diff options
| -rw-r--r-- | man/systemd.special.xml | 29 |
1 files changed, 24 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/man/systemd.special.xml b/man/systemd.special.xml index cf76aaf607..c90b0366c1 100644 --- a/man/systemd.special.xml +++ b/man/systemd.special.xml @@ -130,9 +130,22 @@ for this target unit to all services (except for those with <varname>DefaultDependencies=no</varname>).</para> - <para>Usually this should pull-in all mount points, swap - devices, sockets, timers, and path units and other basic - initialization necessary for general purpose daemons.</para> + <para>Usually this should pull-in all local mount points plus + <filename>/var</filename>, <filename>/tmp</filename> and + <filename>/var/tmp</filename>, swap devices, sockets, timers, + path units and other basic initialization necessary for general + purpose daemons. The mentioned mount points are special cased + to allow them to be remote. + </para> + + <para>This target usually does not pull in any non-target units + directly, but rather does so indirectly via other early boot targets. + It is instead meant as a synchronization point for late boot + services. Refer to + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>bootup</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry> + for details on the targets involved. + </para> + </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> @@ -503,8 +516,14 @@ <varlistentry> <term><filename>sysinit.target</filename></term> <listitem> - <para>A special target unit covering early boot-up - scripts.</para> + <para>This target pulls in the services required for system + initialization. System services pulled in by this target should + declare <varname>DefaultDependencies=no</varname> and specify + all their dependencies manually, including access to anything + more than a read only root filesystem. For details on the + dependencies of this target, refer to + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>bootup</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>. + </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> |