From b750101eb236130cf056c675997decbac904cc49 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Baumann Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2024 17:35:18 +0200 Subject: Adding upstream version 252.22. Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann --- man/standard-conf.xml | 71 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 71 insertions(+) create mode 100644 man/standard-conf.xml (limited to 'man/standard-conf.xml') diff --git a/man/standard-conf.xml b/man/standard-conf.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f02b9b0 --- /dev/null +++ b/man/standard-conf.xml @@ -0,0 +1,71 @@ + + + + + + + + Configuration Directories and Precedence + + Configuration files are read from directories in /etc/, + /run/, /usr/local/lib/, and /usr/lib/, in + order of precedence, as listed in the SYNOPSIS section above. Files must have the + .conf extension. Files in /etc/ override files with the same name + in /run/, /usr/local/lib/, and + /usr/lib/. Files in /run/ override files with the same name + under /usr/. + + All configuration files are sorted by their filename in lexicographic order, regardless of which of + the directories they reside in. If multiple files specify the same option, the entry in the file with the + lexicographically latest name will take precedence. Thus, the configuration in a certain file may either + be replaced completely (by placing a file with the same name in a directory with higher priority), or + individual settings might be changed (by specifying additional settings in a file with a different name + that is ordered later). + + Packages should install their configuration files in /usr/lib/ (distribution + packages) or /usr/local/lib/ (local installs). Files in /etc/ + are reserved for the local administrator, who may use this logic to override the configuration files + installed by vendor packages. It is recommended to prefix all filenames with a two-digit number and a + dash, to simplify the ordering of the files. + + If the administrator wants to disable a configuration file supplied by the vendor, the recommended + way is to place a symlink to /dev/null in the configuration directory in + /etc/, with the same filename as the vendor configuration file. If the vendor + configuration file is included in the initrd image, the image has to be regenerated. + + + + Configuration Directories and Precedence + + The default configuration is set during compilation, so configuration is only needed when it is + necessary to deviate from those defaults. Initially, the main configuration file in + /etc/systemd/ contains commented out entries showing the defaults as a guide to the + administrator. Local overrides can be created by editing this file or by creating drop-ins, as described + below. Using drop-ins for local configuration is recommended over modifications to the main configuration + file. + + In addition to the "main" configuration file, drop-in configuration snippets are read from + /usr/lib/systemd/*.conf.d/, /usr/local/lib/systemd/*.conf.d/, + and /etc/systemd/*.conf.d/. Those drop-ins have higher precedence and override the + main configuration file. Files in the *.conf.d/ configuration subdirectories are + sorted by their filename in lexicographic order, regardless of in which of the subdirectories they + reside. When multiple files specify the same option, for options which accept just a single value, the + entry in the file sorted last takes precedence, and for options which accept a list of values, entries + are collected as they occur in the sorted files. + + When packages need to customize the configuration, they can install drop-ins under + /usr/. Files in /etc/ are reserved for the local administrator, + who may use this logic to override the configuration files installed by vendor packages. Drop-ins have to + be used to override package drop-ins, since the main configuration file has lower precedence. It is + recommended to prefix all filenames in those subdirectories with a two-digit number and a dash, to + simplify the ordering of the files. + + To disable a configuration file supplied by the vendor, the recommended way is to place a symlink + to /dev/null in the configuration directory in /etc/, with the + same filename as the vendor configuration file. + + -- cgit v1.2.3