
+
+ <para>On success, 0 is returned, a non-zero failure
+ code otherwise.</para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>See Also</title>
+ <para>
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>locale.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>localtime</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>hostname</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>machine-id</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>shadow</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-machine-id-setup</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>localectl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>timedatectl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>hostnamectl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+</refentry>
diff --git a/man/systemd-machine-id-setup.xml b/man/systemd-machine-id-setup.xml
index 62630fbcab..28352e357f 100644
--- a/man/systemd-machine-id-setup.xml
+++ b/man/systemd-machine-id-setup.xml
@@ -81,13 +81,18 @@
UUID passed is sufficiently unique and is different
for every booted instanced of the VM.</para>
- <para>Similarly, if run inside a Linux container
+ <para>Similar, if run inside a Linux container
environment and a UUID is set for the container this
is used to initialize the machine ID. For details see
the documentation of the <ulink
url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/ContainerInterface">Container
Interface</ulink>.</para>
+ <para>Use
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-firstboot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ to initialize the machine ID on mounted (but not
+ booted) system images.</para>
+
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
@@ -123,7 +128,8 @@
<para>
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>machine-id</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>dbus-uuidgen</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>dbus-uuidgen</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-firstboot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
</para>
</refsect1>
diff --git a/man/timedatectl.xml b/man/timedatectl.xml
index ee75d423d7..fbd6600802 100644
--- a/man/timedatectl.xml
+++ b/man/timedatectl.xml
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@
<para><command>timedatectl</command> may be used to
query and change the system clock and its
settings.</para>
+
+ <para>Use
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-firstboot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ to initialize the system time zone for mounted (but not
+ booted) system images.</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
@@ -240,7 +245,8 @@ chronyd.service - NTP client/server
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>date</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>localtime</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-timedated.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-timedated.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-firstboot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
</para>
</refsect1>