in a unit file
<filename>home-lennart.mount</filename>. For details
about the escaping logic used to convert a file system
- path to a unit name see
+ path to a unit name, see
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
<para>Optionally, a mount unit may be accompanied by
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
Takes a unit-less value in seconds, or
a time span value such as "5min
20s". Pass 0 to disable the timeout
- logic. Defaults to
- 90s.</para></listitem>
+ logic. The default value is set from the manager configuration
+ file's <varname>DefaultTimeoutStart=</varname> variable.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>