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@@ -130,9 +130,22 @@
for this target unit to all services (except for those with
<varname>DefaultDependencies=no</varname>).</para>
- <para>Usually this should pull-in all mount points, swap
- devices, sockets, timers, and path units and other basic
- initialization necessary for general purpose daemons.</para>
+ <para>Usually this should pull-in all local mount points plus
+ <filename>/var</filename>, <filename>/tmp</filename> and
+ <filename>/var/tmp</filename>, swap devices, sockets, timers,
+ path units and other basic initialization necessary for general
+ purpose daemons. The mentioned mount points are special cased
+ to allow them to be remote.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>This target usually does not pull in any non-target units
+ directly, but rather does so indirectly via other early boot targets.
+ It is instead meant as a synchronization point for late boot
+ services. Refer to
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>bootup</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ for details on the targets involved.
+ </para>
+
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
@@ -503,8 +516,14 @@
<varlistentry>
<term><filename>sysinit.target</filename></term>
<listitem>
- <para>A special target unit covering early boot-up
- scripts.</para>
+ <para>This target pulls in the services required for system
+ initialization. System services pulled in by this target should
+ declare <varname>DefaultDependencies=no</varname> and specify
+ all their dependencies manually, including access to anything
+ more than a read only root filesystem. For details on the
+ dependencies of this target, refer to
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>bootup</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
+ </para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>