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23 | ||
24 | <refentry id="systemd.special"> | |
25 | ||
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26 | <refentryinfo> |
27 | <title>systemd.special</title> | |
28 | <productname>systemd</productname> | |
29 | ||
30 | <authorgroup> | |
31 | <author> | |
32 | <contrib>Developer</contrib> | |
33 | <firstname>Lennart</firstname> | |
34 | <surname>Poettering</surname> | |
35 | <email>lennart@poettering.net</email> | |
36 | </author> | |
37 | </authorgroup> | |
38 | </refentryinfo> | |
39 | ||
40 | <refmeta> | |
41 | <refentrytitle>systemd.special</refentrytitle> | |
42 | <manvolnum>7</manvolnum> | |
43 | </refmeta> | |
44 | ||
45 | <refnamediv> | |
46 | <refname>systemd.special</refname> | |
47 | <refpurpose>Special systemd units</refpurpose> | |
48 | </refnamediv> | |
49 | ||
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50 | <refsynopsisdiv><para> |
51 | <!-- sort alphabetically, targets first --> | |
52 | <filename>basic.target</filename>, | |
798d3a52 | 53 | <filename>bluetooth.target</filename>, |
798d3a52 | 54 | <filename>cryptsetup-pre.target</filename>, |
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55 | <filename>cryptsetup.target</filename>, |
56 | <filename>ctrl-alt-del.target</filename>, | |
798d3a52 | 57 | <filename>default.target</filename>, |
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58 | <filename>emergency.target</filename>, |
59 | <filename>exit.target</filename>, | |
60 | <filename>final.target</filename>, | |
61 | <filename>getty.target</filename>, | |
17590254 | 62 | <filename>getty-pre.target</filename>, |
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63 | <filename>graphical.target</filename>, |
64 | <filename>halt.target</filename>, | |
65 | <filename>hibernate.target</filename>, | |
66 | <filename>hybrid-sleep.target</filename>, | |
67 | <filename>initrd-fs.target</filename>, | |
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68 | <filename>initrd-root-device.target</filename>, |
69 | <filename>initrd-root-fs.target</filename>, | |
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70 | <filename>kbrequest.target</filename>, |
71 | <filename>kexec.target</filename>, | |
798d3a52 | 72 | <filename>local-fs-pre.target</filename>, |
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73 | <filename>local-fs.target</filename>, |
74 | <filename>machines.target</filename> | |
798d3a52 | 75 | <filename>multi-user.target</filename>, |
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76 | <filename>network-online.target</filename>, |
77 | <filename>network-pre.target</filename>, | |
2ba7627e | 78 | <filename>network.target</filename>, |
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79 | <filename>nss-lookup.target</filename>, |
80 | <filename>nss-user-lookup.target</filename>, | |
81 | <filename>paths.target</filename>, | |
82 | <filename>poweroff.target</filename>, | |
83 | <filename>printer.target</filename>, | |
84 | <filename>reboot.target</filename>, | |
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85 | <filename>remote-cryptsetup-pre.target</filename>, |
86 | <filename>remote-cryptsetup.target</filename>, | |
798d3a52 | 87 | <filename>remote-fs-pre.target</filename>, |
2ba7627e | 88 | <filename>remote-fs.target</filename>, |
798d3a52 | 89 | <filename>rescue.target</filename>, |
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90 | <filename>rpcbind.target</filename>, |
91 | <filename>runlevel2.target</filename>, | |
92 | <filename>runlevel3.target</filename>, | |
93 | <filename>runlevel4.target</filename>, | |
94 | <filename>runlevel5.target</filename>, | |
95 | <filename>shutdown.target</filename>, | |
96 | <filename>sigpwr.target</filename>, | |
97 | <filename>sleep.target</filename>, | |
fccd4b67 | 98 | <filename>slices.target</filename>, |
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99 | <filename>smartcard.target</filename>, |
100 | <filename>sockets.target</filename>, | |
101 | <filename>sound.target</filename>, | |
102 | <filename>suspend.target</filename>, | |
103 | <filename>swap.target</filename>, | |
104 | <filename>sysinit.target</filename>, | |
105 | <filename>syslog.socket</filename>, | |
106 | <filename>system-update.target</filename>, | |
107 | <filename>time-sync.target</filename>, | |
108 | <filename>timers.target</filename>, | |
109 | <filename>umount.target</filename>, | |
2ba7627e | 110 | <!-- slices --> |
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111 | <filename>-.slice</filename>, |
112 | <filename>system.slice</filename>, | |
113 | <filename>user.slice</filename>, | |
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114 | <filename>machine.slice</filename>, |
115 | <!-- the rest --> | |
116 | <filename>dbus.service</filename>, | |
117 | <filename>dbus.socket</filename>, | |
118 | <filename>display-manager.service</filename>, | |
119 | <filename>system-update-cleanup.service</filename> | |
120 | </para></refsynopsisdiv> | |
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121 | |
122 | <refsect1> | |
123 | <title>Description</title> | |
124 | ||
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125 | <para>A few units are treated specially by systemd. Many of them have |
126 | special internal semantics and cannot be renamed, while others simply | |
127 | have a standard meaning and should be present on all systems.</para> | |
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128 | </refsect1> |
129 | ||
130 | <refsect1> | |
131 | <title>Special System Units</title> | |
132 | ||
133 | <variablelist> | |
134 | <varlistentry> | |
135 | <term><filename>basic.target</filename></term> | |
136 | <listitem> | |
137 | <para>A special target unit covering basic boot-up.</para> | |
138 | ||
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139 | <para>systemd automatically adds dependency of the type |
140 | <varname>After=</varname> for this target unit to all | |
141 | services (except for those with | |
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142 | <varname>DefaultDependencies=no</varname>).</para> |
143 | ||
b938cb90 | 144 | <para>Usually, this should pull-in all local mount points plus |
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145 | <filename>/var</filename>, <filename>/tmp</filename> and |
146 | <filename>/var/tmp</filename>, swap devices, sockets, timers, | |
147 | path units and other basic initialization necessary for general | |
148 | purpose daemons. The mentioned mount points are special cased | |
149 | to allow them to be remote. | |
150 | </para> | |
151 | ||
152 | <para>This target usually does not pull in any non-target units | |
153 | directly, but rather does so indirectly via other early boot targets. | |
154 | It is instead meant as a synchronization point for late boot | |
155 | services. Refer to | |
156 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>bootup</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry> | |
157 | for details on the targets involved. | |
158 | </para> | |
159 | ||
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160 | </listitem> |
161 | </varlistentry> | |
162 | <varlistentry> | |
163 | <term><filename>ctrl-alt-del.target</filename></term> | |
164 | <listitem> | |
165 | <para>systemd starts this target whenever Control+Alt+Del is | |
b938cb90 | 166 | pressed on the console. Usually, this should be aliased |
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167 | (symlinked) to <filename>reboot.target</filename>.</para> |
168 | </listitem> | |
169 | </varlistentry> | |
170 | <varlistentry> | |
171 | <term><filename>cryptsetup.target</filename></term> | |
172 | <listitem> | |
173 | <para>A target that pulls in setup services for all | |
174 | encrypted block devices.</para> | |
175 | </listitem> | |
176 | </varlistentry> | |
177 | <varlistentry> | |
178 | <term><filename>dbus.service</filename></term> | |
179 | <listitem> | |
180 | <para>A special unit for the D-Bus bus daemon. As soon as | |
181 | this service is fully started up systemd will connect to it | |
182 | and register its service.</para> | |
183 | </listitem> | |
184 | </varlistentry> | |
185 | <varlistentry> | |
186 | <term><filename>dbus.socket</filename></term> | |
187 | <listitem> | |
188 | <para>A special unit for the D-Bus system bus socket. All | |
189 | units with <varname>Type=dbus</varname> automatically gain a | |
190 | dependency on this unit.</para> | |
191 | </listitem> | |
192 | </varlistentry> | |
193 | <varlistentry> | |
194 | <term><filename>default.target</filename></term> | |
195 | <listitem> | |
b938cb90 | 196 | <para>The default unit systemd starts at bootup. Usually, |
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197 | this should be aliased (symlinked) to |
198 | <filename>multi-user.target</filename> or | |
199 | <filename>graphical.target</filename>.</para> | |
200 | ||
201 | <para>The default unit systemd starts at bootup can be | |
202 | overridden with the <varname>systemd.unit=</varname> kernel | |
203 | command line option.</para> | |
204 | </listitem> | |
205 | </varlistentry> | |
206 | <varlistentry> | |
207 | <term><filename>display-manager.service</filename></term> | |
208 | <listitem> | |
b938cb90 | 209 | <para>The display manager service. Usually, this should be |
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210 | aliased (symlinked) to <filename>gdm.service</filename> or a |
211 | similar display manager service.</para> | |
212 | </listitem> | |
213 | </varlistentry> | |
214 | <varlistentry> | |
215 | <term><filename>emergency.target</filename></term> | |
216 | <listitem> | |
6e004630 | 217 | <para>A special target unit that starts an emergency shell on the main console. This target does not pull in |
07ff561c | 218 | any services or mounts. It is the most minimal version of starting the system in order to acquire an |
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219 | interactive shell; the only processes running are usually just the system manager (PID 1) and the shell |
220 | process. This unit is supposed to be used with the kernel command line option | |
221 | <varname>systemd.unit=</varname>; it is also used when a file system check on a required file system fails, | |
222 | and boot-up cannot continue. Compare with <filename>rescue.target</filename>, which serves a similar purpose, | |
223 | but also starts the most basic services and mounts all file systems.</para> | |
224 | ||
225 | <para>Use the <literal>systemd.unit=emergency.target</literal> kernel command line option to boot into this | |
226 | mode. A short alias for this kernel command line option is <literal>emergency</literal>, for compatibility | |
227 | with SysV.</para> | |
228 | ||
229 | <para>In many ways booting into <filename>emergency.target</filename> is similar to the effect of booting | |
230 | with <literal>init=/bin/sh</literal> on the kernel command line, except that emergency mode provides you with | |
231 | the full system and service manager, and allows starting individual units in order to continue the boot | |
232 | process in steps.</para> | |
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233 | </listitem> |
234 | </varlistentry> | |
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235 | <varlistentry> |
236 | <term><filename>exit.target</filename></term> | |
237 | <listitem> | |
238 | <para>A special service unit for shutting down the system or | |
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239 | user service manager. It is equivalent to |
240 | <filename>poweroff.target</filename> on non-container | |
241 | systems, and also works in containers.</para> | |
287419c1 | 242 | |
dcb14688 | 243 | <para>systemd will start this unit when it receives the |
287419c1 | 244 | <constant>SIGTERM</constant> or <constant>SIGINT</constant> |
9f4092e2 | 245 | signal when running as user service daemon.</para> |
287419c1 | 246 | |
9f4092e2 | 247 | <para>Normally, this (indirectly) pulls in |
b938cb90 | 248 | <filename>shutdown.target</filename>, which in turn should be |
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249 | conflicted by all units that want to be scheduled for |
250 | shutdown when the service manager starts to exit.</para> | |
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251 | </listitem> |
252 | </varlistentry> | |
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253 | <varlistentry> |
254 | <term><filename>final.target</filename></term> | |
255 | <listitem> | |
256 | <para>A special target unit that is used during the shutdown | |
257 | logic and may be used to pull in late services after all | |
258 | normal services are already terminated and all mounts | |
259 | unmounted. | |
260 | </para> | |
261 | </listitem> | |
262 | </varlistentry> | |
263 | <varlistentry> | |
264 | <term><filename>getty.target</filename></term> | |
265 | <listitem> | |
266 | <para>A special target unit that pulls in statically | |
267 | configured local TTY <filename>getty</filename> instances. | |
268 | </para> | |
269 | </listitem> | |
270 | </varlistentry> | |
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271 | <varlistentry> |
272 | <term><filename>getty-pre.target</filename></term> | |
273 | <listitem> | |
274 | <para>A special passive target unit. Users of this target | |
275 | are expected to pull it in the boot transaction via | |
276 | a dependency (e.g. <varname>Wants=</varname>). Order your | |
277 | unit before this unit if you want to make use of the console | |
278 | just before <filename>getty</filename> is started. | |
279 | </para> | |
280 | </listitem> | |
281 | </varlistentry> | |
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282 | <varlistentry> |
283 | <term><filename>graphical.target</filename></term> | |
284 | <listitem> | |
285 | <para>A special target unit for setting up a graphical login | |
286 | screen. This pulls in | |
287 | <filename>multi-user.target</filename>.</para> | |
288 | ||
289 | <para>Units that are needed for graphical logins shall add | |
290 | <varname>Wants=</varname> dependencies for their unit to | |
291 | this unit (or <filename>multi-user.target</filename>) during | |
292 | installation. This is best configured via | |
293 | <varname>WantedBy=graphical.target</varname> in the unit's | |
294 | <literal>[Install]</literal> section.</para> | |
295 | </listitem> | |
296 | </varlistentry> | |
297 | <varlistentry> | |
298 | <term><filename>hibernate.target</filename></term> | |
299 | <listitem> | |
300 | <para>A special target unit for hibernating the system. This | |
301 | pulls in <filename>sleep.target</filename>.</para> | |
302 | </listitem> | |
303 | </varlistentry> | |
304 | <varlistentry> | |
305 | <term><filename>hybrid-sleep.target</filename></term> | |
306 | <listitem> | |
307 | <para>A special target unit for hibernating and suspending | |
308 | the system at the same time. This pulls in | |
309 | <filename>sleep.target</filename>.</para> | |
310 | </listitem> | |
311 | </varlistentry> | |
312 | <varlistentry> | |
313 | <term><filename>halt.target</filename></term> | |
314 | <listitem> | |
315 | <para>A special target unit for shutting down and halting | |
316 | the system. Note that this target is distinct from | |
317 | <filename>poweroff.target</filename> in that it generally | |
318 | really just halts the system rather than powering it | |
319 | down.</para> | |
320 | ||
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321 | <para>Applications wanting to halt the system should not start this unit |
322 | directly, but should instead execute <command>systemctl halt</command> | |
323 | (possibly with the <option>--no-block</option> option) or call | |
324 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>'s | |
325 | <command>org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager.Halt</command> D-Bus method | |
326 | directly.</para> | |
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327 | </listitem> |
328 | </varlistentry> | |
329 | <varlistentry> | |
330 | <term><filename>initrd-fs.target</filename></term> | |
331 | <listitem> | |
332 | <para><citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-fstab-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry> | |
333 | automatically adds dependencies of type | |
334 | <varname>Before=</varname> to | |
335 | <filename>sysroot-usr.mount</filename> and all mount points | |
336 | found in <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> that have | |
337 | <option>x-initrd.mount</option> and not have | |
338 | <option>noauto</option> mount options set.</para> | |
339 | </listitem> | |
340 | </varlistentry> | |
341 | <varlistentry> | |
342 | <term><filename>kbrequest.target</filename></term> | |
343 | <listitem> | |
344 | <para>systemd starts this target whenever Alt+ArrowUp is | |
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345 | pressed on the console. Note that any user with physical access |
346 | to the machine will be able to do this, without authentication, | |
347 | so this should be used carefully.</para> | |
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348 | </listitem> |
349 | </varlistentry> | |
350 | <varlistentry> | |
351 | <term><filename>kexec.target</filename></term> | |
352 | <listitem> | |
353 | <para>A special target unit for shutting down and rebooting | |
354 | the system via kexec.</para> | |
355 | ||
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356 | <para>Applications wanting to reboot the system should not start this unit |
357 | directly, but should instead execute <command>systemctl kexec</command> | |
358 | (possibly with the <option>--no-block</option> option) or call | |
359 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>'s | |
360 | <command>org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager.KExec</command> D-Bus method | |
361 | directly.</para> | |
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362 | </listitem> |
363 | </varlistentry> | |
364 | <varlistentry> | |
365 | <term><filename>local-fs.target</filename></term> | |
366 | <listitem> | |
367 | <para><citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-fstab-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry> | |
368 | automatically adds dependencies of type | |
369 | <varname>Before=</varname> to all mount units that refer to | |
370 | local mount points for this target unit. In addition, it | |
371 | adds dependencies of type <varname>Wants=</varname> to this | |
372 | target unit for those mounts listed in | |
373 | <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> that have the | |
374 | <option>auto</option> mount option set.</para> | |
375 | </listitem> | |
376 | </varlistentry> | |
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377 | <varlistentry> |
378 | <term><filename>machines.target</filename></term> | |
379 | <listitem> | |
380 | <para>A standard target unit for starting all the containers | |
381 | and other virtual machines. See <filename>systemd-nspawn@.service</filename> | |
382 | for an example.</para> | |
383 | </listitem> | |
384 | </varlistentry> | |
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385 | <varlistentry> |
386 | <term><filename>multi-user.target</filename></term> | |
387 | <listitem> | |
388 | <para>A special target unit for setting up a multi-user | |
389 | system (non-graphical). This is pulled in by | |
390 | <filename>graphical.target</filename>.</para> | |
391 | ||
392 | <para>Units that are needed for a multi-user system shall | |
393 | add <varname>Wants=</varname> dependencies for their unit to | |
394 | this unit during installation. This is best configured via | |
395 | <varname>WantedBy=multi-user.target</varname> in the unit's | |
396 | <literal>[Install]</literal> section.</para> | |
397 | </listitem> | |
398 | </varlistentry> | |
399 | <varlistentry> | |
400 | <term><filename>network-online.target</filename></term> | |
401 | <listitem> | |
402 | <para>Units that strictly require a configured network | |
403 | connection should pull in | |
404 | <filename>network-online.target</filename> (via a | |
405 | <varname>Wants=</varname> type dependency) and order | |
406 | themselves after it. This target unit is intended to pull in | |
407 | a service that delays further execution until the network is | |
408 | sufficiently set up. What precisely this requires is left to | |
409 | the implementation of the network managing service.</para> | |
410 | ||
411 | <para>Note the distinction between this unit and | |
412 | <filename>network.target</filename>. This unit is an active | |
413 | unit (i.e. pulled in by the consumer rather than the | |
414 | provider of this functionality) and pulls in a service which | |
415 | possibly adds substantial delays to further execution. In | |
416 | contrast, <filename>network.target</filename> is a passive | |
417 | unit (i.e. pulled in by the provider of the functionality, | |
418 | rather than the consumer) that usually does not delay | |
419 | execution much. Usually, <filename>network.target</filename> | |
420 | is part of the boot of most systems, while | |
421 | <filename>network-online.target</filename> is not, except | |
422 | when at least one unit requires it. Also see <ulink | |
28a0ad81 | 423 | url="https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/NetworkTarget">Running |
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424 | Services After the Network is up</ulink> for more |
425 | information.</para> | |
426 | ||
427 | <para>All mount units for remote network file systems | |
428 | automatically pull in this unit, and order themselves after | |
429 | it. Note that networking daemons that simply provide | |
430 | functionality to other hosts generally do not need to pull | |
431 | this in.</para> | |
432 | </listitem> | |
433 | </varlistentry> | |
434 | <varlistentry> | |
435 | <term><filename>paths.target</filename></term> | |
436 | <listitem> | |
437 | <para>A special target unit that sets up all path units (see | |
438 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.path</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> | |
439 | for details) that shall be active after boot.</para> | |
440 | ||
441 | <para>It is recommended that path units installed by | |
442 | applications get pulled in via <varname>Wants=</varname> | |
443 | dependencies from this unit. This is best configured via a | |
444 | <varname>WantedBy=paths.target</varname> in the path unit's | |
445 | <literal>[Install]</literal> section.</para> | |
446 | </listitem> | |
447 | </varlistentry> | |
448 | <varlistentry> | |
449 | <term><filename>poweroff.target</filename></term> | |
450 | <listitem> | |
451 | <para>A special target unit for shutting down and powering | |
452 | off the system.</para> | |
453 | ||
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454 | <para>Applications wanting to reboot the system should not start this unit |
455 | directly, but should instead execute <command>systemctl poweroff</command> | |
456 | (possibly with the <option>--no-block</option> option) or call | |
457 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-logind</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>'s | |
458 | <command>org.freedesktop.login1.Manager.PowerOff</command> D-Bus method | |
459 | directly.</para> | |
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460 | |
461 | <para><filename>runlevel0.target</filename> is an alias for | |
462 | this target unit, for compatibility with SysV.</para> | |
463 | </listitem> | |
464 | </varlistentry> | |
465 | <varlistentry> | |
466 | <term><filename>reboot.target</filename></term> | |
467 | <listitem> | |
468 | <para>A special target unit for shutting down and rebooting | |
469 | the system.</para> | |
470 | ||
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471 | <para>Applications wanting to reboot the system should not start this unit |
472 | directly, but should instead execute <command>systemctl reboot</command> | |
473 | (possibly with the <option>--no-block</option> option) or call | |
474 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-logind</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>'s | |
475 | <command>org.freedesktop.login1.Manager.Reboot</command> D-Bus method | |
476 | directly.</para> | |
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477 | |
478 | <para><filename>runlevel6.target</filename> is an alias for | |
479 | this target unit, for compatibility with SysV.</para> | |
480 | </listitem> | |
481 | </varlistentry> | |
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482 | <varlistentry> |
483 | <term><filename>remote-cryptsetup-pre.target</filename></term> | |
484 | <listitem> | |
485 | <para>This target unit is automatically ordered before all cryptsetup devices | |
486 | marked with the <option>_netdev</option>. It can be used to execute additional | |
487 | units before such devices are set up.</para> | |
488 | ||
489 | <para>It is ordered after <filename>network.target</filename> and | |
490 | <filename>network-online.target</filename>, and also pulls the latter in as a | |
491 | <varname>Wants=</varname> dependency.</para> | |
492 | </listitem> | |
493 | </varlistentry> | |
494 | <varlistentry> | |
495 | <term><filename>remote-cryptsetup.target</filename></term> | |
496 | <listitem> | |
497 | <para>Similar to <filename>cryptsetup.target</filename>, but for encrypted | |
498 | devices which are accessed over the network. It is used for | |
499 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>crypttab</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> | |
500 | entries marked with <option>_netdev</option>.</para> | |
501 | </listitem> | |
502 | </varlistentry> | |
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503 | <varlistentry> |
504 | <term><filename>remote-fs.target</filename></term> | |
505 | <listitem> | |
506 | <para>Similar to <filename>local-fs.target</filename>, but | |
507 | for remote mount points.</para> | |
508 | ||
509 | <para>systemd automatically adds dependencies of type | |
510 | <varname>After=</varname> for this target unit to all SysV | |
511 | init script service units with an LSB header referring to | |
512 | the <literal>$remote_fs</literal> facility.</para> | |
513 | </listitem> | |
514 | </varlistentry> | |
515 | <varlistentry> | |
516 | <term><filename>rescue.target</filename></term> | |
517 | <listitem> | |
6e004630 LP |
518 | <para>A special target unit that pulls in the base system (including system mounts) and spawns a rescue |
519 | shell. Isolate to this target in order to administer the system in single-user mode with all file systems | |
520 | mounted but with no services running, except for the most basic. Compare with | |
521 | <filename>emergency.target</filename>, which is much more reduced and does not provide the file systems or | |
522 | most basic services.</para> | |
523 | ||
524 | <para><filename>runlevel1.target</filename> is an alias for this target unit, for compatibility with | |
525 | SysV.</para> | |
526 | ||
527 | <para>Use the <literal>systemd.unit=rescue.target</literal> kernel command line option to boot into this | |
528 | mode. A short alias for this kernel command line option is <literal>1</literal>, for compatibility with | |
529 | SysV.</para> | |
7163e1ca DD |
530 | </listitem> |
531 | </varlistentry> | |
532 | <varlistentry> | |
533 | <term><filename>initrd-root-device.target</filename></term> | |
534 | <listitem> | |
535 | <para>A special initrd target unit that is reached when the root filesystem device is available, but before | |
536 | it has been mounted. | |
537 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-fstab-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry> | |
538 | and | |
539 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-gpt-auto-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry> | |
595bfe7d | 540 | automatically setup the appropriate dependencies to make this happen. |
7163e1ca | 541 | </para> |
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542 | </listitem> |
543 | </varlistentry> | |
544 | <varlistentry> | |
545 | <term><filename>initrd-root-fs.target</filename></term> | |
546 | <listitem> | |
547 | <para><citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-fstab-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry> | |
548 | automatically adds dependencies of type | |
549 | <varname>Before=</varname> to the | |
550 | <filename>sysroot.mount</filename> unit, which is generated | |
551 | from the kernel command line. | |
552 | </para> | |
553 | </listitem> | |
554 | </varlistentry> | |
555 | <varlistentry> | |
556 | <term><filename>runlevel2.target</filename></term> | |
557 | <term><filename>runlevel3.target</filename></term> | |
558 | <term><filename>runlevel4.target</filename></term> | |
559 | <term><filename>runlevel5.target</filename></term> | |
560 | <listitem> | |
561 | <para>These are targets that are called whenever the SysV | |
562 | compatibility code asks for runlevel 2, 3, 4, 5, | |
563 | respectively. It is a good idea to make this an alias for | |
ff74d205 LN |
564 | (i.e. symlink to) <filename>graphical.target</filename> |
565 | (for runlevel 5) or <filename>multi-user.target</filename> | |
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566 | (the others).</para> |
567 | </listitem> | |
568 | </varlistentry> | |
569 | <varlistentry> | |
570 | <term><filename>shutdown.target</filename></term> | |
571 | <listitem> | |
572 | <para>A special target unit that terminates the services on | |
573 | system shutdown.</para> | |
574 | ||
575 | <para>Services that shall be terminated on system shutdown | |
f749954d MS |
576 | shall add <varname>Conflicts=</varname> and |
577 | <varname>Before=</varname> dependencies to this unit for | |
578 | their service unit, which is implicitly done when | |
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579 | <varname>DefaultDependencies=yes</varname> is set (the |
580 | default).</para> | |
581 | </listitem> | |
582 | </varlistentry> | |
583 | <varlistentry> | |
584 | <term><filename>sigpwr.target</filename></term> | |
585 | <listitem> | |
586 | <para>A special target that is started when systemd receives | |
587 | the SIGPWR process signal, which is normally sent by the | |
588 | kernel or UPS daemons when power fails.</para> | |
589 | </listitem> | |
590 | </varlistentry> | |
591 | <varlistentry> | |
592 | <term><filename>sleep.target</filename></term> | |
593 | <listitem> | |
594 | <para>A special target unit that is pulled in by | |
595 | <filename>suspend.target</filename>, | |
596 | <filename>hibernate.target</filename> and | |
597 | <filename>hybrid-sleep.target</filename> and may be used to | |
598 | hook units into the sleep state logic.</para> | |
599 | </listitem> | |
600 | </varlistentry> | |
fccd4b67 LP |
601 | <varlistentry> |
602 | <term><filename>slices.target</filename></term> | |
603 | <listitem> | |
604 | <para>A special target unit that sets up all slice units (see | |
605 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.slice</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> for | |
606 | details) that shall be active after boot. By default the generic <filename>user.slice</filename>, | |
07ff561c | 607 | <filename>system.slice</filename>, <filename>machines.slice</filename> slice units, as well as the root |
fccd4b67 LP |
608 | slice unit <filename>-.slice</filename> are pulled in and ordered before this unit (see below).</para> |
609 | ||
610 | <para>It's a good idea to add <varname>WantedBy=slices.target</varname> lines to the <literal>[Install]</literal> | |
611 | section of all slices units that may be installed dynamically.</para> | |
612 | </listitem> | |
613 | </varlistentry> | |
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614 | <varlistentry> |
615 | <term><filename>sockets.target</filename></term> | |
616 | <listitem> | |
617 | <para>A special target unit that sets up all socket | |
fccd4b67 | 618 | units (see |
798d3a52 ZJS |
619 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.socket</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> |
620 | for details) that shall be active after boot.</para> | |
621 | ||
622 | <para>Services that can be socket-activated shall add | |
623 | <varname>Wants=</varname> dependencies to this unit for | |
624 | their socket unit during installation. This is best | |
625 | configured via a <varname>WantedBy=sockets.target</varname> | |
626 | in the socket unit's <literal>[Install]</literal> | |
627 | section.</para> | |
628 | </listitem> | |
629 | </varlistentry> | |
630 | <varlistentry> | |
631 | <term><filename>suspend.target</filename></term> | |
632 | <listitem> | |
633 | <para>A special target unit for suspending the system. This | |
634 | pulls in <filename>sleep.target</filename>.</para> | |
635 | </listitem> | |
636 | </varlistentry> | |
637 | <varlistentry> | |
638 | <term><filename>swap.target</filename></term> | |
639 | <listitem> | |
640 | <para>Similar to <filename>local-fs.target</filename>, but | |
641 | for swap partitions and swap files.</para> | |
642 | </listitem> | |
643 | </varlistentry> | |
644 | <varlistentry> | |
645 | <term><filename>sysinit.target</filename></term> | |
646 | <listitem> | |
f749954d MS |
647 | <para>systemd automatically adds dependencies of the types |
648 | <varname>Requires=</varname> and <varname>After=</varname> | |
649 | for this target unit to all services (except for those with | |
650 | <varname>DefaultDependencies=no</varname>).</para> | |
651 | ||
913a9869 FS |
652 | <para>This target pulls in the services required for system |
653 | initialization. System services pulled in by this target should | |
654 | declare <varname>DefaultDependencies=no</varname> and specify | |
655 | all their dependencies manually, including access to anything | |
656 | more than a read only root filesystem. For details on the | |
657 | dependencies of this target, refer to | |
658 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>bootup</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>. | |
659 | </para> | |
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660 | </listitem> |
661 | </varlistentry> | |
662 | <varlistentry> | |
663 | <term><filename>syslog.socket</filename></term> | |
664 | <listitem> | |
665 | <para>The socket unit syslog implementations should listen | |
666 | on. All userspace log messages will be made available on | |
667 | this socket. For more information about syslog integration, | |
668 | please consult the <ulink | |
28a0ad81 | 669 | url="https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/syslog">Syslog |
798d3a52 ZJS |
670 | Interface</ulink> document.</para> |
671 | </listitem> | |
672 | </varlistentry> | |
673 | <varlistentry> | |
674 | <term><filename>system-update.target</filename></term> | |
953bf460 | 675 | <term><filename>system-update-cleanup.service</filename></term> |
798d3a52 | 676 | <listitem> |
2b656050 | 677 | <para>A special target unit that is used for offline system updates. |
798d3a52 | 678 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-system-update-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> |
2b656050 ZJS |
679 | will redirect the boot process to this target if <filename>/system-update</filename> |
680 | exists. For more information see | |
681 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.offline-updates</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>. | |
682 | </para> | |
953bf460 ZJS |
683 | |
684 | <para>Updates should happen before the <filename>system-update.target</filename> is | |
685 | reached, and the services which implement them should cause the machine to reboot. As | |
686 | a safety measure, if this does not happen, and <filename>/system-update</filename> | |
687 | still exists after <filename>system-update.target</filename> is reached, | |
688 | <filename>system-update-cleanup.service</filename> will remove this symlink and | |
689 | reboot the machine.</para> | |
798d3a52 ZJS |
690 | </listitem> |
691 | </varlistentry> | |
692 | <varlistentry> | |
693 | <term><filename>timers.target</filename></term> | |
694 | <listitem> | |
695 | <para>A special target unit that sets up all timer units | |
696 | (see | |
697 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.timer</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> | |
698 | for details) that shall be active after boot.</para> | |
699 | ||
700 | <para>It is recommended that timer units installed by | |
701 | applications get pulled in via <varname>Wants=</varname> | |
702 | dependencies from this unit. This is best configured via | |
703 | <varname>WantedBy=timers.target</varname> in the timer | |
704 | unit's <literal>[Install]</literal> section.</para> | |
705 | </listitem> | |
706 | </varlistentry> | |
707 | <varlistentry> | |
708 | <term><filename>umount.target</filename></term> | |
709 | <listitem> | |
7f3fdb7f | 710 | <para>A special target unit that unmounts all mount and |
798d3a52 ZJS |
711 | automount points on system shutdown.</para> |
712 | ||
713 | <para>Mounts that shall be unmounted on system shutdown | |
714 | shall add Conflicts dependencies to this unit for their | |
715 | mount unit, which is implicitly done when | |
716 | <varname>DefaultDependencies=yes</varname> is set (the | |
717 | default).</para> | |
718 | </listitem> | |
719 | </varlistentry> | |
720 | ||
721 | </variablelist> | |
722 | </refsect1> | |
723 | ||
724 | <refsect1> | |
725 | <title>Special System Units for Devices</title> | |
726 | ||
727 | <para>Some target units are automatically pulled in as devices of | |
728 | certain kinds show up in the system. These may be used to | |
729 | automatically activate various services based on the specific type | |
730 | of the available hardware.</para> | |
731 | ||
732 | <variablelist> | |
733 | <varlistentry> | |
734 | <term><filename>bluetooth.target</filename></term> | |
735 | <listitem> | |
736 | <para>This target is started automatically as soon as a | |
737 | Bluetooth controller is plugged in or becomes available at | |
738 | boot.</para> | |
739 | ||
740 | <para>This may be used to pull in Bluetooth management | |
741 | daemons dynamically when Bluetooth hardware is found.</para> | |
742 | </listitem> | |
743 | </varlistentry> | |
744 | <varlistentry> | |
745 | <term><filename>printer.target</filename></term> | |
746 | <listitem> | |
747 | <para>This target is started automatically as soon as a | |
748 | printer is plugged in or becomes available at boot.</para> | |
749 | ||
750 | <para>This may be used to pull in printer management daemons | |
751 | dynamically when printer hardware is found.</para> | |
752 | </listitem> | |
753 | </varlistentry> | |
754 | <varlistentry> | |
755 | <term><filename>smartcard.target</filename></term> | |
756 | <listitem> | |
757 | <para>This target is started automatically as soon as a | |
758 | smartcard controller is plugged in or becomes available at | |
759 | boot.</para> | |
760 | ||
761 | <para>This may be used to pull in smartcard management | |
762 | daemons dynamically when smartcard hardware is found.</para> | |
763 | </listitem> | |
764 | </varlistentry> | |
765 | <varlistentry> | |
766 | <term><filename>sound.target</filename></term> | |
767 | <listitem> | |
768 | <para>This target is started automatically as soon as a | |
769 | sound card is plugged in or becomes available at | |
770 | boot.</para> | |
771 | ||
772 | <para>This may be used to pull in audio management daemons | |
773 | dynamically when audio hardware is found.</para> | |
774 | </listitem> | |
775 | </varlistentry> | |
776 | </variablelist> | |
777 | </refsect1> | |
778 | ||
779 | <refsect1> | |
780 | <title>Special Passive System Units </title> | |
781 | ||
782 | <para>A number of special system targets are defined that can be | |
783 | used to properly order boot-up of optional services. These targets | |
784 | are generally not part of the initial boot transaction, unless | |
785 | they are explicitly pulled in by one of the implementing services. | |
786 | Note specifically that these <emphasis>passive</emphasis> target | |
787 | units are generally not pulled in by the consumer of a service, | |
788 | but by the provider of the service. This means: a consuming | |
789 | service should order itself after these targets (as appropriate), | |
790 | but not pull it in. A providing service should order itself before | |
791 | these targets (as appropriate) and pull it in (via a | |
792 | <varname>Wants=</varname> type dependency).</para> | |
793 | ||
794 | <para>Note that these passive units cannot be started manually, | |
795 | i.e. <literal>systemctl start time-sync.target</literal> will fail | |
796 | with an error. They can only be pulled in by dependency. This is | |
797 | enforced since they exist for ordering purposes only and thus are | |
798 | not useful as only unit within a transaction.</para> | |
799 | ||
800 | <variablelist> | |
801 | <varlistentry> | |
802 | <term><filename>cryptsetup-pre.target</filename></term> | |
803 | <listitem> | |
804 | <para>This passive target unit may be pulled in by services | |
805 | that want to run before any encrypted block device is set | |
806 | up. All encrypted block devices are set up after this target | |
807 | has been reached. Since the shutdown order is implicitly the | |
808 | reverse start-up order between units, this target is | |
809 | particularly useful to ensure that a service is shut down | |
810 | only after all encrypted block devices are fully | |
811 | stopped.</para> | |
812 | </listitem> | |
813 | </varlistentry> | |
814 | <varlistentry> | |
815 | <term><filename>local-fs-pre.target</filename></term> | |
816 | <listitem> | |
817 | <para>This target unit is | |
818 | automatically ordered before | |
819 | all local mount points marked | |
820 | with <option>auto</option> | |
821 | (see above). It can be used to | |
822 | execute certain units before | |
823 | all local mounts.</para> | |
824 | </listitem> | |
825 | </varlistentry> | |
826 | <varlistentry> | |
827 | <term><filename>network.target</filename></term> | |
828 | <listitem> | |
829 | <para>This unit is supposed to indicate when network | |
830 | functionality is available, but it is only very weakly | |
831 | defined what that is supposed to mean, with one exception: | |
832 | at shutdown, a unit that is ordered after | |
833 | <filename>network.target</filename> will be stopped before | |
ccddd104 | 834 | the network — to whatever level it might be set up then — |
798d3a52 ZJS |
835 | is shut down. It is hence useful when writing service files |
836 | that require network access on shutdown, which should order | |
837 | themselves after this target, but not pull it in. Also see | |
28a0ad81 | 838 | <ulink url="https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/NetworkTarget">Running |
798d3a52 ZJS |
839 | Services After the Network is up</ulink> for more |
840 | information. Also see | |
841 | <filename>network-online.target</filename> described | |
842 | above.</para> | |
843 | ||
844 | <para>systemd automatically adds dependencies of type | |
845 | <varname>After=</varname> for this target unit to all SysV | |
846 | init script service units with an LSB header referring to | |
847 | the <literal>$network</literal> facility.</para> | |
848 | </listitem> | |
849 | </varlistentry> | |
850 | <varlistentry> | |
851 | <term><filename>network-pre.target</filename></term> | |
852 | <listitem> | |
853 | <para>This passive target unit may be pulled in by services | |
854 | that want to run before any network is set up, for example | |
855 | for the purpose of setting up a firewall. All network | |
856 | management software orders itself after this target, but | |
857 | does not pull it in.</para> | |
858 | </listitem> | |
859 | </varlistentry> | |
860 | <varlistentry> | |
861 | <term><filename>nss-lookup.target</filename></term> | |
862 | <listitem> | |
863 | <para>A target that should be used as synchronization point | |
864 | for all host/network name service lookups. Note that this is | |
865 | independent of user/group name lookups for which | |
866 | <filename>nss-user-lookup.target</filename> should be used. | |
867 | All services for which the availability of full host/network | |
868 | name resolution is essential should be ordered after this | |
869 | target, but not pull it in. systemd automatically adds | |
870 | dependencies of type <varname>After=</varname> for this | |
871 | target unit to all SysV init script service units with an | |
872 | LSB header referring to the <literal>$named</literal> | |
873 | facility.</para> | |
874 | </listitem> | |
875 | </varlistentry> | |
876 | <varlistentry> | |
877 | <term><filename>nss-user-lookup.target</filename></term> | |
878 | <listitem> | |
879 | <para>A target that should be used as synchronization point | |
880 | for all user/group name service lookups. Note that this is | |
881 | independent of host/network name lookups for which | |
882 | <filename>nss-lookup.target</filename> should be used. All | |
883 | services for which the availability of the full user/group | |
884 | database is essential should be ordered after this target, | |
885 | but not pull it in. Note that system users are always | |
886 | resolvable, and hence do not require any special ordering | |
887 | against this target.</para> | |
888 | </listitem> | |
889 | </varlistentry> | |
890 | <varlistentry> | |
891 | <term><filename>remote-fs-pre.target</filename></term> | |
892 | <listitem> | |
893 | <para>This target unit is automatically ordered before all | |
894 | remote mount point units (see above). It can be used to run | |
895 | certain units before the remote mounts are established. Note | |
896 | that this unit is generally not part of the initial | |
897 | transaction, unless the unit that wants to be ordered before | |
898 | all remote mounts pulls it in via a | |
899 | <varname>Wants=</varname> type dependency. If the unit wants | |
900 | to be pulled in by the first remote mount showing up, it | |
901 | should use <filename>network-online.target</filename> (see | |
902 | above).</para> | |
903 | </listitem> | |
904 | </varlistentry> | |
905 | <varlistentry> | |
906 | <term><filename>rpcbind.target</filename></term> | |
907 | <listitem> | |
908 | <para>The portmapper/rpcbind pulls in this target and orders | |
909 | itself before it, to indicate its availability. systemd | |
910 | automatically adds dependencies of type | |
911 | <varname>After=</varname> for this target unit to all SysV | |
912 | init script service units with an LSB header referring to | |
913 | the <literal>$portmap</literal> facility.</para> | |
914 | </listitem> | |
915 | </varlistentry> | |
916 | <varlistentry> | |
917 | <term><filename>time-sync.target</filename></term> | |
918 | <listitem> | |
919 | <para>Services responsible for synchronizing the system | |
920 | clock from a remote source (such as NTP client | |
921 | implementations) should pull in this target and order | |
922 | themselves before it. All services where correct time is | |
923 | essential should be ordered after this unit, but not pull it | |
924 | in. systemd automatically adds dependencies of type | |
925 | <varname>After=</varname> for this target unit to all SysV | |
926 | init script service units with an LSB header referring to | |
927 | the <literal>$time</literal> facility. </para> | |
928 | </listitem> | |
929 | </varlistentry> | |
930 | </variablelist> | |
931 | </refsect1> | |
932 | ||
933 | <refsect1> | |
934 | <title>Special User Units</title> | |
935 | ||
936 | <para>When systemd runs as a user instance, the following special | |
937 | units are available, which have similar definitions as their | |
938 | system counterparts: | |
287419c1 | 939 | <filename>exit.target</filename>, |
798d3a52 ZJS |
940 | <filename>default.target</filename>, |
941 | <filename>shutdown.target</filename>, | |
942 | <filename>sockets.target</filename>, | |
943 | <filename>timers.target</filename>, | |
944 | <filename>paths.target</filename>, | |
945 | <filename>bluetooth.target</filename>, | |
946 | <filename>printer.target</filename>, | |
947 | <filename>smartcard.target</filename>, | |
948 | <filename>sound.target</filename>.</para> | |
798d3a52 ZJS |
949 | </refsect1> |
950 | ||
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951 | <refsect1> |
952 | <title>Special Passive User Units</title> | |
953 | ||
b493bdaf LP |
954 | <variablelist> |
955 | <varlistentry> | |
956 | <term><filename>graphical-session.target</filename></term> | |
957 | <listitem> | |
958 | <para>This target is active whenever any graphical session is running. It is used to stop user services which | |
959 | only apply to a graphical (X, Wayland, etc.) session when the session is terminated. Such services should | |
960 | have <literal>PartOf=graphical-session.target</literal> in their <literal>[Unit]</literal> section. A target | |
961 | for a particular session (e. g. <filename>gnome-session.target</filename>) starts and stops | |
962 | <literal>graphical-session.target</literal> with <literal>BindsTo=graphical-session.target</literal>.</para> | |
963 | ||
964 | <para>Which services are started by a session target is determined by the <literal>Wants=</literal> and | |
965 | <literal>Requires=</literal> dependencies. For services that can be enabled independently, symlinks in | |
966 | <literal>.wants/</literal> and <literal>.requires/</literal> should be used, see | |
967 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>. Those | |
968 | symlinks should either be shipped in packages, or should be added dynamically after installation, for example | |
969 | using <literal>systemctl add-wants</literal>, see | |
970 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>. | |
971 | </para> | |
972 | ||
973 | <example> | |
974 | <title>Nautilus as part of a GNOME session</title> | |
975 | ||
976 | <para><literal>gnome-session.target</literal> pulls in Nautilus as top-level service:</para> | |
977 | ||
978 | <programlisting>[Unit] | |
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979 | Description=User systemd services for GNOME graphical session |
980 | Wants=nautilus.service | |
b493bdaf | 981 | BindsTo=graphical-session.target</programlisting> |
c92fcc4f | 982 | |
b493bdaf | 983 | <para><literal>nautilus.service</literal> gets stopped when the session stops:</para> |
c92fcc4f | 984 | |
b493bdaf | 985 | <programlisting>[Unit] |
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986 | Description=Render the desktop icons with Nautilus |
987 | PartOf=graphical-session.target | |
988 | ||
989 | [Service] | |
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990 | …</programlisting> |
991 | </example> | |
992 | </listitem> | |
993 | </varlistentry> | |
994 | ||
995 | <varlistentry> | |
996 | <term><filename>graphical-session-pre.target</filename></term> | |
997 | <listitem> | |
998 | <para>This target contains services which set up the environment or global configuration of a graphical | |
999 | session, such as SSH/GPG agents (which need to export an environment variable into all desktop processes) or | |
1000 | migration of obsolete d-conf keys after an OS upgrade (which needs to happen before starting any process that | |
1001 | might use them). This target must be started before starting a graphical session like | |
1002 | <filename>gnome-session.target</filename>.</para> | |
1003 | </listitem> | |
1004 | </varlistentry> | |
1005 | </variablelist> | |
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1007 | </refsect1> |
1008 | ||
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1009 | <refsect1> |
1010 | <title>Special Slice Units</title> | |
1011 | ||
1012 | <para>There are four <literal>.slice</literal> units which form | |
1013 | the basis of the hierarchy for assignment of resources for | |
1014 | services, users, and virtual machines or containers.</para> | |
1015 | ||
1016 | <variablelist> | |
1017 | <varlistentry> | |
1018 | <term><filename>-.slice</filename></term> | |
1019 | <listitem> | |
1020 | <para>The root slice is the root of the hierarchy. It | |
1021 | usually does not contain units directly, but may be used to | |
1022 | set defaults for the whole tree.</para> | |
1023 | </listitem> | |
1024 | </varlistentry> | |
1025 | ||
1026 | <varlistentry> | |
1027 | <term><filename>system.slice</filename></term> | |
1028 | <listitem> | |
694223fb | 1029 | <para>By default, all system services started by |
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1030 | <command>systemd</command> are found in this slice.</para> |
1031 | </listitem> | |
1032 | </varlistentry> | |
1033 | ||
1034 | <varlistentry> | |
1035 | <term><filename>user.slice</filename></term> | |
1036 | <listitem> | |
1037 | <para>By default, all user processes and services started on | |
1038 | behalf of the user, including the per-user systemd instance | |
1039 | are found in this slice.</para> | |
1040 | </listitem> | |
1041 | </varlistentry> | |
1042 | ||
1043 | <varlistentry> | |
1044 | <term><filename>machine.slice</filename></term> | |
1045 | <listitem> | |
1046 | <para>By default, all virtual machines and containers | |
1047 | registered with <command>systemd-machined</command> are | |
1048 | found in this slice. | |
1049 | </para> | |
1050 | </listitem> | |
1051 | </varlistentry> | |
1052 | </variablelist> | |
1053 | </refsect1> | |
1054 | ||
1055 | <refsect1> | |
1056 | <title>See Also</title> | |
1057 | <para> | |
1058 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, | |
1059 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>, | |
1060 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>, | |
1061 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.socket</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>, | |
1062 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.target</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>, | |
1063 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.slice</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>, | |
1064 | <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>bootup</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>, | |
1065 | <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-fstab-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> | |
1066 | </para> | |
1067 | </refsect1> | |
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1068 | |
1069 | </refentry> |