man: explain StartLimitRate= in conjunction with Restart= a bit better

[elogind.git] / man / systemd.service.xml

diff --git a/man/systemd.service.xml b/man/systemd.service.xml
index c57bce0ecf125446c834b409e4b0865f2ccc30d7..564c7922c39905f1676805d4379bd11202ec1a1e 100644 (file)
--- a/man/systemd.service.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.service.xml
@@ -95,7 +95,12 @@
                 <filename>.service</filename> suffix removed) and
                 dynamically creates a service unit from that
                 script. This is useful for compatibility with
-                SysV.</para>
+                SysV. Note that this compatibility is quite
+                comprehensive but not 100%. For details about the
+                incomptibilities see the <ulink
+                url="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/Incompatibilities">Incompatibilities
+                with SysV</ulink> document.
+                </para>
         </refsect1>
 
         <refsect1>
@@ -751,7 +756,15 @@
                                 are allowed (defaults to 5). These
                                 configuration options are particularly
                                 useful in conjunction with
-                                <varname>Restart=</varname>.</para></listitem>
+                                <varname>Restart=</varname>. Note that
+                                units which are configured for
+                                <varname>Restart=</varname> and which
+                                reach the start limit are not
+                                attempted to be restarted anymore,
+                                however they may still be restarted
+                                manually at a later point from which
+                                point on the restart logic is again
+                                activated.</para></listitem>
                         </varlistentry>
 
                         <varlistentry>