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diff --git a/man/journald.conf.xml b/man/journald.conf.xml index b362c5de2c..e0796e1cce 100644 --- a/man/journald.conf.xml +++ b/man/journald.conf.xml @@ -250,20 +250,35 @@ <para><varname>SystemMaxUse=</varname> and <varname>RuntimeMaxUse=</varname> control how much disk space the - journal may use up at - maximum. Defaults to 10% of the size - of the respective file - system. <varname>SystemKeepFree=</varname> - and + journal may use up at maximum. + <varname>SystemKeepFree=</varname> and <varname>RuntimeKeepFree=</varname> control how much disk space - systemd-journald shall always leave - free for other uses. Defaults to 15% - of the size of the respective file - system. systemd-journald will respect - both limits, i.e. use the smaller of - the two values. - <varname>SystemMaxFileSize=</varname> + systemd-journald shall leave free for + other uses. + <command>systemd-journald</command> + will respect both limits and use the + smaller of the two values.</para> + + <para>The first pair defaults to 10% + and the second to 15% of the size of + the respective file system. If the + file system is nearly full and either + <varname>SystemKeepFree=</varname> or + <varname>RuntimeKeepFree=</varname> is + violated when systemd-journald is + started, the value will be raised to + percentage that is actually free. This + means that if before there was enough + free space and journal files were + created, and subsequently something + else causes the file system to fill + up, journald will stop using more + space, but it'll will not removing + existing files to go reduce footprint + either.</para> + + <para><varname>SystemMaxFileSize=</varname> and <varname>RuntimeMaxFileSize=</varname> control how large individual journal |