From 3ecc7fc3e631d1f5de7bd0913227ae2f2e8f8929 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lennart Poettering Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2017 18:36:41 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] man: document that inability to execute Symlinks= is not fatal Fixes: #6920 --- man/systemd.socket.xml | 15 +++++++-------- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/man/systemd.socket.xml b/man/systemd.socket.xml index 2dfca713e4..68d01cccc5 100644 --- a/man/systemd.socket.xml +++ b/man/systemd.socket.xml @@ -804,14 +804,13 @@ 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. If the empty string is assigned, the - list of paths is reset. Defaults to the empty list. + 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. Note + that if creation of a symlink fails this is not considered fatal for the socket unit, and the socket unit may + still start. If an empty string is assigned, the list of paths is reset. Defaults to an empty + list.