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networkd: refactor socket activation a bit
[elogind.git] / man / systemd-tmpfiles.xml
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                         </varlistentry>
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><option>--prefix=<replaceable>path</replaceable></option></term>
-                                <listitem><para>Only apply rules that
-                                apply to paths with the specified
+                                <listitem><para>Only apply rules with
+                                paths that start with the specified
                                 prefix. This option can be specified
                                 multiple times.</para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
                         <varlistentry>
                                 <term><option>--exclude-prefix=<replaceable>path</replaceable></option></term>
-                                <listitem><para>Ignore rules that
-                                apply to paths with the specified
+                                <listitem><para>Ignore rules with
+                                paths that start with the specified
                                 prefix. This option can be specified
                                 multiple times.</para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
 
         </refsect1>
 
+        <refsect1>
+                <title>Unprivileged --cleanup operation</title>
+
+                <para><command>systemd-tmpfiles</command> tries to
+                avoid changing the access and modification times on
+                the directories it accesses, which requires
+                <constant>CAP_ADMIN</constant> privileges. When
+                running as non-root, directories which are checked for
+                files to clean up will have their access time bumped,
+                which might prevent their cleanup.
+                </para>
+        </refsect1>
+
         <refsect1>
                 <title>Exit status</title>