<filename>reboot.target</filename>,
<filename>remote-fs.target</filename>,
<filename>remote-fs-pre.target</filename>,
+ <filename>remote-fs-setup.target</filename>,
<filename>rescue.target</filename>,
<filename>initrd-root-fs.target</filename>,
<filename>rpcbind.target</filename>,
daemons.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><filename>bluetooth.target</filename></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>This target is started
- automatically as soon as a
- Bluetooth controller is
- plugged in or becomes
- available at boot.</para>
-
- <para>This may be used to pull
- in Bluetooth management
- daemons dynamically when
- Bluetooth hardware is
- found.</para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><filename>ctrl-alt-del.target</filename></term>
<listitem>
option set.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><filename>local-fs-pre.target</filename></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>This target unit is
- automatically ordered before
- all local mount points marked
- with <option>auto</option>
- (see above). It can be used to
- execute certain units before
- all local mounts.</para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><filename>multi-user.target</filename></term>
<listitem>
section.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><filename>network.target</filename></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>systemd automatically
- adds dependencies of type
- <varname>After=</varname> for
- this target unit to all SysV
- init script service units with
- an LSB header referring to the
- <literal>$network</literal>
- facility.</para>
-
- <para>This unit is supposed to
- indicate when the network is
- "up", but it is only very
- loosely defined what that is
- supposed to mean. Also see <ulink
- url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/NetworkTarget">Running
- Services After the Network is
- up</ulink> for more
- information.</para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><filename>nss-lookup.target</filename></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>A target that should be
- used as synchronization point
- for all host/network name
- service lookups. Note that
- this is independent of
- user/group name lookups for
- which
- <filename>nss-user-lookup.target</filename>
- should be used. systemd
- automatically adds
- dependencies of type
- <varname>After=</varname> for
- this target unit to all SysV
- init script service units with
- an LSB header referring to the
- <literal>$named</literal>
- facility.</para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><filename>nss-user-lookup.target</filename></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>A target that should be
- used as synchronization point
- for all user/group name
- service lookups. Note that
- this is independent of
- host/network name lookups for
- which
- <filename>nss-lookup.target</filename>
- should be used. </para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><filename>paths.target</filename></term>
<listitem>
unit, for compatibility with SysV.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><filename>printer.target</filename></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>This target is started
- automatically as soon as a
- printer is plugged in or
- becomes available at
- boot.</para>
-
- <para>This may be used to pull
- in printer management
- daemons dynamically when
- printer hardware is
- found.</para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><filename>reboot.target</filename></term>
<listitem>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term><filename>remote-fs-pre.target</filename></term>
+ <term><filename>remote-fs-setup.target</filename></term>
<listitem>
<para>This target unit is
- automatically ordered before
- all remote mount points marked
- with <option>auto</option>
- (see above). It can be used to
- execute certain units before
- all remote mounts.</para>
+ automatically pulled in (by a
+ <varname>Wants=</varname> type
+ dependency) by all remote
+ mount points. It can be used
+ to run certain units when at
+ least one remote file system
+ is to be mounted. Note that
+ this target is not ordered
+ against the remote mounts, use
+ <filename>remote-fs-pre.target</filename>
+ for that (see below).</para>
+
+ <para>Again, this target unit
+ is <emphasis>not</emphasis>
+ suitable for ordering, it is
+ only useful for pulling in
+ other units.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><filename>rpcbind.target</filename></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>systemd automatically
- adds dependencies of type
- <varname>After=</varname> for
- this target unit to all SysV
- init script service units with
- an LSB header referring to the
- <literal>$portmap</literal>
- facility.</para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><filename>runlevel2.target</filename></term>
<term><filename>runlevel3.target</filename></term>
logic.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><filename>smartcard.target</filename></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>This target is started
- automatically as soon as a
- smartcard controller is
- plugged in or becomes
- available at boot.</para>
-
- <para>This may be used to pull
- in printer management
- daemons dynamically when
- smartcard hardware is
- found.</para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><filename>sockets.target</filename></term>
<listitem>
section.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><filename>sound.target</filename></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>This target is started
- automatically as soon as a
- sound card is plugged in or
- becomes available at
- boot.</para>
-
- <para>This may be used to pull
- in audio management daemons
- dynamically when printer
- hardware is found.</para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><filename>suspend.target</filename></term>
<listitem>
Specification</ulink>.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><filename>time-sync.target</filename></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>systemd automatically
- adds dependencies of type
- <varname>After=</varname> for
- this target unit to all SysV
- init script service units with
- an LSB header referring to the
- <literal>$time</literal>
- facility.</para>
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><filename>timers.target</filename></term>
<listitem>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Special System Units for Devices</title>
+
+ <para>Some target units are automatically pulled in as
+ devices of certain kinds show up in the system. These
+ may be used to automatically activate various services
+ based on the specific type of the available
+ hardware.</para>
+
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><filename>bluetooth.target</filename></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>This target is started
+ automatically as soon as a
+ Bluetooth controller is
+ plugged in or becomes
+ available at boot.</para>
+
+ <para>This may be used to pull
+ in Bluetooth management
+ daemons dynamically when
+ Bluetooth hardware is
+ found.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><filename>printer.target</filename></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>This target is started
+ automatically as soon as a
+ printer is plugged in or
+ becomes available at
+ boot.</para>
+
+ <para>This may be used to pull
+ in printer management
+ daemons dynamically when
+ printer hardware is
+ found.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><filename>smartcard.target</filename></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>This target is started
+ automatically as soon as a
+ smartcard controller is
+ plugged in or becomes
+ available at boot.</para>
+
+ <para>This may be used to pull
+ in printer management
+ daemons dynamically when
+ smartcard hardware is
+ found.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><filename>sound.target</filename></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>This target is started
+ automatically as soon as a
+ sound card is plugged in or
+ becomes available at
+ boot.</para>
+
+ <para>This may be used to pull
+ in audio management daemons
+ dynamically when printer
+ hardware is found.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Special Passive System Units </title>
+
+ <para>A number of special system targets are defined
+ that can be used to properly order boot-up of optional
+ services. These targets are generally not part of the
+ initial boot transaction, unless they are explicitly
+ pulled in by one of the implementing services. Note
+ specifically, that these <emphasis>passive</emphasis>
+ target units are generally not pulled in by the
+ consumer of a service, but by the provider of the
+ service. This means: a consuming service should order
+ itself after these targets (as appropriate), but not
+ pull it in. A providing service should order itself
+ before these targets (as appropriate) and pull it in
+ (via a <varname>Wants=</varname> type
+ dependency).</para>
+
+ <para>Note that these passive units cannot be started
+ manually, i.e. <literal>systemctl start
+ time-sync.target</literal> will fail with an
+ error. They can only be pulled in by dependency. This
+ is enforced since they exist for ordering purposes
+ only and thus are not useful as only unit within a
+ transaction.</para>
+
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><filename>local-fs-pre.target</filename></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>This target unit is
+ automatically ordered before
+ all local mount points marked
+ with <option>auto</option>
+ (see above). It can be used to
+ execute certain units before
+ all local mounts.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><filename>network.target</filename></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>systemd automatically
+ adds dependencies of type
+ <varname>After=</varname> for
+ this target unit to all SysV
+ init script service units with
+ an LSB header referring to the
+ <literal>$network</literal>
+ facility.</para>
+
+ <para>This unit is supposed to
+ indicate when the network is
+ "up", but it is only very
+ loosely defined what that is
+ supposed to mean. Also see <ulink
+ url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/NetworkTarget">Running
+ Services After the Network is
+ up</ulink> for more
+ information.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><filename>nss-lookup.target</filename></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>A target that should be
+ used as synchronization point
+ for all host/network name
+ service lookups. Note that
+ this is independent of
+ user/group name lookups for
+ which
+ <filename>nss-user-lookup.target</filename>
+ should be used. systemd
+ automatically adds
+ dependencies of type
+ <varname>After=</varname> for
+ this target unit to all SysV
+ init script service units with
+ an LSB header referring to the
+ <literal>$named</literal>
+ facility.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><filename>nss-user-lookup.target</filename></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>A target that should be
+ used as synchronization point
+ for all user/group name
+ service lookups. Note that
+ this is independent of
+ host/network name lookups for
+ which
+ <filename>nss-lookup.target</filename>
+ should be used. </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><filename>remote-fs-pre.target</filename></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>This target unit is
+ automatically ordered before
+ all remote mount point units
+ (see above). It can be used to
+ run certain units before the
+ remote mounts are
+ established. Note that this
+ unit is generally not part of
+ the initial transaction,
+ unless the unit that wants to
+ be ordered before all remote
+ mounts pulls it in via a
+ <varname>Wants=</varname> type
+ dependency. If the unit wants
+ to be pulled in by the first
+ remote mount showing up it
+ should use
+ <filename>remote-fs-setup.target</filename>
+ (see above).</para>
+
+ <para>Again, this target unit
+ is <emphasis>not</emphasis>
+ suitable for pulling in other
+ units, it is only useful for
+ ordering.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><filename>rpcbind.target</filename></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>systemd automatically
+ adds dependencies of type
+ <varname>After=</varname> for
+ this target unit to all SysV
+ init script service units with
+ an LSB header referring to the
+ <literal>$portmap</literal>
+ facility.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><filename>time-sync.target</filename></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>systemd automatically
+ adds dependencies of type
+ <varname>After=</varname> for
+ this target unit to all SysV
+ init script service units with
+ an LSB header referring to the
+ <literal>$time</literal>
+ facility.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </refsect1>
+
<refsect1>
<title>Special User Units</title>
similar definitions as their system counterparts:
<filename>default.target</filename>,
<filename>shutdown.target</filename>,
- <filename>sockets.target</filename></para>
+ <filename>sockets.target</filename>,
+ <filename>timers.target</filename>,
+ <filename>paths.target</filename>,
+ <filename>bluetooth.target</filename>,
+ <filename>printer.target</filename>,
+ <filename>smartcard.target</filename>,
+ <filename>sound.target</filename>.</para>
<para>In addition the following special unit is
understood only when systemd runs as service instance:</para>