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authorLuke Shumaker <lukeshu@sbcglobal.net>2016-09-14 18:33:57 -0400
committerLuke Shumaker <lukeshu@sbcglobal.net>2016-09-14 18:33:57 -0400
commit3c72c8d3ee67388336aca58c5afa3fb93a9c24c0 (patch)
treed072df7fee0f5906fad88c08398b2fe887cbc064 /src/grp-locale/localectl/localectl.xml
parente51613a3291342c6006edda8783755fb8994fd75 (diff)
parent6ba6ca19507add38549e07058c57489a8cd98cd1 (diff)
Merge branch 'notsystemd/postmove' into notsystemd/master
# Conflicts: # src/grp-journal/systemd-journald/Makefile # src/grp-login/systemd-logind/Makefile # src/grp-machine/grp-import/systemd-export/Makefile # src/grp-machine/grp-import/systemd-import/Makefile # src/grp-machine/grp-import/systemd-pull/Makefile # src/grp-machine/systemd-machined/Makefile # src/grp-network/libnetworkd-core/Makefile # src/grp-resolve/libbasic-dns/Makefile # src/grp-resolve/systemd-resolved/Makefile # src/grp-utils/systemd-path/Makefile # src/libshared/src/Makefile # src/libsystemd-network/include/systemd-network/sd-ndisc.h # src/libsystemd/Makefile # src/libsystemd/src/test.mk # src/libudev/Makefile # src/systemd-dbus1-generator/Makefile # src/systemd-nspawn/nspawn.c Signed-off-by: Luke Shumaker <lukeshu@sbcglobal.net>
Diffstat (limited to 'src/grp-locale/localectl/localectl.xml')
-rw-r--r--src/grp-locale/localectl/localectl.xml17
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/grp-locale/localectl/localectl.xml b/src/grp-locale/localectl/localectl.xml
index 7def047f62..8d2becb5d9 100644
--- a/src/grp-locale/localectl/localectl.xml
+++ b/src/grp-locale/localectl/localectl.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,10 @@
<title>Description</title>
<para><command>localectl</command> may be used to query and change
- the system locale and keyboard layout settings.</para>
+ the system locale and keyboard layout settings. It communicates with
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-localed</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ to modify files such as <filename>/etc/locale.conf</filename> and
+ <filename>/etc/vconsole.conf</filename>.</para>
<para>The system locale controls the language settings of system
services and of the UI before the user logs in, such as the
@@ -72,9 +75,14 @@
such as the display manager, as well as the default for users
after login.</para>
- <para>Use
+ <para>Note that the changes performed using this tool might require
+ the initramfs to be rebuilt to take effect during early system boot.
+ The initramfs is not rebuilt automatically by <filename>localectl</filename>.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>Note that
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-firstboot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
- to initialize the system locale for mounted (but not booted)
+ may be used to initialize the system locale for mounted (but not booted)
system images.</para>
</refsect1>
@@ -214,7 +222,8 @@
</ulink>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-localed.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-firstboot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-firstboot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mkinitrd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
</para>
</refsect1>