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diff --git a/man/systemd.service.xml b/man/systemd.service.xml index af32ccb878..364ad7d0c8 100644 --- a/man/systemd.service.xml +++ b/man/systemd.service.xml @@ -519,6 +519,20 @@ ExecStart=/bin/echo $ONE $TWO ${TWO}</programlisting> following:</para> <programlisting>/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID</programlisting> + + <para>Note however that reloading a + daemon by sending a signal (as with + the example line above) is usually not + a good choice, because this is an + asynchronous operation and hence not + suitable to order reloads of multiple + services against each other. It is + strongly recommended to set + <varname>ExecReload=</varname> to a + command that no only triggers a + configuration reload of the daemon, + but also synchronously waits for it + complete.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> |