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index 4beef07dd5..18689a0a9e 100644
--- a/man/systemd.special.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.special.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">
<!--
+ SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+
+
This file is part of systemd.
Copyright 2010 Lennart Poettering
@@ -81,7 +83,6 @@
<filename>poweroff.target</filename>,
<filename>printer.target</filename>,
<filename>reboot.target</filename>,
- <filename>remote-cryptsetup-pre.target</filename>,
<filename>remote-cryptsetup.target</filename>,
<filename>remote-fs-pre.target</filename>,
<filename>remote-fs.target</filename>,
@@ -444,6 +445,10 @@
it. Note that networking daemons that simply provide
functionality to other hosts generally do not need to pull
this in.</para>
+
+ <para>Note that this unit is only useful during the original system start-up logic. After the system has
+ completed booting up, it will not track the online state of the system anymore. Due to this it cannot be used
+ as a network connection monitor concept, it is purely a one-time system start-up concept.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
@@ -495,18 +500,6 @@
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term><filename>remote-cryptsetup-pre.target</filename></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>This target unit is automatically ordered before all cryptsetup devices
- marked with the <option>_netdev</option>. It can be used to execute additional
- units before such devices are set up.</para>
-
- <para>It is ordered after <filename>network.target</filename> and
- <filename>network-online.target</filename>, and also pulls the latter in as a
- <varname>Wants=</varname> dependency.</para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
<term><filename>remote-cryptsetup.target</filename></term>
<listitem>
<para>Similar to <filename>cryptsetup.target</filename>, but for encrypted
@@ -534,7 +527,8 @@
shell. Isolate to this target in order to administer the system in single-user mode with all file systems
mounted but with no services running, except for the most basic. Compare with
<filename>emergency.target</filename>, which is much more reduced and does not provide the file systems or
- most basic services.</para>
+ most basic services. Compare with <filename>multi-user.target</filename>, this target could be seen as
+ <filename>single-user.target</filename>.</para>
<para><filename>runlevel1.target</filename> is an alias for this target unit, for compatibility with
SysV.</para>
@@ -906,9 +900,10 @@
<term><filename>remote-fs-pre.target</filename></term>
<listitem>
<para>This target unit is automatically ordered before all
- remote mount point units (see above). It can be used to run
- certain units before the remote mounts are established. Note
- that this unit is generally not part of the initial
+ mount point units (see above) and cryptsetup devices
+ marked with the <option>_netdev</option>. It can be used to run
+ certain units before remote encrypted devices and mounts are established.
+ Note that this unit is generally not part of the initial
transaction, unless the unit that wants to be ordered before
all remote mounts pulls it in via a
<varname>Wants=</varname> type dependency. If the unit wants
@@ -1026,7 +1021,7 @@ PartOf=graphical-session.target
<para>There are four <literal>.slice</literal> units which form the basis of the hierarchy for assignment of
resources for services, users, and virtual machines or containers. See
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>-.slice</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry> for details about slice
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.slice</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry> for details about slice
units.</para>
<variablelist>
@@ -1077,7 +1072,7 @@ PartOf=graphical-session.target
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.socket</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.target</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.slice</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
- <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>bootup</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>bootup</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-fstab-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
</para>
</refsect1>