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+<?xml version='1.0'?>
+<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
+  "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd" [
+<!ENTITY % entities SYSTEM "custom-entities.ent" >
+%entities;
+]>
+<!-- SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later -->
+
+<refentry id="systemd-rc-local-generator" conditional='HAVE_SYSV_COMPAT'>
+  <refentryinfo>
+    <title>systemd-rc-local-generator</title>
+    <productname>systemd</productname>
+  </refentryinfo>
+
+  <refmeta>
+    <refentrytitle>systemd-rc-local-generator</refentrytitle>
+    <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
+  </refmeta>
+
+  <refnamediv>
+    <refname>systemd-rc-local-generator</refname>
+    <refname>rc-local.service</refname>
+    <refpurpose>Compatibility generator and service to start <filename>&RC_LOCAL_PATH;</filename> during boot</refpurpose>
+  </refnamediv>
+
+  <refsynopsisdiv>
+    <para><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/system-generators/systemd-rc-local-generator</filename></para>
+    <para><filename>rc-local.service</filename></para>
+  </refsynopsisdiv>
+
+  <refsect1>
+    <title>Description</title>
+
+    <para><command>systemd-rc-local-generator</command> is a generator that checks whether
+    <filename>&RC_LOCAL_PATH;</filename> exists and is executable, and if it is, pulls the
+    <filename>rc-local.service</filename> unit into the boot process. This unit is responsible for running
+    this script during late boot. The script is run after <filename>network.target</filename>, but in
+    parallel with most other regular system services.</para>
+
+    <para>Note that <filename>rc-local.service</filename> runs with slightly different semantics than the
+    original System V version, which was executed "last" in the boot process, which is a concept that does
+    not translate to systemd.</para>
+
+    <para>Also note that <filename>rc-local.service</filename> is ordered after
+    <filename>network.target</filename>, which does not mean that the network is functional, see
+    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.special</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
+    If the script requires a configured network connection, it may be desirable to pull in and order it after
+    <filename>network-online.target</filename> with a drop-in:</para>
+
+    <programlisting># /etc/systemd/system/rc-local.service.d/network.conf
+[Unit]
+Wants=network-online.target
+After=network-online.target
+</programlisting>
+
+    <para>Support for <filename>&RC_LOCAL_PATH;</filename> is provided for compatibility with specific System
+    V systems only. However, it is strongly recommended to avoid making use of this script today, and instead
+    provide proper unit files with appropriate dependencies for any scripts to run during the boot process.
+    Note that the path to the script is set at compile time and varies between distributions.</para>
+
+    <para><filename>systemd-rc-local-generator</filename> implements
+    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
+  </refsect1>
+
+  <refsect1>
+    <title>See Also</title>
+    <para>
+      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+    </para>
+  </refsect1>
+</refentry>