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authorLennart Poettering <lennart@poettering.net>2012-06-27 15:27:29 +0200
committerLennart Poettering <lennart@poettering.net>2012-06-27 15:27:29 +0200
commit059b37cc288ab529c6b5033af1f8118914f0329f (patch)
tree1734f3dcd86e0a9c868dd24269ba23a65b648e40 /man
parentf5ccf26ded1fd7c3d5d9c7b6615236ae051b4a34 (diff)
man: document fstab generator
Diffstat (limited to 'man')
-rw-r--r--man/systemd-cryptsetup-generator.xml3
-rw-r--r--man/systemd-fstab-generator.xml118
-rw-r--r--man/systemd.mount.xml10
-rw-r--r--man/systemd.swap.xml11
-rw-r--r--man/systemd.xml7
5 files changed, 144 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/man/systemd-cryptsetup-generator.xml b/man/systemd-cryptsetup-generator.xml
index dfe55c7251..e2aa0428aa 100644
--- a/man/systemd-cryptsetup-generator.xml
+++ b/man/systemd-cryptsetup-generator.xml
@@ -139,7 +139,8 @@
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>crypttab</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-cryptsetup@.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>cryptsetup</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>cryptsetup</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-fstab-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
</para>
</refsect1>
diff --git a/man/systemd-fstab-generator.xml b/man/systemd-fstab-generator.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a526bcfdb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/systemd-fstab-generator.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+<?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 2012 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-fstab-generator">
+
+ <refentryinfo>
+ <title>systemd-fstab-generator</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-fstab-generator</refentrytitle>
+ <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
+ </refmeta>
+
+ <refnamediv>
+ <refname>systemd-fstab-generator</refname>
+ <refpurpose>Unit generator for <filename>/etc/fstab</filename></refpurpose>
+ </refnamediv>
+
+ <refsynopsisdiv>
+ <para><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/system-generators/systemd-fstab-generator</filename></para>
+ </refsynopsisdiv>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Description</title>
+
+ <para><filename>systemd-fstab-generator</filename> is
+ a generator that translates
+ <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> (see
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>fstab</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ for details) into native systemd units early at boot
+ and when configuration of the system manager is
+ reloaded. This will instantiate mount and swap units
+ units as necessary.</para>
+
+ <para>See
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.mount</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ and
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.swap</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ for more information about special
+ <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> mount options this
+ generator understands.</para>
+
+ <para><filename>systemd-fstab-generator</filename>
+ implements the <ulink
+ url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/Generator">generator
+ specification</ulink>.</para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Kernel Command Line</title>
+
+ <para><filename>systemd-fstab-generator</filename> understands
+ the following kernel command line parameters:</para>
+
+ <variablelist>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><varname>fstab=</varname></term>
+ <term><varname>rd.fstab=</varname></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Takes a boolean
+ argument. Defaults to
+ <literal>yes</literal>. If
+ <literal>no</literal> causes the
+ generator to ignore any mounts or swaps
+ configured in
+ <filename>/etc/fstab</filename>. <varname>rd.fstab=</varname>
+ is honoured only be initial RAM disk
+ (initrd) while
+ <varname>luks.fstab=</varname> is
+ honoured by both the main system and
+ the initrd. </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ </variablelist>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>See Also</title>
+ <para>
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>fstab</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.mount</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.swap</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-cryptsetup-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+</refentry>
diff --git a/man/systemd.mount.xml b/man/systemd.mount.xml
index d733f81539..4bf652323e 100644
--- a/man/systemd.mount.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.mount.xml
@@ -104,7 +104,12 @@
<para>Mount units may either be configured via unit
files, or via <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> (see
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>fstab</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
- for details).</para>
+ for details). Mounts listed in
+ <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> will be converted into
+ native units dynamically at boot and when the
+ configuration of the system manager is reloaded. See
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-fstab-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ for details about the conversion.</para>
<para>When reading <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> a
few special mount options are understood by systemd
@@ -292,7 +297,8 @@
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.exec</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.device</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mount</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mount</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-fstab-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
</para>
</refsect1>
diff --git a/man/systemd.swap.xml b/man/systemd.swap.xml
index 30a15ecfc3..beb8dba210 100644
--- a/man/systemd.swap.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.swap.xml
@@ -93,7 +93,13 @@
<para>Swap units may either be configured via unit
files, or via <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> (see
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>fstab</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
- for details).</para>
+ for details). Swaps listed in
+ <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> will be converted into
+ native units dynamically at boot and when the
+ configuration of the system manager is
+ reloaded. See
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-fstab-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ for details about the conversion.</para>
<para>If a swap device or file is configured in both
<filename>/etc/fstab</filename> and a unit file the
@@ -215,7 +221,8 @@
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.exec</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.device</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.mount</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>swapon</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>swapon</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-fstab-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
</para>
</refsect1>
diff --git a/man/systemd.xml b/man/systemd.xml
index 75a0defc47..24b442cb16 100644
--- a/man/systemd.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.xml
@@ -480,6 +480,13 @@
by systemd are covered by the <ulink
url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/InterfaceStabilityPromise">Interface
Stability Promise</ulink>.</para>
+
+ <para>Units may be generated dynamically at boot and
+ system manager reload time, for example based on other
+ configuration files or parameters passed on the kernel
+ command line. For details see the <ulink
+ url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/Generators">Generators
+ Specification</ulink>.</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>