for details). Mounts listed in
<filename>/etc/fstab</filename> will be converted into
native units dynamically at boot and when the
- configuration of the system manager is reloaded. See
+ configuration of the system manager is reloaded. In
+ general, configuring mount points through
+ <filename>/etc/fstab</filename> is the preferred
+ approach. See
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-fstab-generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
for details about the conversion.</para>
<literal>s</literal>, <literal>min</literal>,
<literal>h</literal>, <literal>ms</literal>.</para>
+ <para>If <option>nofail</option> is given, this mount
+ will be only wanted, not required, by the
+ <filename>local-fs.target</filename>. This means that
+ the boot will continue even if this mount point is not
+ mounted successfully. Option <option>fail</option> has
+ the opposite meaning and is the default.</para>
+
+ <para>If <option>noauto</option> is given, this mount
+ will not be added as a dependency for
+ <filename>local-fs.target</filename>. This means that
+ it will not be mounted automatically during boot,
+ unless it is pulled in by some other unit. Option
+ <option>auto</option> has the opposite meaning and is
+ the default.</para>
+
<para>If a mount point is configured in both
<filename>/etc/fstab</filename> and a unit file that
is stored below <filename>/usr</filename>, the former
setting is optional.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><varname>SloppyOptions=</varname></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Takes a boolean
+ argument. If true parsing of the
+ options specified in
+ <varname>Options=</varname> is
+ relaxed, and unknown mount options are
+ tolerated. This corresponds with
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mount</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>'s
+ <parameter>-s</parameter>
+ switch. Defaults to
+ off.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry>
<term><varname>DirectoryMode=</varname></term>
<listitem><para>Directories of mount