replaced with a
<constant>NUL</constant> character
before binding. For details, see
- <citerefentry><refentrytitle>unix</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
+ <citerefentry project='man-pages'><refentrytitle>unix</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>
<para>If the address string is a
single number, it is read as port
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term><varname>DirectoryMode=</varname></term>
- <listitem><para>If listening on a file
- system socket or FIFO, the parent
- directories are automatically created
- if needed. This option specifies the
- file system access mode used when
- creating these directories. Takes an
- access mode in octal
- notation. Defaults to
- 0755.</para></listitem>
+ <term><varname>SocketUser=</varname></term>
+ <term><varname>SocketGroup=</varname></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Takes a UNIX
+ user/group name. When specified,
+ all AF_UNIX sockets and FIFO nodes in
+ the file system are owned by the
+ specified user and group. If unset
+ (the default), the nodes are owned by
+ the root user/group (if run in system
+ context) or the invoking user/group
+ (if run in user context). If only a
+ user is specified but no group, then
+ the group is derived from the user's
+ default group.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
0666.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><varname>DirectoryMode=</varname></term>
+ <listitem><para>If listening on a file
+ system socket or FIFO, the parent
+ directories are automatically created
+ if needed. This option specifies the
+ file system access mode used when
+ creating these directories. Takes an
+ access mode in octal
+ notation. Defaults to
+ 0755.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
<varlistentry>
<term><varname>Accept=</varname></term>
<listitem><para>Takes a boolean
<varlistentry>
<term><varname>RemoveOnStop=</varname></term>
<listitem><para>Takes a boolean
- argument. If enabled any file nodes
+ argument. If enabled, any file nodes
created by this socket unit are
removed when it is stopped. This
applies to AF_UNIX sockets in the file
- system, POSIX message queues as well
- as FIFOs, as well as any symlinks to
+ system, POSIX message queues, FIFOs,
+ as well as any symlinks to
them configured with
- <varname>Symlinks=</varname>. Normally
+ <varname>Symlinks=</varname>. Normally,
it should not be necessary to use this
option, and is not recommended as
services might continue to run after
system paths. The specified paths will
be created as symlinks to the AF_UNIX
socket path or FIFO path of this
- socket unit. If this setting is used
+ socket unit. If this setting is used,
only one AF_UNIX socket in the file
system or one FIFO may be configured
for the socket unit. Use this option