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test-execute: Add tests for new PassEnvironment= directive
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index 5a35cfe2c8441a4f6cb61e151dca31b8eb2f3008..ccf6c8e39fb157fd97a820d15f8543ba23781350 100644 (file)
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     <para>At boot,
     <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-sysctl.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
     reads configuration files from the above directories to configure
-    <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sysctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+    <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>sysctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
     kernel parameters.</para>
   </refsect1>
 
     </example>
 
     <example>
-      <title>Disable packet filter on bridged packets (method one)</title>
+      <title>Apply settings available only when a certain module is loaded (method one)</title>
       <para><filename>/etc/udev/rules.d/99-bridge.rules</filename>:
       </para>
 
-      <programlisting>ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="module", KERNEL=="bridge", RUN+="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-sysctl --prefix=/net/bridge"
+      <programlisting>ACTION=="add", SUBSYSTEM=="module", KERNEL=="br_netfilter", \
+      RUN+="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-sysctl --prefix=/net/bridge"
 </programlisting>
 
       <para><filename>/etc/sysctl.d/bridge.conf</filename>:
 net.bridge.bridge-nf-call-iptables = 0
 net.bridge.bridge-nf-call-arptables = 0
 </programlisting>
+
+      <para>This method applies settings when the module is
+      loaded. Please note that, unless the <filename>br_netfilter</filename>
+      module is loaded, bridged packets will not be filtered by
+      Netfilter (starting with kernel 3.18), so simply not loading the
+      module is sufficient to avoid filtering.</para>
     </example>
 
     <example>
-      <title>Disable packet filter on bridged packets (method two)</title>
+      <title>Apply settings available only when a certain module is loaded (method two)</title>
       <para><filename>/etc/modules-load.d/bridge.conf</filename>:
       </para>
 
-      <programlisting>bridge</programlisting>
+      <programlisting>br_netfilter</programlisting>
 
       <para><filename>/etc/sysctl.d/bridge.conf</filename>:
       </para>
@@ -153,6 +160,12 @@ net.bridge.bridge-nf-call-arptables = 0
 net.bridge.bridge-nf-call-iptables = 0
 net.bridge.bridge-nf-call-arptables = 0
 </programlisting>
+
+      <para>This method forces the module to be always loaded. Please
+      note that, unless the <filename>br_netfilter</filename> module is
+      loaded, bridged packets will not be filtered with Netfilter
+      (starting with kernel 3.18), so simply not loading the module is
+      sufficient to avoid filtering.</para>
     </example>
   </refsect1>
 
@@ -162,9 +175,9 @@ net.bridge.bridge-nf-call-arptables = 0
       <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
       <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-sysctl.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
       <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-delta</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
-      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sysctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
-      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sysctl.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
-      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>modprobe</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+      <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>sysctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+      <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>sysctl.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+      <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>modprobe</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
     </para>
   </refsect1>