X-Git-Url: https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=cfbcbe7f9c830bef2c0901c172eccc6b8cf10a46;hb=f401e48c2db22ff9d1a05885b5599bebf19c2707;hp=aed27159809ef22867a3b160d5b6cb5a6f826a93;hpb=fc7a744cc44cdb80bf9bc6304fc3f80ca2cb65f9;p=elogind.git diff --git a/README b/README index aed271598..cfbcbe7f9 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -56,6 +56,14 @@ REQUIREMENTS: plymouth (optional) dracut (optional) + When systemd-hostnamed is used it is strongly recommended to + install nss-myhostname to ensure that in a world of + dynamically changing hostnames the hostname stays resolveable + under all circumstances. In fact, systemd-hostnamed will warn + if nss-myhostname is not installed. Packagers are encouraged to + add a dependency on nss-myhostname to the package that + includes systemd-hostnamed. + WARNINGS: systemd will warn you during boot if /etc/mtab is not a symlink to /proc/mounts. Please ensure that /etc/mtab is a @@ -63,7 +71,7 @@ WARNINGS: systemd will warn you during boot if /usr is on a different file system than /. While in systemd itself very little will - break if /usr is on a seperate partition many of its + break if /usr is on a separate partition many of its dependencies very likely will break sooner or later in one form or another. For example udev rules tend to refer to binaries in /usr, binaries that link to libraries in /usr or @@ -72,6 +80,9 @@ WARNINGS: about this, since this kind of file system setup is not really supported anymore by the basic set of Linux OS components. + For more information on this issue consult + http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/separate-usr-is-broken + ENGINEERING AND CONSULTING SERVICES: ProFUSION offers professional engineering and consulting services for systemd for embedded