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@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
<filename>local-fs-pre.target</filename>,
<filename>multi-user.target</filename>,
<filename>network.target</filename>,
+ <filename>network-online.target</filename>,
<filename>nss-lookup.target</filename>,
<filename>nss-user-lookup.target</filename>,
<filename>paths.target</filename>,
@@ -79,7 +80,6 @@
<filename>reboot.target</filename>,
<filename>remote-fs.target</filename>,
<filename>remote-fs-pre.target</filename>,
- <filename>remote-fs-setup.target</filename>,
<filename>rescue.target</filename>,
<filename>initrd-root-fs.target</filename>,
<filename>rpcbind.target</filename>,
@@ -388,6 +388,67 @@
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
+ <term><filename>network-online.target</filename></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Units that strictly
+ require a configured network
+ connection should pull in
+ <filename>network-online.target</filename>
+ (via a
+ <varname>Wants=</varname> type
+ dependency) and order
+ themselves after it. This
+ target unit is intended to
+ pull in a service that delays
+ further execution until the
+ network is sufficiently set
+ up. What precisely this
+ requires is left to the
+ implementation of the network
+ managing service.</para>
+
+ <para>Note the distinction
+ between this unit and
+ <filename>network.target</filename>. This
+ unit is an active unit
+ (i.e. pulled in by the
+ consumer rather than the
+ provider of this
+ functionality) and pulls in a
+ service which possibly adds
+ substantial delays to further
+ execution. In contrast,
+ <filename>network.target</filename>
+ is a passive unit (i.e. pulled
+ in by the provider of the
+ functionality, rather than the
+ consumer) that usually does
+ not delay execution
+ much. Usually,
+ <filename>network.target</filename>
+ is part of the boot of most
+ systems, while
+ <filename>network-online.target</filename>
+ is not, except when at least
+ one unit requires it. Also see
+ <ulink
+ url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/NetworkTarget">Running
+ Services After the Network is
+ up</ulink> for more
+ information.</para>
+
+ <para>All mount units for
+ remote network file systems
+ automatically pull in this
+ unit, and order themselves
+ after it. Note that networking
+ daemons that simply provide
+ functionality to other hosts
+ generally don't need to pull
+ this in.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
<term><filename>paths.target</filename></term>
<listitem>
<para>A special target unit
@@ -459,29 +520,6 @@
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term><filename>remote-fs-setup.target</filename></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>This target unit is
- automatically pulled in (by a
- <varname>Wants=</varname> type
- dependency) by all remote
- mount points. It can be used
- to run certain units when at
- least one remote file system
- is to be mounted. Note that
- this target is not ordered
- against the remote mounts, use
- <filename>remote-fs-pre.target</filename>
- for that (see below).</para>
-
- <para>Again, this target unit
- is <emphasis>not</emphasis>
- suitable for ordering, it is
- only useful for pulling in
- other units.</para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
<term><filename>rescue.target</filename></term>
<listitem>
<para>A special target unit
@@ -812,6 +850,26 @@
<varlistentry>
<term><filename>network.target</filename></term>
<listitem>
+ <para>This unit is supposed to
+ indicate when network
+ functionality is available,
+ but it is only very weakly
+ defined what that is supposed
+ to mean, with one exception:
+ at shutdown, a unit that is
+ ordered after
+ <filename>network.target</filename>
+ will be stopped before the
+ network -- to whatever level
+ it might be set up then -- is
+ shut down. Also see <ulink
+ url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/NetworkTarget">Running
+ Services After the Network is
+ up</ulink> for more
+ information. Also see
+ <filename>network-online.target</filename>
+ described above.</para>
+
<para>systemd automatically
adds dependencies of type
<varname>After=</varname> for
@@ -821,15 +879,6 @@
<literal>$network</literal>
facility.</para>
- <para>This unit is supposed to
- indicate when the network is
- "up", but it is only very
- loosely defined what that is
- supposed to mean. Also see <ulink
- url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/NetworkTarget">Running
- Services After the Network is
- up</ulink> for more
- information.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>