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diff --git a/man/systemd.exec.xml b/man/systemd.exec.xml index bacd539b15..56a029a82e 100644 --- a/man/systemd.exec.xml +++ b/man/systemd.exec.xml @@ -972,6 +972,15 @@ CapabilityBoundingSet=~CAP_B CAP_C</programlisting> configuration or lifetime guarantees, please consider using <citerefentry><refentrytitle>tmpfiles.d</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para> + <para>The directories defined by these options are always created under the standard paths used by systemd + (<filename>/var</filename>, <filename>/run</filename>, <filename>/etc</filename>, …). If the service needs + directories in a different location, a different mechanism has to be used to create them.</para> + + <para><citerefentry><refentrytitle>tmpfiles.d</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> provides + functionality that overlaps with these options. Using these options is recommended, because the lifetime of + the directories is tied directly to the lifetime of the unit, and it is not necessary to ensure that the + <filename>tmpfiles.d</filename> configuration is executed before the unit is started.</para> + <para>Example: if a system service unit has the following, <programlisting>RuntimeDirectory=foo/bar baz</programlisting> the service manager creates <filename>/run/foo</filename> (if it does not exist), |