<term><option>noauto</option></term>
<term><option>auto</option></term>
- <listitem><para>With <option>noauto</option>, this mount will
- not be added as a dependency for
- <filename>local-fs.target</filename> or
- <filename>remote-fs.target</filename>. This means that it will
- not be mounted automatically during boot, unless it is pulled
- in by some other unit. The <option>auto</option> option has the
- opposite meaning and is the default.</para>
+ <listitem><para>With <option>noauto</option>, the mount unit will not be added as a dependency for
+ <filename>local-fs.target</filename> or <filename>remote-fs.target</filename>. This means that it will not be
+ mounted automatically during boot, unless it is pulled in by some other unit. The <option>auto</option> option
+ has the opposite meaning and is the default. Note that the <option>noauto</option> option has an effect on the
+ mount unit itself only — if <option>x-systemd.automount</option> is used (see above), then the matching
+ automount unit will still be pulled in by these targets.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>