From 811ba7a0e292eda0f2f470613cc28a97bda7ee66 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lennart Poettering Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2014 16:19:00 +0200 Subject: socket: add new Symlinks= option for socket units With Symlinks= we can manage one or more symlinks to AF_UNIX or FIFO nodes in the file system, with the same lifecycle as the socket itself. This has two benefits: first, this allows us to remove /dev/log and /dev/initctl from /dev, thus leaving only symlinks, device nodes and directories in the /dev tree. More importantly however, this allows us to move /dev/log out of /dev, while still making it accessible there, so that PrivateDevices= can provide /dev/log too. --- man/systemd.socket.xml | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) (limited to 'man/systemd.socket.xml') diff --git a/man/systemd.socket.xml b/man/systemd.socket.xml index d2149409bc..f65704d67b 100644 --- a/man/systemd.socket.xml +++ b/man/systemd.socket.xml @@ -738,17 +738,35 @@ removed when it is stopped. This applies to AF_UNIX sockets in the file system, POSIX message queues as well - as FIFOs. Normally it should not be - necessary to use this option, and is - not recommended as services might - continue to run after the socket unit - has been terminated and it should - still be possible to communicate with - them via their file system - node. Defaults to + as FIFOs, as well as any symlinks to + them configured with + Symlinks=. Normally + it should not be necessary to use this + option, and is not recommended as + services might continue to run after + the socket unit has been terminated + and it should still be possible to + communicate with them via their file + system node. Defaults to off. + + Symlinks= + Takes a list of file + system paths. The specified paths will + be created as symlinks to the AF_UNIX + socket path or FIFO path of this + socket unit. If this setting is used + only one AF_UNIX socket in the file + system or one FIFO may be configured + for the socket unit. Use this option + to manage one or more symlinked alias + names for a socket, binding their + lifecycle together. Defaults to the + empty list. + + Check -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf