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@@ -180,12 +180,12 @@
<para>Along with a unit file <filename>foo.service</filename>, a "drop-in" directory
<filename>foo.service.d/</filename> may exist. All files with the suffix <literal>.conf</literal> from this
- directory will be parsed after the file itself is parsed. This is useful to alter or add configuration settings to
- a unit, without having to modify their unit files. Make sure that the file that is included has the appropriate
- section headers before any directive. Note that for instanced units, this logic will first look for the instance
- <literal>.d/</literal> subdirectory and read its <literal>.conf</literal> files, followed by the template
- <literal>.d/</literal> subdirectory and reads its <literal>.conf</literal> files. Also note that settings from the
- <literal>[Install]</literal> section are not available in drop-in unit files, and have no effect.</para>
+ directory will be parsed after the file itself is parsed. This is useful to alter or add configuration settings for
+ a unit, without having to modify unit files. Each drop-in file must have appropriate section headers. Note that for
+ instantiated units, this logic will first look for the instance <literal>.d/</literal> subdirectory and read its
+ <literal>.conf</literal> files, followed by the template <literal>.d/</literal> subdirectory and the
+ <literal>.conf</literal> files there. Also note that settings from the <literal>[Install]</literal> section are not
+ honoured in drop-in unit files, and have no effect.</para>
<para>In addition to <filename>/etc/systemd/system</filename>,
the drop-in <literal>.conf</literal> files for system services
@@ -1067,9 +1067,9 @@
<listitem><para>Similar to the <varname>ConditionArchitecture=</varname>,
<varname>ConditionVirtualization=</varname>, …, condition settings described above, these settings add
assertion checks to the start-up of the unit. However, unlike the conditions settings, any assertion setting
- that is not met results in failure of the start job it was triggered by (which means this is logged about
- loudly). Use assertion expressions for units that cannot operate when specific requirements are not met, and
- where this is something the administrator or user should look into.</para></listitem>
+ that is not met results in failure of the start job (which means this is logged loudly). Use assertion
+ expressions for units that cannot operate when specific requirements are not met, and when this is something
+ the administrator or user should look into.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>