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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/systemctl/systemctl.c b/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
index cfdc851a6d..115c00ea9c 100644
--- a/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
+++ b/src/systemctl/systemctl.c
@@ -5527,15 +5527,18 @@ static int enable_unit(int argc, char *argv[], void *userdata) {
}
if (carries_install_info == 0)
- log_warning("The unit files have no [Install] section. They are not meant to be enabled\n"
- "using systemctl.\n"
+ log_warning("The unit files have no installation config (WantedBy, RequiredBy, Also, Alias\n"
+ "settings in the [Install] section, and DefaultInstance for template units).\n"
+ "This means they are not meant to be enabled using systemctl.\n"
"Possible reasons for having this kind of units are:\n"
"1) A unit may be statically enabled by being symlinked from another unit's\n"
" .wants/ or .requires/ directory.\n"
"2) A unit's purpose may be to act as a helper for some other unit which has\n"
" a requirement dependency on it.\n"
"3) A unit may be started when needed via activation (socket, path, timer,\n"
- " D-Bus, udev, scripted systemctl call, ...).\n");
+ " D-Bus, udev, scripted systemctl call, ...).\n"
+ "4) In case of template units, the unit is meant to be enabled with some\n"
+ " instance name specified.");
if (arg_now && n_changes > 0 && STR_IN_SET(argv[0], "enable", "disable", "mask")) {
char *new_args[n_changes + 2];