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man: describe sd_uid_get_display
[elogind.git] / man / systemd-nspawn.xml
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                                 <term><option>-u</option></term>
                                 <term><option>--user=</option></term>
 
-                                <listitem><para>Run the command
-                                under specified user, create home
-                                directory and cd into it. As rest
-                                of systemd-nspawn, this is not
-                                the security feature and limits
-                                against accidental changes only.
-                                </para></listitem>
+                                <listitem><para>After transitioning
+                                into the container, change to the
+                                specified user-defined in the
+                                container's user database. Like all
+                                other systemd-nspawn features, this is
+                                not a security feature and provides
+                                protection against accidental
+                                destructive operations
+                                only.</para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
 
                         <varlistentry>
                                 container's name (as specified with
                                 <option>--machine=</option>), prefixed
                                 with <literal>ve-</literal>. The
-                                container side of the the Ethernet
+                                container side of the Ethernet
                                 link will be named
                                 <literal>host0</literal>. Note that
                                 <option>--network-veth</option>
                                 <option>--network-bridge=</option>
                                 implies
                                 <option>--network-veth</option>. If
-                                this option is used the host side of
+                                this option is used, the host side of
                                 the Ethernet link will use the
                                 <literal>vb-</literal> prefix instead
                                 of <literal>ve-</literal>.</para></listitem>
                                 <literal>x86</literal> and
                                 <literal>x86-64</literal> are
                                 supported. This is useful when running
-                                a 32bit container on a 64bit
-                                host. If this setting is not used
+                                a 32-bit container on a 64-bit
+                                host. If this setting is not used,
                                 the personality reported in the
                                 container is the same as the one
                                 reported on the