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| -rw-r--r-- | man/systemd.exec.xml | 16 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/man/systemd.exec.xml b/man/systemd.exec.xml index 5c47e0f329..4d52982b64 100644 --- a/man/systemd.exec.xml +++ b/man/systemd.exec.xml @@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ <varlistentry> <term><varname>WorkingDirectory=</varname></term> - <listitem><para>Takes an absolute directory path, or the + <listitem><para>Takes a directory path relative to the service's root + directory specified by <varname>RootDirectory=</varname>, or the special value <literal>~</literal>. Sets the working directory for executed processes. If set to <literal>~</literal>, the home directory of the user specified in @@ -116,7 +117,10 @@ and the respective user's home directory if run as user. If the setting is prefixed with the <literal>-</literal> character, a missing working directory is not considered - fatal. Note that setting this parameter might result in + fatal. If <varname>RootDirectory=</varname> is not set, then + <varname>WorkingDirectory=</varname> is relative to the root of + the system running the service manager. + Note that setting this parameter might result in additional dependencies to be added to the unit (see above).</para></listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -124,7 +128,8 @@ <varlistentry> <term><varname>RootDirectory=</varname></term> - <listitem><para>Takes an absolute directory path. Sets the + <listitem><para>Takes a directory path relative to the host's root directory + (i.e. the root of the system running the service manager). Sets the root directory for executed processes, with the <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>chroot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry> system call. If this is used, it must be ensured that the @@ -848,8 +853,9 @@ <listitem><para>Sets up a new file system namespace for executed processes. These options may be used to limit access a process might have to the main file system hierarchy. Each - setting takes a space-separated list of absolute directory - paths. Directories listed in + setting takes a space-separated list of directory paths relative to + the host's root directory (i.e. the system running the service manager). + Directories listed in <varname>ReadWriteDirectories=</varname> are accessible from within the namespace with the same access rights as from outside. Directories listed in |