main: replace --running-as= by --session and --system do mimic related tools and D-Bus

3 files changed, 49 insertions, 36 deletions

diff --git a/DISTRO_PORTING b/DISTRO_PORTING
index fedbc0e3e4..2b08bf8116 100644
--- a/DISTRO_PORTING
+++ b/DISTRO_PORTING
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ HOWTO:
         you need to add/change things.
 
         1) Patch src/hostname-setup.c so that systemd knows where to
-        read your host name from.
+        read your host name from. You might also want to update
+        status_welcome() in util.c.
 
         2) Check the unit files in units/ if they match your
         distribution. Most likely you will have to make additions to
@@ -23,11 +24,11 @@ HOWTO:
         and you should be able to find the places where you need to
         add/change things.
 
-        4) Try it out. Play around with 'systemd --test
-        --running-as=init' for a test run of systemd without
-        booting. This will read the unit files and print the initial
-        transaction it would execute during boot-up. This will also
-        inform you about ordering loops and suchlike.
+        4) Try it out. Play around with 'systemd --test --system' for
+        a test run of systemd without booting. This will read the unit
+        files and print the initial transaction it would execute
+        during boot-up. This will also inform you about ordering loops
+        and suchlike.
 
 CONTRIBUTING UPSTREAM:
         We are interested in merging your changes upstream, if they
diff --git a/man/systemd.xml b/man/systemd.xml
index 0798f231b9..d19094c38f 100644
--- a/man/systemd.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.xml
@@ -135,17 +135,19 @@
                                 <filename>default.target</filename>.</para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
                         <varlistentry>
-                                <term><option>--running-as=</option></term>
-
-                                <listitem><para>Tell systemd to run in
-                                a particular mode. Argument is one of
-                                <option>system</option>,
-                                <option>session</option>. Normally it
-                                should not be necessary to pass this
-                                option, as systemd automatically
-                                detects the mode it is started
-                                in. This call is hence of little use
-                                except for
+                                <term><option>--system</option></term>
+                                <term><option>--session</option></term>
+
+                                <listitem><para>Tell systemd to run a
+                                system instance (resp. session
+                                instance), even if the process ID is
+                                not 1 (resp. is 1), i.e. system is not
+                                (resp. is) run as init process.
+                                Normally it should not be necessary to
+                                pass these options, as systemd
+                                automatically detects the mode it is
+                                started in. These options are hence of
+                                little use except for
                                 debugging.</para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
                         <varlistentry>
@@ -466,7 +468,7 @@
                                 when figuring out whether a service
                                 shall be enabled. Note that a service
                                 unit with a native unit configuration
-                                file can be started by activating it
+                                file cannot be started by activating it
                                 in the SysV runlevel link
                                 farm.</para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 9f2a569029..27ad4c4c80 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -545,7 +545,8 @@ static int parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                 ARG_LOG_COLOR,
                 ARG_LOG_LOCATION,
                 ARG_UNIT,
-                ARG_RUNNING_AS,
+                ARG_SYSTEM,
+                ARG_SESSION,
                 ARG_TEST,
                 ARG_DUMP_CONFIGURATION_ITEMS,
                 ARG_DUMP_CORE,
@@ -562,7 +563,8 @@ static int parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                 { "log-color",                optional_argument, NULL, ARG_LOG_COLOR                },
                 { "log-location",             optional_argument, NULL, ARG_LOG_LOCATION             },
                 { "unit",                     required_argument, NULL, ARG_UNIT                     },
-                { "running-as",               required_argument, NULL, ARG_RUNNING_AS               },
+                { "system",                   no_argument,       NULL, ARG_SYSTEM                   },
+                { "session",                  no_argument,       NULL, ARG_SESSION                  },
                 { "test",                     no_argument,       NULL, ARG_TEST                     },
                 { "help",                     no_argument,       NULL, 'h'                          },
                 { "dump-configuration-items", no_argument,       NULL, ARG_DUMP_CONFIGURATION_ITEMS },
@@ -634,17 +636,13 @@ static int parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
                         break;
 
-                case ARG_RUNNING_AS: {
-                        ManagerRunningAs as;
-
-                        if ((as = manager_running_as_from_string(optarg)) < 0) {
-                                log_error("Failed to parse running as value %s", optarg);
-                                return -EINVAL;
-                        }
+                case ARG_SYSTEM:
+                        arg_running_as = MANAGER_SYSTEM;
+                        break;
 
-                        arg_running_as = as;
+                case ARG_SESSION:
+                        arg_running_as = MANAGER_SESSION;
                         break;
-                }
 
                 case ARG_TEST:
                         arg_action = ACTION_TEST;
@@ -746,7 +744,8 @@ static int help(void) {
                "     --dump-configuration-items  Dump understood unit configuration items\n"
                "     --introspect[=INTERFACE]    Extract D-Bus interface data\n"
                "     --unit=UNIT                 Set default unit\n"
-               "     --running-as=AS             Set running as (system, session)\n"
+               "     --system                    Run a system instance, even if PID != 1\n"
+               "     --session                   Run a session instance\n"
                "     --dump-core                 Dump core on crash\n"
                "     --crash-shell               Run shell on crash\n"
                "     --confirm-spawn             Ask for confirmation when spawning processes\n"
@@ -1042,7 +1041,7 @@ finish:
         dbus_shutdown();
 
         if (reexecute) {
-                const char *args[11];
+                const char *args[14];
                 unsigned i = 0;
                 char sfd[16];
 
@@ -1057,8 +1056,22 @@ finish:
                 args[i++] = "--log-target";
                 args[i++] = log_target_to_string(log_get_target());
 
-                args[i++] = "--running-as";
-                args[i++] = manager_running_as_to_string(arg_running_as);
+                if (arg_running_as == MANAGER_SYSTEM)
+                        args[i++] = "--system";
+                else
+                        args[i++] = "--session";
+
+                if (arg_dump_core)
+                        args[i++] = "--dump-core";
+
+                if (arg_crash_shell)
+                        args[i++] = "--crash-shell";
+
+                if (arg_confirm_spawn)
+                        args[i++] = "--confirm-spawn";
+
+                if (arg_show_status)
+                        args[i++] = "--show-status";
 
                 snprintf(sfd, sizeof(sfd), "%i", fileno(serialization));
                 char_array_0(sfd);
@@ -1066,9 +1079,6 @@ finish:
                 args[i++] = "--deserialize";
                 args[i++] = sfd;
 
-                if (arg_confirm_spawn)
-                        args[i++] = "--confirm-spawn";
-
                 args[i++] = NULL;
 
                 assert(i <= ELEMENTSOF(args));