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diff --git a/man/systemd.socket.xml b/man/systemd.socket.xml index f1e7d408ab..040305c632 100644 --- a/man/systemd.socket.xml +++ b/man/systemd.socket.xml @@ -374,23 +374,30 @@ and only one service unit is spawned for all connections (also see above). This value is ignored for - datagram sockets and FIFOs where - a single service unit unconditionally + datagram sockets and FIFOs where a + single service unit unconditionally handles all incoming traffic. Defaults to <option>false</option>. For performance reasons, it is recommended to write new daemons only in a way that is suitable for - <option>Accept=false</option>. A daemon - listening on an AF_UNIX socket may, but does not need to, call + <option>Accept=false</option>. A + daemon listening on an AF_UNIX socket + may, but does not need to, call <citerefentry><refentrytitle>close</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry> - or + on the received socket before + exiting. However, it must not unlink + the socket from a filesystem. It + should note invoke <citerefentry><refentrytitle>shutdown</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry> - on the received socket before exiting. However, - it must not unlink the socket from a - filesystem. This option is mostly useful - to allow daemons designed for usage with - <citerefentry><refentrytitle>inetd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + on sockets it got with + <varname>Accept=false</varname>, but + it may do so for sockets it got with + <varname>Accept=true</varname> set. + Setting <varname>Accept=true</varname> + is mostly useful to allow daemons + designed for usage with + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>inetd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> to work unmodified with systemd socket activation.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> |