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   "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">
 
 <!--
+  SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+
+
   This file is part of systemd.
 
   Copyright 2010 Lennart Poettering
         enabled for a unit, the name of the dynamic user/group is implicitly derived from the unit name. If the unit
         name without the type suffix qualifies as valid user name it is used directly, otherwise a name incorporating a
         hash of it is used. If a statically allocated user or group of the configured name already exists, it is used
-        and no dynamic user/group is allocated. Dynamic users/groups are allocated from the UID/GID range
+        and no dynamic user/group is allocated. Note that if <varname>User=</varname> is specified and the static group
+        with the name exists, then it is required that the static user with the name already exists. Similarly,
+        if <varname>Group=</varname> is specified and the static user with the name exists, then it is required that
+        the static group with the name already exists. Dynamic users/groups are allocated from the UID/GID range
         61184…65519. It is recommended to avoid this range for regular system or login users.  At any point in time
         each UID/GID from this range is only assigned to zero or one dynamically allocated users/groups in
         use. However, UID/GIDs are recycled after a unit is terminated. Care should be taken that any processes running
 
         <para>If the standard output (or error output, see below) of a unit is connected to the journal, syslog or the
         kernel log buffer, the unit will implicitly gain a dependency of type <varname>After=</varname> on
-        <filename>systemd-journald.socket</filename> (also see the "Implicit Dependencies" section above).</para>
+        <filename>systemd-journald.socket</filename> (also see the "Implicit Dependencies" section above). Also note
+        that in this case stdout (or stderr, see below) will be an <constant>AF_UNIX</constant> stream socket, and not
+        a pipe or FIFO that can be re-opened. This means when executing shell scripts the construct <command>echo
+        "hello" &gt; /dev/stderr</command> for writing text to stderr will not work. To mitigate this use the construct
+        <command>echo "hello" >&amp;2</command> instead, which is mostly equivalent and avoids this pitfall.</para>
 
         <para>This setting defaults to the value set with
-        <option>DefaultStandardOutput=</option> in
+        <varname>DefaultStandardOutput=</varname> in
         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-system.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
         which defaults to <option>journal</option>. Note that setting
         this parameter might result in additional dependencies to be
-        added to the unit (see above).</para></listitem>
+        added to the unit (see above).</para>
+      </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
       <varlistentry>
         <literal>stderr</literal>.</para>
 
         <para>This setting defaults to the value set with
-        <option>DefaultStandardError=</option> in
+        <varname>DefaultStandardError=</varname> in
         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-system.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
         which defaults to <option>inherit</option>. Note that setting
         this parameter might result in additional dependencies to be
         that the screen and scrollback buffer is cleared. Defaults to
         <literal>no</literal>.</para></listitem>
       </varlistentry>
+
       <varlistentry>
         <term><varname>SyslogIdentifier=</varname></term>
-        <listitem><para>Sets the process name to prefix log lines sent
-        to the logging system or the kernel log buffer with. If not
-        set, defaults to the process name of the executed process.
-        This option is only useful when
-        <varname>StandardOutput=</varname> or
-        <varname>StandardError=</varname> are set to
-        <option>syslog</option>, <option>journal</option> or
-        <option>kmsg</option> (or to the same settings in combination
-        with <option>+console</option>).</para></listitem>
+        <listitem><para>Sets the process name ("<command>syslog</command> tag") to prefix log lines sent to the logging
+        system or the kernel log buffer with. If not set, defaults to the process name of the executed process.  This
+        option is only useful when <varname>StandardOutput=</varname> or <varname>StandardError=</varname> are set to
+        <option>journal</option>, <option>syslog</option> or <option>kmsg</option> (or to the same settings in
+        combination with <option>+console</option>) and only applies to log messages written to stdout or
+        stderr.</para></listitem>
       </varlistentry>
+
       <varlistentry>
         <term><varname>SyslogFacility=</varname></term>
-        <listitem><para>Sets the syslog facility to use when logging
-        to syslog. One of <option>kern</option>,
-        <option>user</option>, <option>mail</option>,
-        <option>daemon</option>, <option>auth</option>,
-        <option>syslog</option>, <option>lpr</option>,
-        <option>news</option>, <option>uucp</option>,
-        <option>cron</option>, <option>authpriv</option>,
-        <option>ftp</option>, <option>local0</option>,
-        <option>local1</option>, <option>local2</option>,
-        <option>local3</option>, <option>local4</option>,
-        <option>local5</option>, <option>local6</option> or
-        <option>local7</option>. See
+        <listitem><para>Sets the <command>syslog</command> facility identifier to use when logging. One of
+        <option>kern</option>, <option>user</option>, <option>mail</option>, <option>daemon</option>,
+        <option>auth</option>, <option>syslog</option>, <option>lpr</option>, <option>news</option>,
+        <option>uucp</option>, <option>cron</option>, <option>authpriv</option>, <option>ftp</option>,
+        <option>local0</option>, <option>local1</option>, <option>local2</option>, <option>local3</option>,
+        <option>local4</option>, <option>local5</option>, <option>local6</option> or <option>local7</option>. See
         <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>syslog</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>
-        for details. This option is only useful when
-        <varname>StandardOutput=</varname> or
-        <varname>StandardError=</varname> are set to
-        <option>syslog</option>. Defaults to
-        <option>daemon</option>.</para></listitem>
+        for details. This option is only useful when <varname>StandardOutput=</varname> or
+        <varname>StandardError=</varname> are set to <option>journal</option>, <option>syslog</option> or
+        <option>kmsg</option> (or to the same settings in combination with <option>+console</option>), and only applies
+        to log messages written to stdout or stderr. Defaults to <option>daemon</option>.</para></listitem>
       </varlistentry>
+
       <varlistentry>
         <term><varname>SyslogLevel=</varname></term>
-        <listitem><para>The default syslog level to use when logging to
-        syslog or the kernel log buffer. One of
-        <option>emerg</option>,
-        <option>alert</option>,
-        <option>crit</option>,
-        <option>err</option>,
-        <option>warning</option>,
-        <option>notice</option>,
-        <option>info</option>,
-        <option>debug</option>. See
-        <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>syslog</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>
-        for details. This option is only useful when
-        <varname>StandardOutput=</varname> or
-        <varname>StandardError=</varname> are set to
-        <option>syslog</option> or <option>kmsg</option>. Note that
-        individual lines output by the daemon might be prefixed with a
-        different log level which can be used to override the default
-        log level specified here. The interpretation of these prefixes
-        may be disabled with <varname>SyslogLevelPrefix=</varname>,
-        see below. For details, see
-        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd-daemon</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
+        <listitem><para>The default <command>syslog</command> log level to use when logging to the logging system or
+        the kernel log buffer. One of <option>emerg</option>, <option>alert</option>, <option>crit</option>,
+        <option>err</option>, <option>warning</option>, <option>notice</option>, <option>info</option>,
+        <option>debug</option>. See <citerefentry
+        project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>syslog</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry> for
+        details. This option is only useful when <varname>StandardOutput=</varname> or
+        <varname>StandardError=</varname> are set to <option>journal</option>, <option>syslog</option> or
+        <option>kmsg</option> (or to the same settings in combination with <option>+console</option>), and only applies
+        to log messages written to stdout or stderr. Note that individual lines output by executed processes may be
+        prefixed with a different log level which can be used to override the default log level specified here. The
+        interpretation of these prefixes may be disabled with <varname>SyslogLevelPrefix=</varname>, see below. For
+        details, see <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd-daemon</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
 
-        Defaults to
-        <option>info</option>.</para></listitem>
+        Defaults to <option>info</option>.</para></listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
       <varlistentry>
         <term><varname>SyslogLevelPrefix=</varname></term>
-        <listitem><para>Takes a boolean argument. If true and
-        <varname>StandardOutput=</varname> or
-        <varname>StandardError=</varname> are set to
-        <option>syslog</option>, <option>kmsg</option> or
-        <option>journal</option>, log lines written by the executed
-        process that are prefixed with a log level will be passed on
-        to syslog with this log level set but the prefix removed. If
-        set to false, the interpretation of these prefixes is disabled
-        and the logged lines are passed on as-is. For details about
-        this prefixing see
-        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd-daemon</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
-        Defaults to true.</para></listitem>
+        <listitem><para>Takes a boolean argument. If true and <varname>StandardOutput=</varname> or
+        <varname>StandardError=</varname> are set to <option>journal</option>, <option>syslog</option> or
+        <option>kmsg</option> (or to the same settings in combination with <option>+console</option>), log lines
+        written by the executed process that are prefixed with a log level will be processed with this log level set
+        but the prefix removed. If set to false, the interpretation of these prefixes is disabled and the logged lines
+        are passed on as-is. This only applies to log messages written to stdout or stderr.  For details
+        about this prefixing see
+        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd-daemon</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>.  Defaults to
+        true.</para></listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+
+      <varlistentry>
+        <term><varname>LogLevelMax=</varname></term>
+        <listitem><para>Configures filtering by log level of log messages generated by this unit. Takes a
+        <command>syslog</command> log level, one of <option>emerg</option> (lowest log level, only highest priority
+        messages), <option>alert</option>, <option>crit</option>, <option>err</option>, <option>warning</option>,
+        <option>notice</option>, <option>info</option>, <option>debug</option> (highest log level, also lowest priority
+        messages). See <citerefentry
+        project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>syslog</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry> for
+        details. By default no filtering is applied (i.e. the default maximum log level is <option>debug</option>). Use
+        this option to configure the logging system to drop log messages of a specific service above the specified
+        level. For example, set <varname>LogLevelMax=</varname><option>info</option> in order to turn off debug logging
+        of a particularly chatty unit. Note that the the configured level is applied to any log messages written by any
+        of the processes belonging to this unit, sent via any supported logging protocol. The filtering is applied
+        early in the logging pipeline, before any kind of further processing is done. Moreover, messages which pass
+        through this filter successfully might still be dropped by filters applied at a later stage in the logging
+        subsystem. For example, <varname>MaxLevelStore=</varname> configured in
+        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>journald.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> might
+        prohibit messages of higher log levels to be stored on disk, even though the per-unit
+        <varname>LogLevelMax=</varname> permitted it to be processed.</para></listitem>
+      </varlistentry>
+
+      <varlistentry>
+        <term><varname>LogExtraFields=</varname></term>
+        <listitem><para>Configures additional log metadata fields to include in all log records generated by processes
+        associated with this unit. This setting takes one or more journal field assignments in the format
+        <literal>FIELD=VALUE</literal> separated by whitespace. See
+        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.journal-fields</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry> for
+        details on the journal field concept. Even though the underlying journal implementation permits binary field
+        values, this setting accepts only valid UTF-8 values. To include space characters in a journal field value,
+        enclose the assignment in double quotes ("). The usual specifiers are expanded in all assignments (see
+        below). Note that this setting is not only useful for attaching additional metadata to log records of a unit,
+        but given that all fields and values are indexed may also be used to implement cross-unit log record
+        matching. Assign an empty string to reset the list.</para></listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
       <varlistentry>
         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>setrlimit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry> for details on
         the resource limit concept. Resource limits may be specified in two formats: either as single value to set a
         specific soft and hard limit to the same value, or as colon-separated pair <option>soft:hard</option> to set
-        both limits individually (e.g. <literal>LimitAS=4G:16G</literal>).  Use the string <varname>infinity</varname>
+        both limits individually (e.g. <literal>LimitAS=4G:16G</literal>).  Use the string <option>infinity</option>
         to configure no limit on a specific resource. The multiplicative suffixes K, M, G, T, P and E (to the base
         1024) may be used for resource limits measured in bytes (e.g. LimitAS=16G). For the limits referring to time
         values, the usual time units ms, s, min, h and so on may be used (see
@@ -1425,7 +1450,11 @@ CapabilityBoundingSet=~CAP_B CAP_C</programlisting>
         <varname>RestrictAddressFamilies=</varname>, <varname>RestrictNamespaces=</varname>,
         <varname>PrivateDevices=</varname>, <varname>ProtectKernelTunables=</varname>,
         <varname>ProtectKernelModules=</varname>, <varname>MemoryDenyWriteExecute=</varname>, or
-        <varname>RestrictRealtime=</varname> are specified.</para></listitem>
+        <varname>RestrictRealtime=</varname> are specified.</para>
+
+        <para>Also see
+        <ulink url="https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/userspace-api/no_new_privs.html">No New Privileges Flag</ulink>.
+        </para></listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
       <varlistentry>
@@ -1435,7 +1464,12 @@ CapabilityBoundingSet=~CAP_B CAP_C</programlisting>
         executed by the unit processes except for the listed ones will result in immediate process termination with the
         <constant>SIGSYS</constant> signal (whitelisting). If the first character of the list is <literal>~</literal>,
         the effect is inverted: only the listed system calls will result in immediate process termination
-        (blacklisting). If running in user mode, or in system mode, but without the <constant>CAP_SYS_ADMIN</constant>
+        (blacklisting). Blacklisted system calls and system call groups may optionally be suffixed with a colon
+        (<literal>:</literal>) and <literal>errno</literal> error number (between 0 and 4095) or errno name such as
+        <constant>EPERM</constant>, <constant>EACCES</constant> or <constant>EUCLEAN</constant>. This value will be
+        returned when a blacklisted system call is triggered, instead of terminating the processes immediately.
+        This value takes precedence over the one given in <varname>SystemCallErrorNumber=</varname>.
+        If running in user mode, or in system mode, but without the <constant>CAP_SYS_ADMIN</constant>
         capability (e.g. setting <varname>User=nobody</varname>), <varname>NoNewPrivileges=yes</varname> is
         implied. This feature makes use of the Secure Computing Mode 2 interfaces of the kernel ('seccomp filtering')
         and is useful for enforcing a minimal sandboxing environment. Note that the <function>execve</function>,
@@ -1490,10 +1524,18 @@ CapabilityBoundingSet=~CAP_B CAP_C</programlisting>
               </row>
             </thead>
             <tbody>
+              <row>
+                <entry>@aio</entry>
+                <entry>Asynchronous I/O (<citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>io_setup</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>io_submit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry>, and related calls)</entry>
+              </row>
               <row>
                 <entry>@basic-io</entry>
                 <entry>System calls for basic I/O: reading, writing, seeking, file descriptor duplication and closing (<citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>read</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>write</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry>, and related calls)</entry>
               </row>
+              <row>
+                <entry>@chown</entry>
+                <entry>Changing file ownership (<citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>chown</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>fchownat</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry>, and related calls)</entry>
+              </row>
               <row>
                 <entry>@clock</entry>
                 <entry>System calls for changing the system clock (<citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>adjtimex</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>settimeofday</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry>, and related calls)</entry>
@@ -1574,6 +1616,10 @@ CapabilityBoundingSet=~CAP_B CAP_C</programlisting>
                 <entry>@swap</entry>
                 <entry>System calls for enabling/disabling swap devices (<citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>swapon</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>swapoff</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry>)</entry>
               </row>
+              <row>
+                <entry>@sync</entry>
+                <entry>Synchronizing files and memory to disk: (<citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>fsync</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>msync</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry>, and related calls)</entry>
+              </row>
               <row>
                 <entry>@timer</entry>
                 <entry>System calls for scheduling operations by time (<citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>alarm</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>timer_create</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry>, …)</entry>
@@ -1602,15 +1648,11 @@ CapabilityBoundingSet=~CAP_B CAP_C</programlisting>
       <varlistentry>
         <term><varname>SystemCallErrorNumber=</varname></term>
 
-        <listitem><para>Takes an <literal>errno</literal> error number
-        name to return when the system call filter configured with
-        <varname>SystemCallFilter=</varname> is triggered, instead of
-        terminating the process immediately. Takes an error name such
-        as <constant>EPERM</constant>, <constant>EACCES</constant> or
-        <constant>EUCLEAN</constant>. When this setting is not used,
-        or when the empty string is assigned, the process will be
-        terminated immediately when the filter is
-        triggered.</para></listitem>
+        <listitem><para>Takes an <literal>errno</literal> error number (between 1 and 4095) or errno name such as
+        <constant>EPERM</constant>, <constant>EACCES</constant> or <constant>EUCLEAN</constant>, to return when the
+        system call filter configured with <varname>SystemCallFilter=</varname> is triggered, instead of terminating
+        the process immediately. When this setting is not used, or when the empty string is assigned, the process
+        will be terminated immediately when the filter is triggered.</para></listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
       <varlistentry>
@@ -1784,20 +1826,18 @@ CapabilityBoundingSet=~CAP_B CAP_C</programlisting>
         <varname>CacheDirectoryMode=</varname>, <varname>LogsDirectoryMode=</varname> and
         <varname>ConfigurationDirectoryMode=</varname>.</para>
 
-        <para>Except in case of <varname>ConfigurationDirectory=</varname>, these options imply
-        <varname>ReadWritePaths=</varname> for the specified paths. When combined with
+        <para>These options imply <varname>BindPaths=</varname> for the specified paths. When combined with
         <varname>RootDirectory=</varname> or <varname>RootImage=</varname> these paths always reside on the host and
-        are mounted from there into the unit's file system namespace. If <varname>DynamicUser=</varname> is used in
-        conjunction with <varname>RuntimeDirectory=</varname>, <varname>StateDirectory=</varname>,
-        <varname>CacheDirectory=</varname> and <varname>LogsDirectory=</varname>, the behaviour of these options is
-        slightly altered: the directories are created below <filename>/run/private</filename>,
-        <filename>/var/lib/private</filename>, <filename>/var/cache/private</filename> and
+        are mounted from there into the unit's file system namespace.</para>
+
+        <para>If <varname>DynamicUser=</varname> is used in conjunction with <varname>StateDirectory=</varname>,
+        <varname>CacheDirectory=</varname> and <varname>LogsDirectory=</varname> is slightly altered: the directories
+        are created below <filename>/var/lib/private</filename>, <filename>/var/cache/private</filename> and
         <filename>/var/log/private</filename>, respectively, which are host directories made inaccessible to
         unprivileged users, which ensures that access to these directories cannot be gained through dynamic user ID
         recycling. Symbolic links are created to hide this difference in behaviour. Both from perspective of the host
         and from inside the unit, the relevant directories hence always appear directly below
-        <filename>/run</filename>, <filename>/var/lib</filename>, <filename>/var/cache</filename> and
-        <filename>/var/log</filename>.</para>
+        <filename>/var/lib</filename>, <filename>/var/cache</filename> and <filename>/var/log</filename>.</para>
 
         <para>Use <varname>RuntimeDirectory=</varname> to manage one or more runtime directories for the unit and bind
         their lifetime to the daemon runtime. This is particularly useful for unprivileged daemons that cannot create
@@ -1855,8 +1895,9 @@ CapabilityBoundingSet=~CAP_B CAP_C</programlisting>
         memory segments as executable are prohibited.  Specifically, a system call filter is added that rejects
         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mmap</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry> system calls with both
         <constant>PROT_EXEC</constant> and <constant>PROT_WRITE</constant> set,
-        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mprotect</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry> system calls with
-        <constant>PROT_EXEC</constant> set and
+        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mprotect</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+        or <citerefentry><refentrytitle>pkey_mprotect</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+        system calls with <constant>PROT_EXEC</constant> set and
         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>shmat</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry> system calls with
         <constant>SHM_EXEC</constant> set. Note that this option is incompatible with programs and libraries that
         generate program code dynamically at runtime, including JIT execution engines, executable stacks, and code
@@ -2380,7 +2421,7 @@ CapabilityBoundingSet=~CAP_B CAP_C</programlisting>
           <row>
             <entry>205</entry>
             <entry><constant>EXIT_LIMITS</constant></entry>
-            <entry>Failed to adjust resoure limits. See <varname>LimitCPU=</varname> and related settings above.</entry>
+            <entry>Failed to adjust resource limits. See <varname>LimitCPU=</varname> and related settings above.</entry>
           </row>
           <row>
             <entry>206</entry>
@@ -2485,7 +2526,7 @@ CapabilityBoundingSet=~CAP_B CAP_C</programlisting>
           <row>
             <entry>227</entry>
             <entry><constant>EXIT_NO_NEW_PRIVILEGES</constant></entry>
-            <entry>Failed to disable new priviliges. See <varname>NoNewPrivileges=yes</varname> above.</entry>
+            <entry>Failed to disable new privileges. See <varname>NoNewPrivileges=yes</varname> above.</entry>
           </row>
           <row>
             <entry>228</entry>
@@ -2500,7 +2541,7 @@ CapabilityBoundingSet=~CAP_B CAP_C</programlisting>
           <row>
             <entry>230</entry>
             <entry><constant>EXIT_PERSONALITY</constant></entry>
-            <entry>Failed to set up a execution domain (personality). See <varname>Personality=</varname> above.</entry>
+            <entry>Failed to set up an execution domain (personality). See <varname>Personality=</varname> above.</entry>
           </row>
           <row>
             <entry>231</entry>
@@ -2535,22 +2576,22 @@ CapabilityBoundingSet=~CAP_B CAP_C</programlisting>
           <row>
             <entry>238</entry>
             <entry><constant>EXIT_STATE_DIRECTORY</constant></entry>
-            <entry>Failed to set up a the unit's state directory. See <varname>StateDirectory=</varname> above.</entry>
+            <entry>Failed to set up unit's state directory. See <varname>StateDirectory=</varname> above.</entry>
           </row>
           <row>
             <entry>239</entry>
             <entry><constant>EXIT_CACHE_DIRECTORY</constant></entry>
-            <entry>Failed to set up a the unit's cache directory. See <varname>CacheDirectory=</varname> above.</entry>
+            <entry>Failed to set up unit's cache directory. See <varname>CacheDirectory=</varname> above.</entry>
           </row>
           <row>
             <entry>240</entry>
             <entry><constant>EXIT_LOGS_DIRECTORY</constant></entry>
-            <entry>Failed to set up a the unit's logging directory. See <varname>LogsDirectory=</varname> above.</entry>
+            <entry>Failed to set up unit's logging directory. See <varname>LogsDirectory=</varname> above.</entry>
           </row>
           <row>
             <entry>241</entry>
             <entry><constant>EXIT_CONFIGURATION_DIRECTORY</constant></entry>
-            <entry>Failed to set up a the unit's configuration directory. See <varname>ConfigurationDirectory=</varname> above.</entry>
+            <entry>Failed to set up unit's configuration directory. See <varname>ConfigurationDirectory=</varname> above.</entry>
           </row>
         </tbody>
       </tgroup>