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man: clarify that StartLimitInterval= also applies to manual starts
[elogind.git] / man / systemd.service.xml
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                 <filename>.service</filename> suffix removed) and
                 dynamically creates a service unit from that
                 script. This is useful for compatibility with
-                SysV.</para>
+                SysV. Note that this compatibility is quite
+                comprehensive but not 100%. For details about the
+                incomptibilities see the <ulink
+                url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/Incompatibilities">Incompatibilities
+                with SysV</ulink> document.
+                </para>
         </refsect1>
 
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                                 are allowed (defaults to 5). These
                                 configuration options are particularly
                                 useful in conjunction with
-                                <varname>Restart=</varname>.</para></listitem>
+                                <varname>Restart=</varname>, however
+                                apply to all kinds of starts
+                                (including manual), not just those
+                                triggered by the
+                                <varname>Restart=</varname> logic.
+                                Note that units which are configured
+                                for <varname>Restart=</varname> and
+                                which reach the start limit are not
+                                attempted to be restarted anymore,
+                                however they may still be restarted
+                                manually at a later point from which
+                                point on the restart logic is again
+                                activated.</para></listitem>
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