From 09db71a4a3fb9cee19f89cb75ad453caa46209b8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2021 20:57:06 +0100 Subject: Recommend drop-ins over modifications to the main config file As discussed in https://github.com/systemd/systemd/pull/18347. --- man/standard-conf.xml | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'man/standard-conf.xml') diff --git a/man/standard-conf.xml b/man/standard-conf.xml index edb7887b4f..f02b9b0594 100644 --- a/man/standard-conf.xml +++ b/man/standard-conf.xml @@ -44,8 +44,9 @@ 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, see below. - + 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/, -- cgit v1.2.3