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| -rw-r--r-- | man/systemd.service.xml | 31 |
1 files changed, 17 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/man/systemd.service.xml b/man/systemd.service.xml index b9604b8c26..115d1692ed 100644 --- a/man/systemd.service.xml +++ b/man/systemd.service.xml @@ -968,21 +968,24 @@ <term><varname>Sockets=</varname></term> <listitem><para>Specifies the name of the socket units this service shall - inherit the sockets from when the - service is started. Normally it - should not be necessary to use this - setting as all sockets whose unit + inherit socket file descriptors + from when the service is + started. Normally it should not be + necessary to use this setting as all + socket file descriptors whose unit shares the same name as the service - (ignoring the different suffix of course) - are passed to the spawned - process.</para> - - <para>Note that the same socket may be - passed to multiple processes at the - same time. Also note that a different - service may be activated on incoming - traffic than that which inherits the - sockets. Or in other words: the + (subject to the different unit name + suffix of course) are passed to the + spawned process.</para> + + <para>Note that the same socket file + descriptors may be passed to multiple + processes simultaneously. Also note + that a different service may be + activated on incoming socket traffic + than the one which is ultimately + configured to inherit the socket file + descriptors. Or in other words: the <varname>Service=</varname> setting of <filename>.socket</filename> units does not have to match the inverse of |