them there; or creating a new file in /etc/systemd/system/
that incorporates the original one via ".include". Drop-in
snippets into these .d/ directories can be placed in any
- directory systems looks for units in, and the usual
+ directory systemd looks for units in, and the usual
overriding semantics between /usr/lib, /etc and /run apply
for them too.
* Most unit file settings which take lists of items can now be
- reset by assigning the empty strings to them. For example,
+ reset by assigning an empty strings to them. For example,
normally, settings such as Environment=FOO=BAR append a new
environment variable assignment to the environment block,
each time they are used. By assigning Environment= the empty
string the environment block can be reset to empty. This is
particularly useful with the .d/*.conf drop-in snippets
- mentioned above, since this allows resetting list settings
- from vendor unit files via these drop-ins.
+ mentioned above, since this adds the ability to reset list
+ settings from vendor unit files via these drop-ins.
* systemctl gained a new "list-dependencies" command for
listing the dependencies of a unit recursively.
configuration of files and directories (with wildcards) that
shall be excluded from automatic cleanup ("aging").
- * udev permission rules are now only applied for "add" events,
- no longer for "change" events.
+ * udev default rules set the device node permissions now only
+ at "add" events, and do not change them any longer with a
+ later "change" event.
* The log messages for lid events and power/sleep keypresses
now carry a message ID.
* The pstore file system is now mounted by default, if it is
available.
+ * In addition to the SELinux and IMA policies we will now also
+ load SMACK policies at early boot.
+
Contributions from: Adel Gadllah, Aleksander Morgado, Auke
Kok, Ayan George, Bastien Nocera, Colin Walters, Daniel Buch,
Daniel Wallace, Dave Reisner, David Herrmann, David Strauss,