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author | Daan De Meyer <daan.j.demeyer@gmail.com> | 2020-04-14 13:43:11 +0200 |
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committer | Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek <zbyszek@in.waw.pl> | 2020-04-16 20:12:56 +0200 |
commit | ca264f7d96df3c33ad808b5ca4c4fc8acadc0067 (patch) | |
tree | a062db3bd335d124b2fbd08a7e3e1c5122db4033 /man/org.freedesktop.timedate1.xml | |
parent | man: update description of polkit rules for systemd1 (diff) | |
download | systemd-ca264f7d96df3c33ad808b5ca4c4fc8acadc0067.tar.xz systemd-ca264f7d96df3c33ad808b5ca4c4fc8acadc0067.zip |
man: fixes from online review
Also includes the issues pointed out by @boucman.
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diff --git a/man/org.freedesktop.timedate1.xml b/man/org.freedesktop.timedate1.xml index 8852512906..089f6fbd37 100644 --- a/man/org.freedesktop.timedate1.xml +++ b/man/org.freedesktop.timedate1.xml @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ <para> <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-timedated.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> - is a system service that can be used to control the system time and related settings. This page + is a system service that can be used to control the system time and related settings. This page describes the D-Bus interface.</para> </refsect1> @@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ node /org/freedesktop/timedate1 { <para>Use <function>SetTime()</function> to change the system clock. Pass a value of microseconds since the UNIX epoch (1 Jan 1970 UTC). If <varname>relative</varname> is true, the passed usec value will be - added to the current system time, if it is false the current system time will be set to the passed usec - value. If the system time is set with this call the RTC will be updated as well.</para> + added to the current system time. If it is false, the current system time will be set to the passed usec + value. If the system time is set with this method, the RTC will be updated as well.</para> <para>Use <function>SetTimezone()</function> to set the system timezone. Pass a value like <literal>Europe/Berlin</literal> to set the timezone. Valid timezones are listed in @@ -102,11 +102,11 @@ node /org/freedesktop/timedate1 { time, it will be updated accordingly.</para> <para>Use <function>SetLocalRTC()</function> to control whether the RTC is in local time or UTC. It is - strongly recommended to maintain the RTC in UTC. Some OSes (Windows) however maintain the RTC in local - time, which might make it necessary to enable this feature. However, this creates various problems as - daylight changes might be missed. If <varname>fix_system</varname> is passed <literal>true</literal>, - the time from the RTC is read again and the system clock adjusted according to the new setting. If - <varname>fix_system</varname> is passed <literal>false</literal> the system time is written to the RTC + strongly recommended to maintain the RTC in UTC. However, some OSes (Windows) maintain the RTC in local + time, which might make it necessary to enable this feature. Note that this might create various problems as + daylight changes could be missed. If <varname>fix_system</varname> is <literal>true</literal>, + the time from the RTC is read again and the system clock is adjusted according to the new setting. If + <varname>fix_system</varname> is <literal>false</literal>, the system time is written to the RTC taking the new setting into account. Use <varname>fix_system=true</varname> in installers and livecds where the RTC is probably more reliable than the system time. Use <varname>fix_system=false</varname> in configuration UIs that are run during normal operation and where the system clock is probably more @@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ node /org/freedesktop/timedate1 { network using <filename>systemd-timesyncd</filename>. This will enable and start or disable and stop the chosen time synchronization service.</para> - <para>Whenever the timezone and local_rtc settings are changed via the daemon + <para>Whenever the timezone and local_rtc settings are changed via the daemon, <function>PropertyChanged</function> signals are sent out to which clients can subscribe. Changing the time settings using this interface is authenticated via PolicyKit.</para> @@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ node /org/freedesktop/timedate1 { </para> <para>The <varname>user_interaction</varname> boolean parameters can be used to control whether - PolicyKit should interactively ask the user for authentication credentials if it needs to.</para> + PolicyKit should interactively ask the user for authentication credentials if required.</para> <para>The PolicyKit action for <function>SetTimezone()</function> is <interfacename>org.freedesktop.timedate1.set-timezone</interfacename>. For |