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-rw-r--r-- | man/binfmt.d.xml | 6 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | man/sysctl.d.xml | 10 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | man/systemd.preset.xml | 11 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | man/tmpfiles.d.xml | 7 |
4 files changed, 18 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/man/binfmt.d.xml b/man/binfmt.d.xml index f4f4195b04..165a8a97b1 100644 --- a/man/binfmt.d.xml +++ b/man/binfmt.d.xml @@ -89,9 +89,9 @@ configuration files installed from vendor packages. All files are sorted by their filename in alphabetical order, regardless in which of the - directories they reside, to guarantee that a specific - configuration file takes precedence over another file - with an alphabetically later name.</para> + directories they reside. If multiple files specify + the same binary type name, the entry in the file with + the alphabetically latest name will be applied.</para> <para>If the administrator wants to disable a configuration file supplied by the vendor, the diff --git a/man/sysctl.d.xml b/man/sysctl.d.xml index ce5c34f9a2..155427cecf 100644 --- a/man/sysctl.d.xml +++ b/man/sysctl.d.xml @@ -90,10 +90,12 @@ configuration files installed by vendor packages. All configuration files are sorted by their filename in alphabetical order, regardless in which of the - directories they reside, to guarantee that a specific - configuration file takes precedence over another file - with an alphabetically earlier name, if both files - contain the same variable setting.</para> + directories they reside. If multiple files specify the + same variable name, the entry in the file with the + alphabetically latest name will be applied. It is + recommended to prefix all filenames with a two-digit + number and a dash, to simplify the ordering of the + files.</para> <para>If the administrator wants to disable a configuration file supplied by the vendor, the diff --git a/man/systemd.preset.xml b/man/systemd.preset.xml index 1ba9272398..8af7d4058d 100644 --- a/man/systemd.preset.xml +++ b/man/systemd.preset.xml @@ -127,12 +127,11 @@ preset files installed by vendor packages. All preset files are sorted by their filename in alphabetical order, regardless in which of the directories they - reside, to guarantee that a specific preset file takes - precedence over another file with an alphabetically - earlier name, if both files contain lines that apply - to the same unit names. It is recommended to prefix - all filenames with two-digit number, to simplify - ordering.</para> + reside. If multiple files specify the same unit name, + the entry in the file with the alphabetically earliest + name will be applied. It is recommended to prefix all + filenames with a two-digit number and a dash, to simplify + the ordering of the files.</para> <para>If the administrator wants to disable a preset file supplied by the vendor, the recommended way is to diff --git a/man/tmpfiles.d.xml b/man/tmpfiles.d.xml index 58ac995a18..2872cc0add 100644 --- a/man/tmpfiles.d.xml +++ b/man/tmpfiles.d.xml @@ -80,9 +80,10 @@ configuration files installed by vendor packages. All configuration files are sorted by their filename in alphabetical order, regardless in which of the - directories they reside, to guarantee that a specific - configuration file takes precedence over another file - with an alphabetically later name.</para> + directories they reside. If multiple files specify the + same path, the entry in the file with the alphabetically + earliest name will be applied, all all other conflicting + entries logged as errors.</para> <para>If the administrator wants to disable a configuration file supplied by the vendor the |