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diff --git a/man/systemd.mount.xml b/man/systemd.mount.xml
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@@ -76,13 +76,17 @@
which define the way the processes are terminated, and in
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.resource-control</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
which configure resource control settings for the processes of the
- service. Note that the User= and Group= options are not
- particularly useful for mount units specifying a
- <literal>Type=</literal> option or using configuration not
- specified in <filename>/etc/fstab</filename>;
+ service.</para>
+
+ <para>Note that the options <varname>User=</varname> and
+ <varname>Group=</varname> are not useful for mount units.
+ systemd passes two parameters to
+ <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>mount</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>;
+ the values of <varname>What=</varname> and <varname>Where=</varname>.
+ When invoked in this way,
<citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>mount</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
- will refuse options that are not listed in
- <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> if it is not run as UID 0.</para>
+ does not read any options from <filename>/etc/fstab</filename>, and
+ must be run as UID 0.</para>
<para>Mount units must be named after the mount point directories they control. Example: the mount point <filename
noindex='true'>/home/lennart</filename> must be configured in a unit file <filename>home-lennart.mount</filename>.