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diff --git a/man/systemd.preset.xml b/man/systemd.preset.xml index 55cb4de174..2f9add8d6c 100644 --- a/man/systemd.preset.xml +++ b/man/systemd.preset.xml @@ -21,183 +21,169 @@ --> <refentry id="systemd.preset"> - <refentryinfo> - <title>systemd.preset</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.preset</refentrytitle> - <manvolnum>5</manvolnum> - </refmeta> - - <refnamediv> - <refname>systemd.preset</refname> - <refpurpose>Service enablement presets</refpurpose> - </refnamediv> - - <refsynopsisdiv> - <para><filename>/etc/systemd/system-preset/*.preset</filename></para> - <para><filename>/run/systemd/system-preset/*.preset</filename></para> - <para><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/system-preset/*.preset</filename></para> - <para><filename>/etc/systemd/user-preset/*.preset</filename></para> - <para><filename>/run/systemd/user-preset/*.preset</filename></para> - <para><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/user-preset/*.preset</filename></para> - </refsynopsisdiv> - - <refsect1> - <title>Description</title> - - <para>Preset files may be used to encode policy which - units shall be enabled by default and which ones - shall be disabled. They are read by <command>systemctl - preset</command> (for more information see - <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>) - which uses this information to enable or disable a - unit according to preset policy. <command>systemctl - preset</command> is used by the post install - scriptlets of RPM packages (or other OS package formats), - to enable/disable specific units by default on package - installation, enforcing distribution, spin or - administrator preset policy. This allows choosing a certain - set of units to be enabled/disabled even before - installing the actual package.</para> - - <para>For more information on the preset logic please - have a look at the <ulink - url="http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/Preset">Presets</ulink> - document.</para> - - <para>It is not recommended to ship preset files - within the respective software packages implementing - the units, but rather centralize them in a - distribution or spin default policy, which can be - amended by administrator policy.</para> - - <para>If no preset files exist, <command>systemctl - preset</command> will enable all units that are - installed by default. If this is not desired and all - units shall rather be disabled, it is necessary to ship - a preset file with a single, catchall - "<filename>disable *</filename>" line. (See example 1, - below.)</para> - </refsect1> - - <refsect1> - <title>Preset File Format</title> - - <para>The preset files contain a list of - directives consisting of either the word - <literal>enable</literal> or - <literal>disable</literal> followed by a space and a - unit name (possibly with shell style wildcards), - separated by newlines. Empty lines and lines whose - first non-whitespace character is # or ; are - ignored.</para> - - <para>Two different directives are understood: - <literal>enable</literal> may be used to enable units - by default, <literal>disable</literal> to disable - units by default.</para> - - <para>If multiple lines apply to a unit name, the - first matching one takes precedence over all - others.</para> - - <para>Each preset file shall be named in the style of - <filename><priority>-<program>.conf</filename>. - Files in <filename>/etc/</filename> override files - with the same name in <filename>/usr/lib/</filename> - and <filename>/run/</filename>. Files in - <filename>/run/</filename> override files with the - same name in <filename>/usr/lib/</filename>. Packages - should install their preset files in - <filename>/usr/lib/</filename>. Files in - <filename>/etc/</filename> are reserved for the local - administrator, who may use this logic to override the - preset files installed by vendor packages. All preset - files are sorted by their filename in lexicographic - order, regardless of which of the directories they - reside in. If multiple files specify the same unit name, - the entry in the file with the lexicographically earliest - name will be applied. It is recommended to prefix all - filenames with a two-digit number and a dash, to simplify - the ordering of the files.</para> - - <para>If the administrator wants to disable a preset - file supplied by the vendor, the recommended way is to - place a symlink to <filename>/dev/null</filename> in - <filename>/etc/systemd/system-preset/</filename> - bearing the same filename.</para> - </refsect1> - - <refsect1> - <title>Example</title> - - <example> - <title>Default off example <filename>/usr/lib/systemd/system-preset/99-default.preset</filename>:</title> - - <programlisting>disable *</programlisting> - </example> - - <para>This disables all units. Due to the filename - prefix <literal>99-</literal>, it will be read last and - hence can easily be overridden by spin or - administrator preset policy or suchlike.</para> - - <example> - <title>A GNOME spin example <filename>/usr/lib/systemd/system-preset/50-gnome.preset</filename>:</title> - - <programlisting>enable gdm.service + <refentryinfo> + <title>systemd.preset</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.preset</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>5</manvolnum> + </refmeta> + + <refnamediv> + <refname>systemd.preset</refname> + <refpurpose>Service enablement presets</refpurpose> + </refnamediv> + + <refsynopsisdiv> + <para><filename>/etc/systemd/system-preset/*.preset</filename></para> + <para><filename>/run/systemd/system-preset/*.preset</filename></para> + <para><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/system-preset/*.preset</filename></para> + <para><filename>/etc/systemd/user-preset/*.preset</filename></para> + <para><filename>/run/systemd/user-preset/*.preset</filename></para> + <para><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/user-preset/*.preset</filename></para> + </refsynopsisdiv> + + <refsect1> + <title>Description</title> + + <para>Preset files may be used to encode policy which units shall + be enabled by default and which ones shall be disabled. They are + read by <command>systemctl preset</command> (for more information + see + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>) + which uses this information to enable or disable a unit according + to preset policy. <command>systemctl preset</command> is used by + the post install scriptlets of RPM packages (or other OS package + formats), to enable/disable specific units by default on package + installation, enforcing distribution, spin or administrator preset + policy. This allows choosing a certain set of units to be + enabled/disabled even before installing the actual package.</para> + + <para>For more information on the preset logic please have a look + at the <ulink + url="http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/Preset">Presets</ulink> + document.</para> + + <para>It is not recommended to ship preset files within the + respective software packages implementing the units, but rather + centralize them in a distribution or spin default policy, which + can be amended by administrator policy.</para> + + <para>If no preset files exist, <command>systemctl + preset</command> will enable all units that are installed by + default. If this is not desired and all units shall rather be + disabled, it is necessary to ship a preset file with a single, + catchall "<filename>disable *</filename>" line. (See example 1, + below.)</para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>Preset File Format</title> + + <para>The preset files contain a list of directives consisting of + either the word <literal>enable</literal> or + <literal>disable</literal> followed by a space and a unit name + (possibly with shell style wildcards), separated by newlines. + Empty lines and lines whose first non-whitespace character is # or + ; are ignored.</para> + + <para>Two different directives are understood: + <literal>enable</literal> may be used to enable units by default, + <literal>disable</literal> to disable units by default.</para> + + <para>If multiple lines apply to a unit name, the first matching + one takes precedence over all others.</para> + + <para>Each preset file shall be named in the style of + <filename><priority>-<program>.conf</filename>. Files + in <filename>/etc/</filename> override files with the same name in + <filename>/usr/lib/</filename> and <filename>/run/</filename>. + Files in <filename>/run/</filename> override files with the same + name in <filename>/usr/lib/</filename>. Packages should install + their preset files in <filename>/usr/lib/</filename>. Files in + <filename>/etc/</filename> are reserved for the local + administrator, who may use this logic to override the preset files + installed by vendor packages. All preset files are sorted by their + filename in lexicographic order, regardless of which of the + directories they reside in. If multiple files specify the same + unit name, the entry in the file with the lexicographically + earliest name will be applied. It is recommended to prefix all + filenames with a two-digit number and a dash, to simplify the + ordering of the files.</para> + + <para>If the administrator wants to disable a preset file supplied + by the vendor, the recommended way is to place a symlink to + <filename>/dev/null</filename> in + <filename>/etc/systemd/system-preset/</filename> bearing the same + filename.</para> + </refsect1> + + <refsect1> + <title>Example</title> + + <example> + <title>Default off example <filename>/usr/lib/systemd/system-preset/99-default.preset</filename>:</title> + + <programlisting>disable *</programlisting> + </example> + + <para>This disables all units. Due to the filename prefix + <literal>99-</literal>, it will be read last and hence can easily + be overridden by spin or administrator preset policy or + suchlike.</para> + + <example> + <title>A GNOME spin example <filename>/usr/lib/systemd/system-preset/50-gnome.preset</filename>:</title> + + <programlisting>enable gdm.service enable colord.service enable accounts-daemon.service enable avahi-daemon.*</programlisting> - </example> + </example> - <para>This enables the three mentioned units, plus all - <filename>avahi-daemon</filename> regardless of which - unit type. A file like this could be useful for - inclusion in a GNOME spin of a distribution. It will - ensure that the units necessary for GNOME are properly - enabled as they are installed. It leaves all other - units untouched, and subject to other (later) preset - files, for example like the one from the first example - above.</para> + <para>This enables the three mentioned units, plus all + <filename>avahi-daemon</filename> regardless of which unit type. A + file like this could be useful for inclusion in a GNOME spin of a + distribution. It will ensure that the units necessary for GNOME + are properly enabled as they are installed. It leaves all other + units untouched, and subject to other (later) preset files, for + example like the one from the first example above.</para> - <example> - <title>Administrator policy <filename>/etc/systemd/system-preset/00-lennart.preset</filename>:</title> + <example> + <title>Administrator policy <filename>/etc/systemd/system-preset/00-lennart.preset</filename>:</title> - <programlisting>enable httpd.service + <programlisting>enable httpd.service enable sshd.service enable postfix.service disable *</programlisting> - </example> - - <para>This enables three specific services and - disables all others. This is useful for administrators - to specifically select the units to enable, and - disable all others. Due to the filename prefix - <literal>00-</literal> it will be read early and hence - overrides all other preset policy files.</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>systemd-delta</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> - </para> - </refsect1> + </example> + + <para>This enables three specific services and disables all + others. This is useful for administrators to specifically select + the units to enable, and disable all others. Due to the filename + prefix <literal>00-</literal> it will be read early and hence + overrides all other preset policy files.</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>systemd-delta</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> + </para> + </refsect1> </refentry> |