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+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<!--*-nxml-*-->
+<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">
+<!--
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+
+ Copyright 2014 Lennart Poettering
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+-->
+<refentry id="systemd-debug-generator">
+
+ <refentryinfo>
+ <title>systemd-debug-generator</title>
+ <productname>systemd</productname>
+
+ <authorgroup>
+ <author>
+ <contrib>Developer</contrib>
+ <firstname>Lennart</firstname>
+ <surname>Poettering</surname>
+ <email>lennart@poettering.net</email>
+ </author>
+ </authorgroup>
+ </refentryinfo>
+
+ <refmeta>
+ <refentrytitle>systemd-debug-generator</refentrytitle>
+ <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
+ </refmeta>
+
+ <refnamediv>
+ <refname>systemd-debug-generator</refname>
+ <refpurpose>Generator for enabling a runtime debug shell and masking specific units at boot</refpurpose>
+ </refnamediv>
+
+ <refsynopsisdiv>
+ <para><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/system-generators/systemd-debug-generator</filename></para>
+ </refsynopsisdiv>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Description</title>
+
+ <para><filename>systemd-debug-generator</filename> is
+ a generator that reads the kernel command line and understands two options:</para>
+
+ <para>If the <option>systemd.mask=</option> option is
+ specified and followed by a unit name this unit is
+ masked for the runtime, similar to the effect of
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>'s
+ <command>mask</command> command. This is useful to
+ boot with certain units removed from the initial boot
+ transaction for debugging system startup.</para>
+
+ <para>If the <option>systemd.debug-shell</option>
+ option is specified the debug shell service
+ <literal>debug-shell.service</literal> is pulled into
+ the boot transaction. It will spawn a debug shell on
+ tty9 during early system startup. Note that the shell
+ may also be turned on persistently by enabling it with
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>'s
+ <command>enable</command> command.</para>
+
+ <para><filename>systemd-debug-generator</filename>
+ implements the <ulink
+ url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/Generators">generator
+ specification</ulink>.</para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>See Also</title>
+ <para>
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>kernel-command-line</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+</refentry>