X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Fsystemd-random-seed.service.xml;h=b55e5deab15dab3dc74f769cc53b867d73b0e58d;hb=HEAD;hp=0a50b51e4d4855a790f8e61822ae930323fbf1b9;hpb=904447ce5af506ed1dc9deefa6cdd71ba40d1527;p=thirdparty%2Fsystemd.git diff --git a/man/systemd-random-seed.service.xml b/man/systemd-random-seed.service.xml index 0a50b51e4d4..b55e5deab15 100644 --- a/man/systemd-random-seed.service.xml +++ b/man/systemd-random-seed.service.xml @@ -1,9 +1,10 @@ + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd"> - + systemd-random-seed.service @@ -18,12 +19,12 @@ systemd-random-seed.service systemd-random-seed - Load and save the system random seed at boot and shutdown + Load and save the OS system random seed at boot and shutdown systemd-random-seed.service - /usr/lib/systemd/random-seed + /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-random-seed @@ -33,14 +34,14 @@ into the kernel entropy pool during boot and saves it at shutdown. See random4 for details. By default, no entropy is credited when the random seed is written into the kernel entropy pool, - but this may be changed with $SYSTEMD_RANDOM_SEED_CREDIT, see below. On disk the random + but this may be changed with $SYSTEMD_RANDOM_SEED_CREDIT, see below. On disk the random seed is stored in /var/lib/systemd/random-seed. Note that this service runs relatively late during the early boot phase, i.e. generally after the - initial RAM disk (initrd) completed its work, and the /var/ file system has been - mounted writable. Many system services require entropy much earlier than this — this service is hence of - limited use for complex system. It is recommended to use a boot loader that can pass an initial random - seed to the kernel to ensure that entropy is available from earliest boot on, for example + initrd phase has finished and the /var/ file system has been mounted. Many system + services require entropy much earlier than this — this service is hence of limited use for complex + system. It is recommended to use a boot loader that can pass an initial random seed to the kernel to + ensure that entropy is available from earliest boot on, for example systemd-boot7, with its bootctl random-seed functionality. @@ -75,19 +76,23 @@ a boolean parameter or the special string force. Defaults to false, in which case no entropy is credited. If true, entropy is credited if the random seed file and system state pass various superficial concisistency checks. If set to force entropy is credited, - regardless of these checks, as long as the random seed file exists. + regardless of these checks, as long as the random seed file exists. + + See Also - - systemd1, - random4, - systemd-boot7, - bootctl4 - + + systemd1 + random4 + systemd-boot7 + systemd-stub7 + bootctl4 + systemd-boot-random-seed.service8 +