+static int parse_arguments(char **args) {
+ char **arg;
+ unsigned pos = 1;
+ int r;
+
+ STRV_FOREACH(arg, args) {
+ if (arg_inline)
+ /* Use (argument):n, where n==1 for the first positional arg */
+ r = parse_line("(argument)", pos, *arg);
+ else
+ r = read_config_file(*arg, false);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+
+ pos++;
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static int read_config_files(const char* dirs, char **args) {
+ _cleanup_strv_free_ char **files = NULL;
+ _cleanup_free_ char *p = NULL;
+ char **f;
+ int r;
+
+ r = conf_files_list_nulstr(&files, ".conf", arg_root, 0, dirs);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to enumerate sysusers.d files: %m");
+
+ if (arg_replace) {
+ r = conf_files_insert_nulstr(&files, arg_root, dirs, arg_replace);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to extend sysusers.d file list: %m");
+
+ p = path_join(arg_root, arg_replace, NULL);
+ if (!p)
+ return log_oom();
+ }
+
+ STRV_FOREACH(f, files)
+ if (p && path_equal(*f, p)) {
+ log_debug("Parsing arguments at position \"%s\"…", *f);
+
+ r = parse_arguments(args);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+ } else {
+ log_debug("Reading config file \"%s\"…", *f);
+
+ /* Just warn, ignore result otherwise */
+ (void) read_config_file(*f, true);
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
+