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diff --git a/man/journald.conf.xml b/man/journald.conf.xml index 26f47f8975..6e43914f23 100644 --- a/man/journald.conf.xml +++ b/man/journald.conf.xml @@ -237,7 +237,17 @@ while the former apply if persistent logging is enabled and the system is fully booted - up. <varname>SystemMaxUse=</varname> + up. <command>journalctl</command> and + <command>systemd-journald</command> + ignore all files with names not ending + with <literal>.journal</literal> or + <literal>.journal~</literal>, so only + such files, located in the appropriate + directories, are taken into account + when calculating current disk usage. + </para> + + <para><varname>SystemMaxUse=</varname> and <varname>RuntimeMaxUse=</varname> control how much disk space the journal may use up at @@ -271,11 +281,11 @@ values in bytes or use K, M, G, T, P, E as units for the specified sizes (equal to 1024, 1024²,... bytes). - Note that size limits are - enforced synchronously to journal - files as they are extended, and need - no explicit rotation step triggered by - time.</para></listitem> + Note that size limits are enforced + synchronously when journal files + are extended, and no explicit + rotation step triggered by + time is needed.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> |