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diff --git a/man/systemd.xml b/man/systemd.xml index 479f55de76..9e927c3204 100644 --- a/man/systemd.xml +++ b/man/systemd.xml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -<?xml version='1.0'?> <!--*-nxml-*--> +<?xml version='1.0'?> <!--*- Mode: nxml; nxml-child-indent: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*--> <!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd"> @@ -131,17 +131,48 @@ <varlistentry> <term><option>--dump-core</option></term> - <listitem><para>Dump core on crash. This switch has no effect - when run as user instance.</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>Enable core dumping on crash. This switch has + no effect when running as user instance. This setting may also + be enabled during boot on the kernel command line via the + <varname>systemd.dump_core=</varname> option, see + below.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--crash-vt=</option><replaceable>VT</replaceable></term> + + <listitem><para>Switch to a specific virtual console (VT) on + crash. Takes a positive integer in the range 1..63, or a + boolean argument. If an integer is passed, selects which VT to + switch to. If <constant>yes</constant>, the VT kernel messages + are written to is selected. If <constant>no</constant>, no VT + switch is attempted. This switch has no effect when running as + user instance. This setting may also be enabled during boot, + on the kernel command line via the + <varname>systemd.crash_vt=</varname> option, see + below.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> <term><option>--crash-shell</option></term> - <listitem><para>Run shell on - crash. This switch has no effect when - run as user - instance.</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>Run a shell on crash. This switch has no + effect when running as user instance. This setting may also be + enabled during boot, on the kernel command line via the + <varname>systemd.crash_shell=</varname> option, see + below.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>--crash-reboot</option></term> + + <listitem><para>Automatically reboot the system on crash. This + switch has no effect when running as user instance. This + setting may also be enabled during boot, on the kernel command + line via the <varname>systemd.crash_reboot=</varname> option, + see below.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + <varlistentry> <term><option>--confirm-spawn</option></term> @@ -854,50 +885,67 @@ <term><varname>systemd.dump_core=</varname></term> <listitem><para>Takes a boolean argument. If - <option>true</option>, systemd dumps core when it crashes. - Otherwise, no core dump is created. Defaults to - <option>true</option>.</para></listitem> + <option>yes</option>, the systemd manager (PID 1) dumps core + when it crashes. Otherwise, no core dump is created. Defaults + to <option>yes</option>.</para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><varname>systemd.crash_chvt=</varname></term> + + <listitem><para>Takes a positive integer, or a boolean + argument. If a positive integer (in the range 1..63) is + specified the system manager (PID 1) will activate the specified + virtual terminal (VT) when it crashes. Defaults to + <constant>no</constant>, meaning that no such switch is + attempted. If set to <constant>yes</constant> the VT the + kernel messages are written to is selected.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><varname>systemd.crash_shell=</varname></term> <listitem><para>Takes a boolean argument. If - <option>true</option>, systemd spawns a shell when it crashes. - Otherwise, no shell is spawned. Defaults to - <option>false</option>, for security reasons, as the shell is - not protected by any password + <option>yes</option>, the system manager (PID 1) spawns a + shell when it crashes, after a 10s delay. Otherwise, no shell + is spawned. Defaults to <option>no</option>, for security + reasons, as the shell is not protected by password authentication.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> - <term><varname>systemd.crash_chvt=</varname></term> + <term><varname>systemd.crash_reboot=</varname></term> - <listitem><para>Takes an integer argument. If positive systemd - activates the specified virtual terminal when it crashes. - Defaults to <constant>-1</constant>.</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>Takes a boolean argument. If + <option>yes</option>, the system manager (PID 1) will reboot + the machine automatically when it crashes, after a 10s delay. + Otherwise, the system will hang indefinitely. Defaults to + <option>no</option>, in order to avoid a reboot loop. If + combined with <varname>systemd.crash_shell=</varname>, it is + first attempted to invoke a shell, and if this is not + successful the system is rebooted.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><varname>systemd.confirm_spawn=</varname></term> <listitem><para>Takes a boolean argument. If - <option>true</option>, asks for confirmation when spawning - processes. Defaults to - <option>false</option>.</para></listitem> + <option>yes</option>, the system manager (PID 1) asks for + confirmation when spawning processes. Defaults to + <option>no</option>.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> <varlistentry> <term><varname>systemd.show_status=</varname></term> <listitem><para>Takes a boolean argument or the constant - <constant>auto</constant>. If <option>true</option>, shows - terse service status updates on the console during bootup. - <constant>auto</constant> behaves like <option>false</option> - until a service fails or there is a significant delay in boot. - Defaults to <option>true</option>, unless - <option>quiet</option> is passed as kernel command line option - in which case it defaults to + <constant>auto</constant>. If <option>yes</option>, the + systemd manager (PID 1) shows terse service status updates on + the console during bootup. <constant>auto</constant> behaves + like <option>false</option> until a service fails or there is + a significant delay in boot. Defaults to + <option>yes</option>, unless <option>quiet</option> is passed + as kernel command line option in which case it defaults to <constant>auto</constant>.</para></listitem> </varlistentry> |