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diff --git a/man/systemd.service.xml b/man/systemd.service.xml index 91d6d09409..008ebd752e 100644 --- a/man/systemd.service.xml +++ b/man/systemd.service.xml @@ -88,6 +88,14 @@ system shutdown. Only services involved with early boot or late system shutdown should disable this option.</para> + + <para>If a service is requested under a certain name + but no unit configuration file is found, systemd looks + for a SysV init script by the same name (with the + <filename>.service</filename> suffix removed) and + dynamically creates a service unit from that + script. This is useful for compatibility with + SysV.</para> </refsect1> <refsect1> |