chiark / gitweb /
install: append .service when enable/disable... is called
[elogind.git] / src / systemctl / systemctl.c
index 58b6035c690c68d8748fc41b9b883adf335b8844..dd835aa37a3b0286d4996370ecc4d2a408710443 100644 (file)
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 #include "path-util.h"
 
 static const char *arg_type = NULL;
+static const char *arg_load_state = NULL;
 static char **arg_property = NULL;
 static bool arg_all = false;
 static const char *arg_job_mode = "replace";
@@ -73,7 +74,6 @@ static bool arg_no_block = false;
 static bool arg_no_legend = false;
 static bool arg_no_pager = false;
 static bool arg_no_wtmp = false;
-static bool arg_no_sync = false;
 static bool arg_no_wall = false;
 static bool arg_no_reload = false;
 static bool arg_dry = false;
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ static bool arg_failed = false;
 static bool arg_runtime = false;
 static char **arg_wall = NULL;
 static const char *arg_kill_who = NULL;
-static const char *arg_kill_mode = NULL;
 static int arg_signal = SIGTERM;
 static const char *arg_root = NULL;
 static usec_t arg_when = 0;
@@ -202,21 +201,6 @@ static const char *ansi_highlight_green(bool b) {
         return b ? ANSI_HIGHLIGHT_GREEN_ON : ANSI_HIGHLIGHT_OFF;
 }
 
-static bool error_is_no_service(const DBusError *error) {
-        assert(error);
-
-        if (!dbus_error_is_set(error))
-                return false;
-
-        if (dbus_error_has_name(error, DBUS_ERROR_NAME_HAS_NO_OWNER))
-                return true;
-
-        if (dbus_error_has_name(error, DBUS_ERROR_SERVICE_UNKNOWN))
-                return true;
-
-        return startswith(error->name, "org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.");
-}
-
 static int translate_bus_error_to_exit_status(int r, const DBusError *error) {
         assert(error);
 
@@ -247,12 +231,13 @@ static int translate_bus_error_to_exit_status(int r, const DBusError *error) {
 
 static void warn_wall(enum action a) {
         static const char *table[_ACTION_MAX] = {
-                [ACTION_HALT]      = "The system is going down for system halt NOW!",
-                [ACTION_REBOOT]    = "The system is going down for reboot NOW!",
-                [ACTION_POWEROFF]  = "The system is going down for power-off NOW!",
-                [ACTION_KEXEC]     = "The system is going down for kexec reboot NOW!",
-                [ACTION_RESCUE]    = "The system is going down to rescue mode NOW!",
-                [ACTION_EMERGENCY] = "The system is going down to emergency mode NOW!"
+                [ACTION_HALT]            = "The system is going down for system halt NOW!",
+                [ACTION_REBOOT]          = "The system is going down for reboot NOW!",
+                [ACTION_POWEROFF]        = "The system is going down for power-off NOW!",
+                [ACTION_KEXEC]           = "The system is going down for kexec reboot NOW!",
+                [ACTION_RESCUE]          = "The system is going down to rescue mode NOW!",
+                [ACTION_EMERGENCY]       = "The system is going down to emergency mode NOW!",
+                [ACTION_CANCEL_SHUTDOWN] = "The system shutdown has been cancelled NOW!"
         };
 
         if (arg_no_wall)
@@ -337,7 +322,9 @@ static bool output_show_unit(const struct unit_info *u) {
 
         return (!arg_type || ((dot = strrchr(u->id, '.')) &&
                               streq(dot+1, arg_type))) &&
-                (arg_all || !(streq(u->active_state, "inactive") || u->following[0]) || u->job_id > 0);
+                (!arg_load_state || streq(u->load_state, arg_load_state)) &&
+                (arg_all || !(streq(u->active_state, "inactive")
+                              || u->following[0]) || u->job_id > 0);
 }
 
 static void output_units_list(const struct unit_info *unit_infos, unsigned c) {
@@ -438,40 +425,34 @@ static void output_units_list(const struct unit_info *unit_infos, unsigned c) {
                        "JOB    = Pending job for the unit.\n");
 
                 if (arg_all)
-                        printf("\n%u units listed.\n", n_shown);
+                        printf("\n%u loaded units listed.\n"
+                               "To show all installed unit files use 'systemctl list-unit-files'.\n", n_shown);
                 else
-                        printf("\n%u units listed. Pass --all to see inactive units, too.\n", n_shown);
+                        printf("\n%u loaded units listed. Pass --all to see loaded but inactive units, too.\n"
+                               "To show all installed unit files use 'systemctl list-unit-files'.\n", n_shown);
         }
 }
 
 static int list_units(DBusConnection *bus, char **args) {
-        DBusMessage *m = NULL, *reply = NULL;
-        DBusError error;
+        DBusMessage *reply = NULL;
         int r;
         DBusMessageIter iter, sub, sub2;
         unsigned c = 0, n_units = 0;
         struct unit_info *unit_infos = NULL;
 
-        dbus_error_init(&error);
-
-        assert(bus);
-
         pager_open_if_enabled();
 
-        if (!(m = dbus_message_new_method_call(
-                              "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
-                              "/org/freedesktop/systemd1",
-                              "org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager",
-                              "ListUnits"))) {
-                log_error("Could not allocate message.");
-                return -ENOMEM;
-        }
-
-        if (!(reply = dbus_connection_send_with_reply_and_block(bus, m, -1, &error))) {
-                log_error("Failed to issue method call: %s", bus_error_message(&error));
-                r = -EIO;
+        r = bus_method_call_with_reply (
+                        bus,
+                        "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
+                        "/org/freedesktop/systemd1",
+                        "org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager",
+                        "ListUnits",
+                        &reply,
+                        NULL,
+                        DBUS_TYPE_INVALID);
+        if (r)
                 goto finish;
-        }
 
         if (!dbus_message_iter_init(reply, &iter) ||
             dbus_message_iter_get_arg_type(&iter) != DBUS_TYPE_ARRAY ||
@@ -535,19 +516,12 @@ static int list_units(DBusConnection *bus, char **args) {
                 output_units_list(unit_infos, c);
         }
 
-        r = 0;
-
 finish:
-        if (m)
-                dbus_message_unref(m);
-
         if (reply)
                 dbus_message_unref(reply);
 
         free(unit_infos);
 
-        dbus_error_free(&error);
-
         return r;
 }
 
@@ -613,7 +587,8 @@ static void output_unit_file_list(const UnitFileList *units, unsigned c) {
 
                 if (u->state == UNIT_FILE_MASKED ||
                     u->state == UNIT_FILE_MASKED_RUNTIME ||
-                    u->state == UNIT_FILE_DISABLED) {
+                    u->state == UNIT_FILE_DISABLED ||
+                    u->state == UNIT_FILE_INVALID) {
                         on  = ansi_highlight_red(true);
                         off = ansi_highlight_red(false);
                 } else if (u->state == UNIT_FILE_ENABLED) {
@@ -638,15 +613,12 @@ static void output_unit_file_list(const UnitFileList *units, unsigned c) {
 }
 
 static int list_unit_files(DBusConnection *bus, char **args) {
-        DBusMessage *m = NULL, *reply = NULL;
-        DBusError error;
+        DBusMessage *reply = NULL;
         int r;
         DBusMessageIter iter, sub, sub2;
         unsigned c = 0, n_units = 0;
         UnitFileList *units = NULL;
 
-        dbus_error_init(&error);
-
         pager_open_if_enabled();
 
         if (avoid_bus()) {
@@ -655,10 +627,8 @@ static int list_unit_files(DBusConnection *bus, char **args) {
                 Iterator i;
 
                 h = hashmap_new(string_hash_func, string_compare_func);
-                if (!h) {
-                        log_error("Out of memory");
-                        return -ENOMEM;
-                }
+                if (!h)
+                        return log_oom();
 
                 r = unit_file_get_list(arg_scope, arg_root, h);
                 if (r < 0) {
@@ -671,8 +641,7 @@ static int list_unit_files(DBusConnection *bus, char **args) {
                 units = new(UnitFileList, n_units);
                 if (!units) {
                         unit_file_list_free(h);
-                        log_error("Out of memory");
-                        return -ENOMEM;
+                        return log_oom();
                 }
 
                 HASHMAP_FOREACH(u, h, i) {
@@ -682,24 +651,17 @@ static int list_unit_files(DBusConnection *bus, char **args) {
 
                 hashmap_free(h);
         } else {
-                assert(bus);
-
-                m = dbus_message_new_method_call(
+                r = bus_method_call_with_reply (
+                                bus,
                                 "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
                                 "/org/freedesktop/systemd1",
                                 "org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager",
-                                "ListUnitFiles");
-                if (!m) {
-                        log_error("Could not allocate message.");
-                        return -ENOMEM;
-                }
-
-                reply = dbus_connection_send_with_reply_and_block(bus, m, -1, &error);
-                if (!reply) {
-                        log_error("Failed to issue method call: %s", bus_error_message(&error));
-                        r = -EIO;
+                                "ListUnitFiles",
+                                &reply,
+                                NULL,
+                                DBUS_TYPE_INVALID);
+                if (r)
                         goto finish;
-                }
 
                 if (!dbus_message_iter_init(reply, &iter) ||
                     dbus_message_iter_get_arg_type(&iter) != DBUS_TYPE_ARRAY ||
@@ -762,16 +724,11 @@ static int list_unit_files(DBusConnection *bus, char **args) {
         r = 0;
 
 finish:
-        if (m)
-                dbus_message_unref(m);
-
         if (reply)
                 dbus_message_unref(reply);
 
         free(units);
 
-        dbus_error_free(&error);
-
         return r;
 }
 
@@ -781,7 +738,7 @@ static int dot_one_property(const char *name, const char *prop, DBusMessageIter
                 "RequiresOverridable",   "[color=\"black\"]",
                 "Requisite",             "[color=\"darkblue\"]",
                 "RequisiteOverridable",  "[color=\"darkblue\"]",
-                "Wants",                 "[color=\"darkgrey\"]",
+                "Wants",                 "[color=\"grey66\"]",
                 "Conflicts",             "[color=\"red\"]",
                 "ConflictedBy",          "[color=\"red\"]",
                 "After",                 "[color=\"green\"]"
@@ -834,40 +791,25 @@ static int dot_one_property(const char *name, const char *prop, DBusMessageIter
 }
 
 static int dot_one(DBusConnection *bus, const char *name, const char *path) {
-        DBusMessage *m = NULL, *reply = NULL;
+        DBusMessage *reply = NULL;
         const char *interface = "org.freedesktop.systemd1.Unit";
         int r;
-        DBusError error;
         DBusMessageIter iter, sub, sub2, sub3;
 
-        assert(bus);
         assert(path);
 
-        dbus_error_init(&error);
-
-        if (!(m = dbus_message_new_method_call(
-                              "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
-                              path,
-                              "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties",
-                              "GetAll"))) {
-                log_error("Could not allocate message.");
-                r = -ENOMEM;
-                goto finish;
-        }
-
-        if (!dbus_message_append_args(m,
-                                      DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &interface,
-                                      DBUS_TYPE_INVALID)) {
-                log_error("Could not append arguments to message.");
-                r = -ENOMEM;
-                goto finish;
-        }
-
-        if (!(reply = dbus_connection_send_with_reply_and_block(bus, m, -1, &error))) {
-                log_error("Failed to issue method call: %s", bus_error_message(&error));
-                r = -EIO;
+        r = bus_method_call_with_reply (
+                        bus,
+                        "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
+                        path,
+                        "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties",
+                        "GetAll",
+                        &reply,
+                        NULL,
+                        DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &interface,
+                        DBUS_TYPE_INVALID);
+        if (r)
                 goto finish;
-        }
 
         if (!dbus_message_iter_init(reply, &iter) ||
             dbus_message_iter_get_arg_type(&iter) != DBUS_TYPE_ARRAY ||
@@ -913,44 +855,29 @@ static int dot_one(DBusConnection *bus, const char *name, const char *path) {
                 dbus_message_iter_next(&sub);
         }
 
-        r = 0;
-
 finish:
-        if (m)
-                dbus_message_unref(m);
-
         if (reply)
                 dbus_message_unref(reply);
 
-        dbus_error_free(&error);
-
         return r;
 }
 
 static int dot(DBusConnection *bus, char **args) {
-        DBusMessage *m = NULL, *reply = NULL;
-        DBusError error;
+        DBusMessage *reply = NULL;
         int r;
         DBusMessageIter iter, sub, sub2;
 
-        dbus_error_init(&error);
-
-        assert(bus);
-
-        if (!(m = dbus_message_new_method_call(
-                              "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
-                              "/org/freedesktop/systemd1",
-                              "org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager",
-                              "ListUnits"))) {
-                log_error("Could not allocate message.");
-                return -ENOMEM;
-        }
-
-        if (!(reply = dbus_connection_send_with_reply_and_block(bus, m, -1, &error))) {
-                log_error("Failed to issue method call: %s", bus_error_message(&error));
-                r = -EIO;
+        r = bus_method_call_with_reply (
+                        bus,
+                        "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
+                        "/org/freedesktop/systemd1",
+                        "org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager",
+                        "ListUnits",
+                        &reply,
+                        NULL,
+                        DBUS_TYPE_INVALID);
+        if (r)
                 goto finish;
-        }
 
         if (!dbus_message_iter_init(reply, &iter) ||
             dbus_message_iter_get_arg_type(&iter) != DBUS_TYPE_ARRAY ||
@@ -1008,44 +935,31 @@ static int dot(DBusConnection *bus, char **args) {
         r = 0;
 
 finish:
-        if (m)
-                dbus_message_unref(m);
-
         if (reply)
                 dbus_message_unref(reply);
 
-        dbus_error_free(&error);
-
         return r;
 }
 
 static int list_jobs(DBusConnection *bus, char **args) {
-        DBusMessage *m = NULL, *reply = NULL;
-        DBusError error;
+        DBusMessage *reply = NULL;
         int r;
         DBusMessageIter iter, sub, sub2;
         unsigned k = 0;
 
-        dbus_error_init(&error);
-
-        assert(bus);
-
         pager_open_if_enabled();
 
-        if (!(m = dbus_message_new_method_call(
-                              "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
-                              "/org/freedesktop/systemd1",
-                              "org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager",
-                              "ListJobs"))) {
-                log_error("Could not allocate message.");
-                return -ENOMEM;
-        }
-
-        if (!(reply = dbus_connection_send_with_reply_and_block(bus, m, -1, &error))) {
-                log_error("Failed to issue method call: %s", bus_error_message(&error));
-                r = -EIO;
+        r = bus_method_call_with_reply (
+                        bus,
+                        "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
+                        "/org/freedesktop/systemd1",
+                        "org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager",
+                        "ListJobs",
+                        &reply,
+                        NULL,
+                        DBUS_TYPE_INVALID);
+        if (r)
                 goto finish;
-        }
 
         if (!dbus_message_iter_init(reply, &iter) ||
             dbus_message_iter_get_arg_type(&iter) != DBUS_TYPE_ARRAY ||
@@ -1099,81 +1013,44 @@ static int list_jobs(DBusConnection *bus, char **args) {
         r = 0;
 
 finish:
-        if (m)
-                dbus_message_unref(m);
-
         if (reply)
                 dbus_message_unref(reply);
 
-        dbus_error_free(&error);
-
         return r;
 }
 
 static int load_unit(DBusConnection *bus, char **args) {
-        DBusMessage *m = NULL;
-        DBusError error;
-        int r;
-        char **name;
-
-        dbus_error_init(&error);
+        int r = 0;
+        char **name, *n;
 
-        assert(bus);
         assert(args);
 
         STRV_FOREACH(name, args+1) {
-                DBusMessage *reply;
-
-                if (!(m = dbus_message_new_method_call(
-                                      "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
-                                      "/org/freedesktop/systemd1",
-                                      "org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager",
-                                      "LoadUnit"))) {
-                        log_error("Could not allocate message.");
-                        r = -ENOMEM;
-                        goto finish;
-                }
-
-                if (!dbus_message_append_args(m,
-                                              DBUS_TYPE_STRING, name,
-                                              DBUS_TYPE_INVALID)) {
-                        log_error("Could not append arguments to message.");
-                        r = -ENOMEM;
-                        goto finish;
-                }
-
-                if (!(reply = dbus_connection_send_with_reply_and_block(bus, m, -1, &error))) {
-                        log_error("Failed to issue method call: %s", bus_error_message(&error));
-                        r = -EIO;
+                n = unit_name_mangle(*name);
+                r = bus_method_call_with_reply (
+                                bus,
+                                "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
+                                "/org/freedesktop/systemd1",
+                                "org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager",
+                                "LoadUnit",
+                                NULL,
+                                NULL,
+                                DBUS_TYPE_STRING, n ? &n : name,
+                                DBUS_TYPE_INVALID);
+                free(n);
+                if (r)
                         goto finish;
-                }
-
-                dbus_message_unref(m);
-                dbus_message_unref(reply);
-
-                m = reply = NULL;
         }
 
-        r = 0;
-
 finish:
-        if (m)
-                dbus_message_unref(m);
-
-        dbus_error_free(&error);
-
         return r;
 }
 
 static int cancel_job(DBusConnection *bus, char **args) {
-        DBusMessage *m = NULL, *reply = NULL;
-        DBusError error;
-        int r;
+        DBusMessage *reply = NULL;
+        int r = 0;
         char **name;
 
-        dbus_error_init(&error);
-
-        assert(bus);
         assert(args);
 
         if (strv_length(args) <= 1)
@@ -1183,105 +1060,79 @@ static int cancel_job(DBusConnection *bus, char **args) {
                 unsigned id;
                 const char *path;
 
-                if (!(m = dbus_message_new_method_call(
-                                      "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
-                                      "/org/freedesktop/systemd1",
-                                      "org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager",
-                                      "GetJob"))) {
-                        log_error("Could not allocate message.");
-                        r = -ENOMEM;
-                        goto finish;
-                }
-
-                if ((r = safe_atou(*name, &id)) < 0) {
+                r = safe_atou(*name, &id);
+                if (r < 0) {
                         log_error("Failed to parse job id: %s", strerror(-r));
                         goto finish;
                 }
-
                 assert_cc(sizeof(uint32_t) == sizeof(id));
-                if (!dbus_message_append_args(m,
-                                              DBUS_TYPE_UINT32, &id,
-                                              DBUS_TYPE_INVALID)) {
-                        log_error("Could not append arguments to message.");
-                        r = -ENOMEM;
-                        goto finish;
-                }
 
-                if (!(reply = dbus_connection_send_with_reply_and_block(bus, m, -1, &error))) {
-                        log_error("Failed to issue method call: %s", bus_error_message(&error));
-                        r = -EIO;
+                r = bus_method_call_with_reply (
+                                bus,
+                                "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
+                                "/org/freedesktop/systemd1",
+                                "org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager",
+                                "GetJob",
+                                &reply,
+                                NULL,
+                                DBUS_TYPE_UINT32, &id,
+                                DBUS_TYPE_INVALID);
+                if (r)
                         goto finish;
-                }
 
-                if (!dbus_message_get_args(reply, &error,
+                if (!dbus_message_get_args(reply, NULL,
                                            DBUS_TYPE_OBJECT_PATH, &path,
                                            DBUS_TYPE_INVALID)) {
-                        log_error("Failed to parse reply: %s", bus_error_message(&error));
+                        log_error("Failed to parse reply");
+                        dbus_message_unref(reply);
                         r = -EIO;
                         goto finish;
                 }
-
-                dbus_message_unref(m);
-                if (!(m = dbus_message_new_method_call(
-                                      "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
-                                      path,
-                                      "org.freedesktop.systemd1.Job",
-                                      "Cancel"))) {
-                        log_error("Could not allocate message.");
-                        r = -ENOMEM;
-                        goto finish;
-                }
-
                 dbus_message_unref(reply);
-                if (!(reply = dbus_connection_send_with_reply_and_block(bus, m, -1, &error))) {
-                        log_error("Failed to issue method call: %s", bus_error_message(&error));
-                        r = -EIO;
-                        goto finish;
-                }
 
-                dbus_message_unref(m);
-                dbus_message_unref(reply);
-                m = reply = NULL;
+                r = bus_method_call_with_reply (
+                                bus,
+                                "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
+                                path,
+                                "org.freedesktop.systemd1.Job",
+                                "Cancel",
+                                NULL,
+                                NULL,
+                                DBUS_TYPE_INVALID);
+                if (r)
+                        goto finish;
         }
 
-        r = 0;
-
 finish:
-        if (m)
-                dbus_message_unref(m);
-
-        if (reply)
-                dbus_message_unref(reply);
-
-        dbus_error_free(&error);
-
         return r;
 }
 
 static bool need_daemon_reload(DBusConnection *bus, const char *unit) {
-        DBusMessage *m = NULL, *reply = NULL;
+        DBusMessage *reply = NULL;
         dbus_bool_t b = FALSE;
         DBusMessageIter iter, sub;
         const char
                 *interface = "org.freedesktop.systemd1.Unit",
                 *property = "NeedDaemonReload",
                 *path;
+        char *n;
+        int r;
 
         /* We ignore all errors here, since this is used to show a warning only */
 
-        if (!(m = dbus_message_new_method_call(
-                              "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
-                              "/org/freedesktop/systemd1",
-                              "org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager",
-                              "GetUnit")))
-                goto finish;
-
-        if (!dbus_message_append_args(m,
-                                      DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &unit,
-                                      DBUS_TYPE_INVALID))
-                goto finish;
-
-        if (!(reply = dbus_connection_send_with_reply_and_block(bus, m, -1, NULL)))
+        n = unit_name_mangle(unit);
+        r = bus_method_call_with_reply (
+                        bus,
+                        "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
+                        "/org/freedesktop/systemd1",
+                        "org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager",
+                        "GetUnit",
+                        &reply,
+                        NULL,
+                        DBUS_TYPE_STRING, n ? (const char**) &n : &unit,
+                        DBUS_TYPE_INVALID);
+        free(n);
+        if (r)
                 goto finish;
 
         if (!dbus_message_get_args(reply, NULL,
@@ -1289,23 +1140,19 @@ static bool need_daemon_reload(DBusConnection *bus, const char *unit) {
                                    DBUS_TYPE_INVALID))
                 goto finish;
 
-        dbus_message_unref(m);
-        if (!(m = dbus_message_new_method_call(
-                              "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
-                              path,
-                              "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties",
-                              "Get")))
-                goto finish;
-
-        if (!dbus_message_append_args(m,
-                                      DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &interface,
-                                      DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &property,
-                                      DBUS_TYPE_INVALID)) {
-                goto finish;
-        }
-
         dbus_message_unref(reply);
-        if (!(reply = dbus_connection_send_with_reply_and_block(bus, m, -1, NULL)))
+        r = bus_method_call_with_reply (
+                        bus,
+                        "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
+                        path,
+                        "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties",
+                        "Get",
+                        &reply,
+                        NULL,
+                        DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &interface,
+                        DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &property,
+                        DBUS_TYPE_INVALID);
+        if (r)
                 goto finish;
 
         if (!dbus_message_iter_init(reply, &iter) ||
@@ -1320,9 +1167,6 @@ static bool need_daemon_reload(DBusConnection *bus, const char *unit) {
         dbus_message_iter_get_basic(&sub, &b);
 
 finish:
-        if (m)
-                dbus_message_unref(m);
-
         if (reply)
                 dbus_message_unref(reply);
 
@@ -1500,6 +1344,168 @@ finish:
         return r;
 }
 
+static int check_one_unit(DBusConnection *bus, char *name, bool quiet) {
+        DBusMessage *reply = NULL;
+        DBusMessageIter iter, sub;
+        const char
+                *interface = "org.freedesktop.systemd1.Unit",
+                *property = "ActiveState";
+        const char *path = NULL;
+        const char *state;
+        int r;
+        char *n;
+
+        assert(name);
+
+        n = unit_name_mangle(name);
+        r = bus_method_call_with_reply (
+                        bus,
+                        "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
+                        "/org/freedesktop/systemd1",
+                        "org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager",
+                        "GetUnit",
+                        &reply,
+                        NULL,
+                        DBUS_TYPE_STRING, n ? &n : &name,
+                        DBUS_TYPE_INVALID);
+        free(n);
+        if (r) {
+                if ((r != -ENOMEM) && (!quiet))
+                        puts("unknown");
+                goto finish;
+        }
+
+        if (!dbus_message_get_args(reply, NULL,
+                                   DBUS_TYPE_OBJECT_PATH, &path,
+                                   DBUS_TYPE_INVALID)) {
+                log_error("Failed to parse reply.");
+                r = -EIO;
+                goto finish;
+        }
+
+        dbus_message_unref(reply);
+        r = bus_method_call_with_reply (
+                        bus,
+                        "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
+                        path,
+                        "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties",
+                        "Get",
+                        &reply,
+                        NULL,
+                        DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &interface,
+                        DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &property,
+                        DBUS_TYPE_INVALID);
+        if (r)
+                goto finish;
+
+        if (!dbus_message_iter_init(reply, &iter) ||
+            dbus_message_iter_get_arg_type(&iter) != DBUS_TYPE_VARIANT)  {
+                log_error("Failed to parse reply.");
+                r = -EIO;
+                goto finish;
+        }
+
+        dbus_message_iter_recurse(&iter, &sub);
+
+        if (dbus_message_iter_get_arg_type(&sub) != DBUS_TYPE_STRING)  {
+                log_error("Failed to parse reply.");
+                r = -EIO;
+                goto finish;
+        }
+
+        dbus_message_iter_get_basic(&sub, &state);
+
+        if (!quiet)
+                puts(state);
+
+        if (streq(state, "active") || streq(state, "reloading"))
+                r = 0;
+        else
+                r = 3; /* According to LSB: "program is not running" */
+
+finish:
+        if (reply)
+                dbus_message_unref(reply);
+
+        return r;
+}
+
+static void check_triggering_units(
+                DBusConnection *bus,
+                const char *unit_name) {
+
+        DBusMessage *reply = NULL;
+        DBusMessageIter iter, sub;
+        char *service_trigger = NULL;
+        const char *interface = "org.freedesktop.systemd1.Unit",
+                   *triggered_by_property = "TriggeredBy";
+
+        char *unit_path = NULL, *n = NULL;
+        bool print_warning_label = true;
+        int r;
+
+        n = unit_name_mangle(unit_name);
+        unit_path = unit_dbus_path_from_name(n ? n : unit_name);
+        free(n);
+        if (!unit_path) {
+                log_error("Could not allocate dbus path.");
+                goto finish;
+        }
+
+        r = bus_method_call_with_reply (
+                        bus,
+                        "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
+                        unit_path,
+                        "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties",
+                        "Get",
+                        &reply,
+                        NULL,
+                        DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &interface,
+                        DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &triggered_by_property,
+                        DBUS_TYPE_INVALID);
+        if (r)
+                goto finish;
+
+        if (!dbus_message_iter_init(reply, &iter) ||
+            dbus_message_iter_get_arg_type(&iter) != DBUS_TYPE_VARIANT) {
+                log_error("Failed to parse reply.");
+                goto finish;
+
+        }
+
+        dbus_message_iter_recurse(&iter, &sub);
+        dbus_message_iter_recurse(&sub, &iter);
+        sub = iter;
+
+        while (dbus_message_iter_get_arg_type(&sub) != DBUS_TYPE_INVALID) {
+
+                if (dbus_message_iter_get_arg_type(&sub) != DBUS_TYPE_STRING) {
+                        log_error("Failed to parse reply.");
+                        goto finish;
+                }
+
+                dbus_message_iter_get_basic(&sub, &service_trigger);
+
+                r = check_one_unit(bus, service_trigger, true);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        goto finish;
+                if (r == 0) {
+                        if (print_warning_label) {
+                                log_warning("Warning: Stopping %s, but it can still be activated by:", unit_name);
+                                print_warning_label = false;
+                        }
+                        log_warning("  %s", service_trigger);
+                }
+
+                dbus_message_iter_next(&sub);
+        }
+finish:
+        if (reply)
+                dbus_message_unref(reply);
+
+        free(unit_path);
+}
+
 static int start_unit_one(
                 DBusConnection *bus,
                 const char *method,
@@ -1508,47 +1514,37 @@ static int start_unit_one(
                 DBusError *error,
                 Set *s) {
 
-        DBusMessage *m = NULL, *reply = NULL;
+        DBusMessage *reply = NULL;
         const char *path;
         int r;
+        char *n;
 
-        assert(bus);
         assert(method);
         assert(name);
         assert(mode);
         assert(error);
         assert(arg_no_block || s);
 
-        if (!(m = dbus_message_new_method_call(
-                              "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
-                              "/org/freedesktop/systemd1",
-                              "org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager",
-                              method))) {
-                log_error("Could not allocate message.");
-                r = -ENOMEM;
-                goto finish;
-        }
-
-        if (!dbus_message_append_args(m,
-                                      DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &name,
-                                      DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &mode,
-                                      DBUS_TYPE_INVALID)) {
-                log_error("Could not append arguments to message.");
-                r = -ENOMEM;
-                goto finish;
-        }
-
-        if (!(reply = dbus_connection_send_with_reply_and_block(bus, m, -1, error))) {
-
-                if (arg_action != ACTION_SYSTEMCTL && error_is_no_service(error)) {
+        n = unit_name_mangle(name);
+        r = bus_method_call_with_reply (
+                        bus,
+                        "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
+                        "/org/freedesktop/systemd1",
+                        "org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager",
+                        method,
+                        &reply,
+                        error,
+                        DBUS_TYPE_STRING, n ? (const char **) &n : &name,
+                        DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &mode,
+                        DBUS_TYPE_INVALID);
+        free(n);
+        if (r) {
+                if (r == -ENOENT && arg_action != ACTION_SYSTEMCTL )
                         /* There's always a fallback possible for
                          * legacy actions. */
                         r = -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
-                        goto finish;
-                }
-
-                log_error("Failed to issue method call: %s", bus_error_message(error));
-                r = -EIO;
+                else
+                        log_error("Failed to issue method call: %s", bus_error_message(error));
                 goto finish;
         }
 
@@ -1580,12 +1576,14 @@ static int start_unit_one(
                 }
         }
 
+        /* When stopping a unit warn if it can still be triggered by
+         * another active unit (socket, path, timer) */
+        if (!arg_quiet && streq(method, "StopUnit"))
+                check_triggering_units(bus, name);
+
         r = 0;
 
 finish:
-        if (m)
-                dbus_message_unref(m);
-
         if (reply)
                 dbus_message_unref(reply);
 
@@ -1733,87 +1731,42 @@ finish:
 static int reboot_with_logind(DBusConnection *bus, enum action a) {
 #ifdef HAVE_LOGIND
         const char *method;
-        DBusMessage *m = NULL, *reply = NULL;
-        DBusError error;
         dbus_bool_t interactive = true;
-        int r;
-
-        dbus_error_init(&error);
 
         polkit_agent_open_if_enabled();
 
         switch (a) {
 
-        case ACTION_REBOOT:
-                method = "Reboot";
-                break;
-
-        case ACTION_POWEROFF:
-                method = "PowerOff";
-                break;
-
-        case ACTION_SUSPEND:
-                method = "Suspend";
-                break;
-
-        case ACTION_HIBERNATE:
-                method = "Hibernate";
-                break;
-
-        default:
-                return -EINVAL;
-        }
-
-        m = dbus_message_new_method_call(
-                                "org.freedesktop.login1",
-                                "/org/freedesktop/login1",
-                                "org.freedesktop.login1.Manager",
-                                method);
-        if (!m) {
-                log_error("Could not allocate message.");
-                r = -ENOMEM;
-                goto finish;
-        }
-
-        if (!dbus_message_append_args(m,
-                                      DBUS_TYPE_BOOLEAN, &interactive,
-                                      DBUS_TYPE_INVALID)) {
-                log_error("Could not append arguments to message.");
-                r = -ENOMEM;
-                goto finish;
-        }
-
-        reply = dbus_connection_send_with_reply_and_block(bus, m, -1, &error);
-        if (!reply) {
-                if (error_is_no_service(&error)) {
-                        log_debug("Failed to issue method call: %s", bus_error_message(&error));
-                        r = -ENOENT;
-                        goto finish;
-                }
-
-                if (dbus_error_has_name(&error, DBUS_ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED)) {
-                        log_debug("Failed to issue method call: %s", bus_error_message(&error));
-                        r = -EACCES;
-                        goto finish;
-                }
-
-                log_info("Failed to issue method call: %s", bus_error_message(&error));
-                r = -EIO;
-                goto finish;
-        }
+        case ACTION_REBOOT:
+                method = "Reboot";
+                break;
 
-        r = 0;
+        case ACTION_POWEROFF:
+                method = "PowerOff";
+                break;
 
-finish:
-        if (m)
-                dbus_message_unref(m);
+        case ACTION_SUSPEND:
+                method = "Suspend";
+                break;
 
-        if (reply)
-                dbus_message_unref(reply);
+        case ACTION_HIBERNATE:
+                method = "Hibernate";
+                break;
 
-        dbus_error_free(&error);
+        default:
+                return -EINVAL;
+        }
 
-        return r;
+        return bus_method_call_with_reply (
+                        bus,
+                        "org.freedesktop.login1",
+                        "/org/freedesktop/login1",
+                        "org.freedesktop.login1.Manager",
+                        method,
+                        NULL,
+                        NULL,
+                        DBUS_TYPE_BOOLEAN, &interactive,
+                        DBUS_TYPE_INVALID);
 #else
         return -ENOSYS;
 #endif
@@ -1865,190 +1818,51 @@ static int start_special(DBusConnection *bus, char **args) {
 }
 
 static int check_unit(DBusConnection *bus, char **args) {
-        DBusMessage *m = NULL, *reply = NULL;
-        const char
-                *interface = "org.freedesktop.systemd1.Unit",
-                *property = "ActiveState";
-        int r = 3; /* According to LSB: "program is not running" */
-        DBusError error;
         char **name;
+        int r = 3; /* According to LSB: "program is not running" */
 
         assert(bus);
         assert(args);
 
-        dbus_error_init(&error);
-
         STRV_FOREACH(name, args+1) {
-                const char *path = NULL;
-                const char *state;
-                DBusMessageIter iter, sub;
-
-                if (!(m = dbus_message_new_method_call(
-                                      "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
-                                      "/org/freedesktop/systemd1",
-                                      "org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager",
-                                      "GetUnit"))) {
-                        log_error("Could not allocate message.");
-                        r = -ENOMEM;
-                        goto finish;
-                }
-
-                if (!dbus_message_append_args(m,
-                                              DBUS_TYPE_STRING, name,
-                                              DBUS_TYPE_INVALID)) {
-                        log_error("Could not append arguments to message.");
-                        r = -ENOMEM;
-                        goto finish;
-                }
-
-                if (!(reply = dbus_connection_send_with_reply_and_block(bus, m, -1, &error))) {
-
-                        /* Hmm, cannot figure out anything about this unit... */
-                        if (!arg_quiet)
-                                puts("unknown");
-
-                        dbus_error_free(&error);
-                        dbus_message_unref(m);
-                        m = NULL;
-                        continue;
-                }
-
-                if (!dbus_message_get_args(reply, &error,
-                                           DBUS_TYPE_OBJECT_PATH, &path,
-                                           DBUS_TYPE_INVALID)) {
-                        log_error("Failed to parse reply: %s", bus_error_message(&error));
-                        r = -EIO;
-                        goto finish;
-                }
-
-                dbus_message_unref(m);
-                if (!(m = dbus_message_new_method_call(
-                                      "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
-                                      path,
-                                      "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties",
-                                      "Get"))) {
-                        log_error("Could not allocate message.");
-                        r = -ENOMEM;
-                        goto finish;
-                }
-
-                if (!dbus_message_append_args(m,
-                                              DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &interface,
-                                              DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &property,
-                                              DBUS_TYPE_INVALID)) {
-                        log_error("Could not append arguments to message.");
-                        r = -ENOMEM;
-                        goto finish;
-                }
-
-                dbus_message_unref(reply);
-                if (!(reply = dbus_connection_send_with_reply_and_block(bus, m, -1, &error))) {
-                        log_error("Failed to issue method call: %s", bus_error_message(&error));
-                        r = -EIO;
-                        goto finish;
-                }
-
-                if (!dbus_message_iter_init(reply, &iter) ||
-                    dbus_message_iter_get_arg_type(&iter) != DBUS_TYPE_VARIANT)  {
-                        log_error("Failed to parse reply.");
-                        r = -EIO;
-                        goto finish;
-                }
-
-                dbus_message_iter_recurse(&iter, &sub);
-
-                if (dbus_message_iter_get_arg_type(&sub) != DBUS_TYPE_STRING)  {
-                        log_error("Failed to parse reply.");
-                        r = -EIO;
-                        goto finish;
-                }
-
-                dbus_message_iter_get_basic(&sub, &state);
-
-                if (!arg_quiet)
-                        puts(state);
-
-                if (streq(state, "active") || streq(state, "reloading"))
+                int state = check_one_unit(bus, *name, arg_quiet);
+                if (state < 0)
+                        return state;
+                if (state == 0)
                         r = 0;
-
-                dbus_message_unref(m);
-                dbus_message_unref(reply);
-                m = reply = NULL;
         }
 
-finish:
-        if (m)
-                dbus_message_unref(m);
-
-        if (reply)
-                dbus_message_unref(reply);
-
-        dbus_error_free(&error);
-
         return r;
 }
 
 static int kill_unit(DBusConnection *bus, char **args) {
-        DBusMessage *m = NULL;
         int r = 0;
-        DBusError error;
-        char **name;
+        char **name, *n;
 
-        assert(bus);
         assert(args);
 
-        dbus_error_init(&error);
-
         if (!arg_kill_who)
                 arg_kill_who = "all";
 
-        if (!arg_kill_mode)
-                arg_kill_mode = streq(arg_kill_who, "all") ? "control-group" : "process";
-
         STRV_FOREACH(name, args+1) {
-                DBusMessage *reply;
-
-                if (!(m = dbus_message_new_method_call(
-                                      "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
-                                      "/org/freedesktop/systemd1",
-                                      "org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager",
-                                      "KillUnit"))) {
-                        log_error("Could not allocate message.");
-                        r = -ENOMEM;
-                        goto finish;
-                }
-
-                if (!dbus_message_append_args(m,
-                                              DBUS_TYPE_STRING, name,
-                                              DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &arg_kill_who,
-                                              DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &arg_kill_mode,
-                                              DBUS_TYPE_INT32, &arg_signal,
-                                              DBUS_TYPE_INVALID)) {
-                        log_error("Could not append arguments to message.");
-                        r = -ENOMEM;
-                        goto finish;
-                }
-
-                if (!(reply = dbus_connection_send_with_reply_and_block(bus, m, -1, &error))) {
-                        log_error("Failed to issue method call: %s", bus_error_message(&error));
-                        dbus_error_free(&error);
-                        r = -EIO;
-                }
-
-                dbus_message_unref(m);
-
-                if (reply)
-                        dbus_message_unref(reply);
-                m = reply = NULL;
+                n = unit_name_mangle(*name);
+                r = bus_method_call_with_reply (
+                                bus,
+                                "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
+                                "/org/freedesktop/systemd1",
+                                "org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager",
+                                "KillUnit",
+                                NULL,
+                                NULL,
+                                DBUS_TYPE_STRING, n ? &n : name,
+                                DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &arg_kill_who,
+                                DBUS_TYPE_INT32, &arg_signal,
+                                DBUS_TYPE_INVALID);
+                free(n);
+                if (r)
+                        return r;
         }
-
-finish:
-        if (m)
-                dbus_message_unref(m);
-
-        dbus_error_free(&error);
-
-        return r;
+        return 0;
 }
 
 typedef struct ExecStatusInfo {
@@ -2336,7 +2150,7 @@ static void print_status_info(UnitStatusInfo *i) {
                 printf("\t Process: %u %s=%s ", p->pid, p->name, strna(t));
                 free(t);
 
-                good = is_clean_exit_lsb(p->code, p->status);
+                good = is_clean_exit_lsb(p->code, p->status, NULL);
                 if (!good) {
                         on = ansi_highlight_red(true);
                         off = ansi_highlight_red(false);
@@ -2447,8 +2261,16 @@ static void print_status_info(UnitStatusInfo *i) {
         }
 
         if (i->id && arg_transport != TRANSPORT_SSH) {
+                int flags =
+                        arg_all * OUTPUT_SHOW_ALL |
+                        arg_follow * OUTPUT_FOLLOW |
+                        !arg_quiet * OUTPUT_WARN_CUTOFF |
+                        on_tty() * OUTPUT_COLOR;
+
                 printf("\n");
-                show_journal_by_unit(i->id, arg_output, 0, i->inactive_exit_timestamp_monotonic, arg_lines, arg_all, arg_follow);
+                show_journal_by_unit(i->id, arg_output, 0,
+                                     i->inactive_exit_timestamp_monotonic,
+                                     arg_lines, flags);
         }
 
         if (i->need_daemon_reload)
@@ -2458,6 +2280,73 @@ static void print_status_info(UnitStatusInfo *i) {
                        arg_scope == UNIT_FILE_SYSTEM ? "--system" : "--user");
 }
 
+static void show_unit_help(UnitStatusInfo *i) {
+        char **p;
+
+        assert(i);
+
+        if (!i->documentation) {
+                log_info("Documentation for %s not known.", i->id);
+                return;
+        }
+
+        STRV_FOREACH(p, i->documentation) {
+
+                if (startswith(*p, "man:")) {
+                        size_t k;
+                        char *e = NULL;
+                        char *page = NULL, *section = NULL;
+                        const char *args[4] = { "man", NULL, NULL, NULL };
+                        pid_t pid;
+
+                        k = strlen(*p);
+
+                        if ((*p)[k-1] == ')')
+                                e = strrchr(*p, '(');
+
+                        if (e) {
+                                page = strndup((*p) + 4, e - *p - 4);
+                                if (!page) {
+                                        log_oom();
+                                        return;
+                                }
+
+                                section = strndup(e + 1, *p + k - e - 2);
+                                if (!section) {
+                                        free(page);
+                                        log_oom();
+                                        return;
+                                }
+
+                                args[1] = section;
+                                args[2] = page;
+                        } else
+                                args[1] = *p + 4;
+
+                        pid = fork();
+                        if (pid < 0) {
+                                log_error("Failed to fork: %m");
+                                free(page);
+                                free(section);
+                                continue;
+                        }
+
+                        if (pid == 0) {
+                                /* Child */
+                                execvp(args[0], (char**) args);
+                                log_error("Failed to execute man: %m");
+                                _exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+                        }
+
+                        free(page);
+                        free(section);
+
+                        wait_for_terminate(pid, NULL);
+                } else
+                        log_info("Can't show: %s", *p);
+        }
+}
+
 static int status_property(const char *name, DBusMessageIter *iter, UnitStatusInfo *i) {
 
         assert(name);
@@ -2857,44 +2746,30 @@ static int print_property(const char *name, DBusMessageIter *iter) {
 }
 
 static int show_one(const char *verb, DBusConnection *bus, const char *path, bool show_properties, bool *new_line) {
-        DBusMessage *m = NULL, *reply = NULL;
+        DBusMessage *reply = NULL;
         const char *interface = "";
         int r;
-        DBusError error;
         DBusMessageIter iter, sub, sub2, sub3;
         UnitStatusInfo info;
         ExecStatusInfo *p;
 
-        assert(bus);
         assert(path);
         assert(new_line);
 
         zero(info);
-        dbus_error_init(&error);
-
-        if (!(m = dbus_message_new_method_call(
-                              "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
-                              path,
-                              "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties",
-                              "GetAll"))) {
-                log_error("Could not allocate message.");
-                r = -ENOMEM;
-                goto finish;
-        }
-
-        if (!dbus_message_append_args(m,
-                                      DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &interface,
-                                      DBUS_TYPE_INVALID)) {
-                log_error("Could not append arguments to message.");
-                r = -ENOMEM;
-                goto finish;
-        }
 
-        if (!(reply = dbus_connection_send_with_reply_and_block(bus, m, -1, &error))) {
-                log_error("Failed to issue method call: %s", bus_error_message(&error));
-                r = -EIO;
+        r = bus_method_call_with_reply (
+                        bus,
+                        "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
+                        path,
+                        "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties",
+                        "GetAll",
+                        &reply,
+                        NULL,
+                        DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &interface,
+                        DBUS_TYPE_INVALID);
+        if (r)
                 goto finish;
-        }
 
         if (!dbus_message_iter_init(reply, &iter) ||
             dbus_message_iter_get_arg_type(&iter) != DBUS_TYPE_ARRAY ||
@@ -2952,8 +2827,12 @@ static int show_one(const char *verb, DBusConnection *bus, const char *path, boo
 
         r = 0;
 
-        if (!show_properties)
-                print_status_info(&info);
+        if (!show_properties) {
+                if (streq(verb, "help"))
+                        show_unit_help(&info);
+                else
+                        print_status_info(&info);
+        }
 
         strv_free(info.documentation);
 
@@ -2969,50 +2848,32 @@ static int show_one(const char *verb, DBusConnection *bus, const char *path, boo
         }
 
 finish:
-        if (m)
-                dbus_message_unref(m);
-
         if (reply)
                 dbus_message_unref(reply);
 
-        dbus_error_free(&error);
-
         return r;
 }
 
 static int show_one_by_pid(const char *verb, DBusConnection *bus, uint32_t pid, bool *new_line) {
-        DBusMessage *m = NULL, *reply = NULL;
+        DBusMessage *reply = NULL;
         const char *path = NULL;
         DBusError error;
         int r;
 
         dbus_error_init(&error);
 
-        m = dbus_message_new_method_call(
-                              "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
-                              "/org/freedesktop/systemd1",
-                              "org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager",
-                              "GetUnitByPID");
-        if (!m) {
-                log_error("Could not allocate message.");
-                r = -ENOMEM;
-                goto finish;
-        }
-
-        if (!dbus_message_append_args(m,
-                                      DBUS_TYPE_UINT32, &pid,
-                                      DBUS_TYPE_INVALID)) {
-                log_error("Could not append arguments to message.");
-                r = -ENOMEM;
-                goto finish;
-        }
-
-        reply = dbus_connection_send_with_reply_and_block(bus, m, -1, &error);
-        if (!reply) {
-                log_error("Failed to issue method call: %s", bus_error_message(&error));
-                r = -EIO;
+        r = bus_method_call_with_reply (
+                        bus,
+                        "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
+                        "/org/freedesktop/systemd1",
+                        "org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager",
+                        "GetUnitByPID",
+                        &reply,
+                        NULL,
+                        DBUS_TYPE_UINT32, &pid,
+                        DBUS_TYPE_INVALID);
+        if (r)
                 goto finish;
-        }
 
         if (!dbus_message_get_args(reply, &error,
                                    DBUS_TYPE_OBJECT_PATH, &path,
@@ -3025,9 +2886,6 @@ static int show_one_by_pid(const char *verb, DBusConnection *bus, uint32_t pid,
         r = show_one(verb, bus, path, false, new_line);
 
 finish:
-        if (m)
-                dbus_message_unref(m);
-
         if (reply)
                 dbus_message_unref(reply);
 
@@ -3044,7 +2902,7 @@ static int show(DBusConnection *bus, char **args) {
         assert(bus);
         assert(args);
 
-        show_properties = !streq(args[0], "status");
+        show_properties = streq(args[0], "show");
 
         if (show_properties)
                 pager_open_if_enabled();
@@ -3060,17 +2918,14 @@ static int show(DBusConnection *bus, char **args) {
                 uint32_t id;
 
                 if (safe_atou32(*name, &id) < 0) {
-
+                        char *p, *n;
                         /* Interpret as unit name */
 
-                        char *e, *p;
-                        e = bus_path_escape(*name);
-                        if (!e)
-                                return -ENOMEM;
-                        p = strappend("/org/freedesktop/systemd1/unit/", e);
-                        free(e);
+                        n = unit_name_mangle(*name);
+                        p = unit_dbus_path_from_name(n ? n : *name);
+                        free(n);
                         if (!p)
-                                return -ENOMEM;
+                                return log_oom();
 
                         r = show_one(args[0], bus, p, show_properties, &new_line);
                         free(p);
@@ -3084,7 +2939,7 @@ static int show(DBusConnection *bus, char **args) {
 
                         char *p;
                         if (asprintf(&p, "/org/freedesktop/systemd1/job/%u", id) < 0)
-                                return -ENOMEM;
+                                return log_oom();
 
                         r = show_one(args[0], bus, p, show_properties, &new_line);
                         free(p);
@@ -3106,7 +2961,7 @@ static int show(DBusConnection *bus, char **args) {
 }
 
 static int dump(DBusConnection *bus, char **args) {
-        DBusMessage *m = NULL, *reply = NULL;
+        DBusMessage *reply = NULL;
         DBusError error;
         int r;
         const char *text;
@@ -3115,20 +2970,17 @@ static int dump(DBusConnection *bus, char **args) {
 
         pager_open_if_enabled();
 
-        if (!(m = dbus_message_new_method_call(
-                              "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
-                              "/org/freedesktop/systemd1",
-                              "org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager",
-                              "Dump"))) {
-                log_error("Could not allocate message.");
-                return -ENOMEM;
-        }
-
-        if (!(reply = dbus_connection_send_with_reply_and_block(bus, m, -1, &error))) {
-                log_error("Failed to issue method call: %s", bus_error_message(&error));
-                r = -EIO;
+        r = bus_method_call_with_reply (
+                        bus,
+                        "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
+                        "/org/freedesktop/systemd1",
+                        "org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager",
+                        "Dump",
+                        &reply,
+                        NULL,
+                        DBUS_TYPE_INVALID);
+        if (r)
                 goto finish;
-        }
 
         if (!dbus_message_get_args(reply, &error,
                                    DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &text,
@@ -3140,12 +2992,7 @@ static int dump(DBusConnection *bus, char **args) {
 
         fputs(text, stdout);
 
-        r = 0;
-
 finish:
-        if (m)
-                dbus_message_unref(m);
-
         if (reply)
                 dbus_message_unref(reply);
 
@@ -3155,44 +3002,37 @@ finish:
 }
 
 static int snapshot(DBusConnection *bus, char **args) {
-        DBusMessage *m = NULL, *reply = NULL;
+        DBusMessage *reply = NULL;
         DBusError error;
         int r;
-        const char *name = "", *path, *id;
         dbus_bool_t cleanup = FALSE;
         DBusMessageIter iter, sub;
         const char
+                *name = "", *path, *id,
                 *interface = "org.freedesktop.systemd1.Unit",
                 *property = "Id";
+        char *n;
 
         dbus_error_init(&error);
 
-        if (!(m = dbus_message_new_method_call(
-                              "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
-                              "/org/freedesktop/systemd1",
-                              "org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager",
-                              "CreateSnapshot"))) {
-                log_error("Could not allocate message.");
-                return -ENOMEM;
-        }
-
         if (strv_length(args) > 1)
                 name = args[1];
 
-        if (!dbus_message_append_args(m,
-                                      DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &name,
-                                      DBUS_TYPE_BOOLEAN, &cleanup,
-                                      DBUS_TYPE_INVALID)) {
-                log_error("Could not append arguments to message.");
-                r = -ENOMEM;
-                goto finish;
-        }
-
-        if (!(reply = dbus_connection_send_with_reply_and_block(bus, m, -1, &error))) {
-                log_error("Failed to issue method call: %s", bus_error_message(&error));
-                r = -EIO;
+        n = unit_name_mangle(name);
+        r = bus_method_call_with_reply (
+                        bus,
+                        "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
+                        "/org/freedesktop/systemd1",
+                        "org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager",
+                        "CreateSnapshot",
+                        &reply,
+                        NULL,
+                        DBUS_TYPE_STRING, n ? (const char**) &n : &name,
+                        DBUS_TYPE_BOOLEAN, &cleanup,
+                        DBUS_TYPE_INVALID);
+        free(n);
+        if (r)
                 goto finish;
-        }
 
         if (!dbus_message_get_args(reply, &error,
                                    DBUS_TYPE_OBJECT_PATH, &path,
@@ -3202,31 +3042,20 @@ static int snapshot(DBusConnection *bus, char **args) {
                 goto finish;
         }
 
-        dbus_message_unref(m);
-        if (!(m = dbus_message_new_method_call(
-                              "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
-                              path,
-                              "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties",
-                              "Get"))) {
-                log_error("Could not allocate message.");
-                return -ENOMEM;
-        }
-
-        if (!dbus_message_append_args(m,
-                                      DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &interface,
-                                      DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &property,
-                                      DBUS_TYPE_INVALID)) {
-                log_error("Could not append arguments to message.");
-                r = -ENOMEM;
-                goto finish;
-        }
-
         dbus_message_unref(reply);
-        if (!(reply = dbus_connection_send_with_reply_and_block(bus, m, -1, &error))) {
-                log_error("Failed to issue method call: %s", bus_error_message(&error));
-                r = -EIO;
+        r = bus_method_call_with_reply (
+                        bus,
+                        "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
+                        path,
+                        "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties",
+                        "Get",
+                        &reply,
+                        NULL,
+                        DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &interface,
+                        DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &property,
+                        DBUS_TYPE_INVALID);
+        if (r)
                 goto finish;
-        }
 
         if (!dbus_message_iter_init(reply, &iter) ||
             dbus_message_iter_get_arg_type(&iter) != DBUS_TYPE_VARIANT)  {
@@ -3247,12 +3076,8 @@ static int snapshot(DBusConnection *bus, char **args) {
 
         if (!arg_quiet)
                 puts(id);
-        r = 0;
 
 finish:
-        if (m)
-                dbus_message_unref(m);
-
         if (reply)
                 dbus_message_unref(reply);
 
@@ -3262,95 +3087,66 @@ finish:
 }
 
 static int delete_snapshot(DBusConnection *bus, char **args) {
-        DBusMessage *m = NULL, *reply = NULL;
-        int r;
+        DBusMessage *reply = NULL;
+        int r = 0;
         DBusError error;
         char **name;
 
-        assert(bus);
         assert(args);
 
         dbus_error_init(&error);
 
         STRV_FOREACH(name, args+1) {
                 const char *path = NULL;
+                char *n;
 
-                if (!(m = dbus_message_new_method_call(
-                                      "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
-                                      "/org/freedesktop/systemd1",
-                                      "org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager",
-                                      "GetUnit"))) {
-                        log_error("Could not allocate message.");
-                        r = -ENOMEM;
-                        goto finish;
-                }
-
-                if (!dbus_message_append_args(m,
-                                              DBUS_TYPE_STRING, name,
-                                              DBUS_TYPE_INVALID)) {
-                        log_error("Could not append arguments to message.");
-                        r = -ENOMEM;
-                        goto finish;
-                }
-
-                if (!(reply = dbus_connection_send_with_reply_and_block(bus, m, -1, &error))) {
-                        log_error("Failed to issue method call: %s", bus_error_message(&error));
-                        r = -EIO;
+                n = unit_name_mangle(*name);
+                r = bus_method_call_with_reply (
+                                bus,
+                                "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
+                                "/org/freedesktop/systemd1",
+                                "org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager",
+                                "GetUnit",
+                                &reply,
+                                NULL,
+                                DBUS_TYPE_STRING, n ? &n : name,
+                                DBUS_TYPE_INVALID);
+                free(n);
+                if (r)
                         goto finish;
-                }
 
                 if (!dbus_message_get_args(reply, &error,
                                            DBUS_TYPE_OBJECT_PATH, &path,
                                            DBUS_TYPE_INVALID)) {
                         log_error("Failed to parse reply: %s", bus_error_message(&error));
                         r = -EIO;
+                        dbus_message_unref(reply);
+                        dbus_error_free(&error);
                         goto finish;
                 }
-
-                dbus_message_unref(m);
-                if (!(m = dbus_message_new_method_call(
-                                      "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
-                                      path,
-                                      "org.freedesktop.systemd1.Snapshot",
-                                      "Remove"))) {
-                        log_error("Could not allocate message.");
-                        r = -ENOMEM;
-                        goto finish;
-                }
-
                 dbus_message_unref(reply);
-                if (!(reply = dbus_connection_send_with_reply_and_block(bus, m, -1, &error))) {
-                        log_error("Failed to issue method call: %s", bus_error_message(&error));
-                        r = -EIO;
-                        goto finish;
-                }
 
-                dbus_message_unref(m);
-                dbus_message_unref(reply);
-                m = reply = NULL;
+                r = bus_method_call_with_reply (
+                                bus,
+                                "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
+                                path,
+                                "org.freedesktop.systemd1.Snapshot",
+                                "Remove",
+                                NULL,
+                                NULL,
+                                DBUS_TYPE_INVALID);
+                if (r)
+                        goto finish;
         }
 
-        r = 0;
-
 finish:
-        if (m)
-                dbus_message_unref(m);
-
-        if (reply)
-                dbus_message_unref(reply);
-
-        dbus_error_free(&error);
-
         return r;
 }
 
 static int daemon_reload(DBusConnection *bus, char **args) {
-        DBusMessage *m = NULL, *reply = NULL;
-        DBusError error;
         int r;
         const char *method;
-
-        dbus_error_init(&error);
+        DBusError error;
 
         if (arg_action == ACTION_RELOAD)
                 method = "Reload";
@@ -3372,141 +3168,82 @@ static int daemon_reload(DBusConnection *bus, char **args) {
                                     /* "daemon-reload" */ "Reload";
         }
 
-        if (!(m = dbus_message_new_method_call(
-                              "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
-                              "/org/freedesktop/systemd1",
-                              "org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager",
-                              method))) {
-                log_error("Could not allocate message.");
-                return -ENOMEM;
-        }
-
-        if (!(reply = dbus_connection_send_with_reply_and_block(bus, m, -1, &error))) {
-
-                if (arg_action != ACTION_SYSTEMCTL && error_is_no_service(&error)) {
-                        /* There's always a fallback possible for
-                         * legacy actions. */
-                        r = -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
-                        goto finish;
-                }
-
-                if (streq(method, "Reexecute") && dbus_error_has_name(&error, DBUS_ERROR_NO_REPLY)) {
-                        /* On reexecution, we expect a disconnect, not
-                         * a reply */
-                        r = 0;
-                        goto finish;
-                }
-
+        r = bus_method_call_with_reply (
+                        bus,
+                        "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
+                        "/org/freedesktop/systemd1",
+                        "org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager",
+                        method,
+                        NULL,
+                        &error,
+                        DBUS_TYPE_INVALID);
+
+        if (r == -ENOENT && arg_action != ACTION_SYSTEMCTL)
+                /* There's always a fallback possible for
+                 * legacy actions. */
+                r = -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
+        else if (r == -ETIMEDOUT && streq(method, "Reexecute"))
+                /* On reexecution, we expect a disconnect, not
+                 * a reply */
+                r = 0;
+        else if (r)
                 log_error("Failed to issue method call: %s", bus_error_message(&error));
-                r = -EIO;
-                goto finish;
-        }
-
-        r = 0;
-
-finish:
-        if (m)
-                dbus_message_unref(m);
-
-        if (reply)
-                dbus_message_unref(reply);
-
         dbus_error_free(&error);
 
         return r;
 }
 
 static int reset_failed(DBusConnection *bus, char **args) {
-        DBusMessage *m = NULL;
-        int r;
-        DBusError error;
-        char **name;
-
-        assert(bus);
-        dbus_error_init(&error);
+        int r = 0;
+        char **name, *n;
 
         if (strv_length(args) <= 1)
                 return daemon_reload(bus, args);
 
         STRV_FOREACH(name, args+1) {
-                DBusMessage *reply;
-
-                if (!(m = dbus_message_new_method_call(
-                                      "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
-                                      "/org/freedesktop/systemd1",
-                                      "org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager",
-                                      "ResetFailedUnit"))) {
-                        log_error("Could not allocate message.");
-                        r = -ENOMEM;
-                        goto finish;
-                }
-
-                if (!dbus_message_append_args(m,
-                                              DBUS_TYPE_STRING, name,
-                                              DBUS_TYPE_INVALID)) {
-                        log_error("Could not append arguments to message.");
-                        r = -ENOMEM;
-                        goto finish;
-                }
-
-                if (!(reply = dbus_connection_send_with_reply_and_block(bus, m, -1, &error))) {
-                        log_error("Failed to issue method call: %s", bus_error_message(&error));
-                        r = -EIO;
+                n = unit_name_mangle(*name);
+                r = bus_method_call_with_reply (
+                                bus,
+                                "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
+                                "/org/freedesktop/systemd1",
+                                "org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager",
+                                "ResetFailedUnit",
+                                NULL,
+                                NULL,
+                                DBUS_TYPE_STRING, n ? &n : name,
+                                DBUS_TYPE_INVALID);
+                free(n);
+                if (r)
                         goto finish;
-                }
-
-                dbus_message_unref(m);
-                dbus_message_unref(reply);
-                m = reply = NULL;
         }
 
-        r = 0;
-
 finish:
-        if (m)
-                dbus_message_unref(m);
-
-        dbus_error_free(&error);
-
         return r;
 }
 
 static int show_enviroment(DBusConnection *bus, char **args) {
-        DBusMessage *m = NULL, *reply = NULL;
-        DBusError error;
+        DBusMessage *reply = NULL;
         DBusMessageIter iter, sub, sub2;
         int r;
         const char
                 *interface = "org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager",
                 *property = "Environment";
 
-        dbus_error_init(&error);
-
         pager_open_if_enabled();
 
-        if (!(m = dbus_message_new_method_call(
-                              "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
-                              "/org/freedesktop/systemd1",
-                              "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties",
-                              "Get"))) {
-                log_error("Could not allocate message.");
-                return -ENOMEM;
-        }
-
-        if (!dbus_message_append_args(m,
-                                      DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &interface,
-                                      DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &property,
-                                      DBUS_TYPE_INVALID)) {
-                log_error("Could not append arguments to message.");
-                r = -ENOMEM;
-                goto finish;
-        }
-
-        if (!(reply = dbus_connection_send_with_reply_and_block(bus, m, -1, &error))) {
-                log_error("Failed to issue method call: %s", bus_error_message(&error));
-                r = -EIO;
+        r = bus_method_call_with_reply (
+                        bus,
+                        "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
+                        "/org/freedesktop/systemd1",
+                        "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties",
+                        "Get",
+                        &reply,
+                        NULL,
+                        DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &interface,
+                        DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &property,
+                        DBUS_TYPE_INVALID);
+        if (r)
                 goto finish;
-        }
 
         if (!dbus_message_iter_init(reply, &iter) ||
             dbus_message_iter_get_arg_type(&iter) != DBUS_TYPE_VARIANT)  {
@@ -3544,25 +3281,15 @@ static int show_enviroment(DBusConnection *bus, char **args) {
         r = 0;
 
 finish:
-        if (m)
-                dbus_message_unref(m);
-
         if (reply)
                 dbus_message_unref(reply);
 
-        dbus_error_free(&error);
-
         return r;
 }
 
 static int switch_root(DBusConnection *bus, char **args) {
-        DBusMessage *m = NULL, *reply = NULL;
         unsigned l;
         const char *root, *init;
-        DBusError error;
-        int r;
-
-        dbus_error_init(&error);
 
         l = strv_length(args);
         if (l < 2 || l > 3) {
@@ -3573,45 +3300,17 @@ static int switch_root(DBusConnection *bus, char **args) {
         root = args[1];
         init = l >= 3 ? args[2] : "";
 
-        m = dbus_message_new_method_call(
+        return bus_method_call_with_reply (
+                        bus,
                         "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
                         "/org/freedesktop/systemd1",
                         "org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager",
-                        "SwitchRoot");
-        if (!m) {
-                log_error("Could not allocate message.");
-                return -ENOMEM;
-        }
-
-        if (!dbus_message_append_args(
-                            m,
-                            DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &root,
-                            DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &init,
-                            DBUS_TYPE_INVALID)) {
-                log_error("Could not append arguments to message.");
-                r = -ENOMEM;
-                goto finish;
-        }
-
-        reply = dbus_connection_send_with_reply_and_block(bus, m, -1, &error);
-        if (!reply) {
-                log_error("Failed to issue method call: %s", bus_error_message(&error));
-                r = -EIO;
-                goto finish;
-        }
-
-        r = 0;
-
-finish:
-        if (m)
-                dbus_message_unref(m);
-
-        if (reply)
-                dbus_message_unref(reply);
-
-        dbus_error_free(&error);
-
-        return r;
+                        "SwitchRoot",
+                        NULL,
+                        NULL,
+                        DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &root,
+                        DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &init,
+                        DBUS_TYPE_INVALID);
 }
 
 static int set_environment(DBusConnection *bus, char **args) {
@@ -3682,7 +3381,7 @@ finish:
 static int enable_sysv_units(char **args) {
         int r = 0;
 
-#if defined (HAVE_SYSV_COMPAT) && (defined(TARGET_FEDORA) || defined(TARGET_MANDRIVA) || defined(TARGET_SUSE) || defined(TARGET_MEEGO) || defined(TARGET_ALTLINUX) || defined(TARGET_MAGEIA))
+#if defined (HAVE_SYSV_COMPAT) && (defined(TARGET_FEDORA) || defined(TARGET_MANDRIVA) || defined(TARGET_SUSE) || defined(TARGET_ALTLINUX) || defined(TARGET_MAGEIA))
         const char *verb = args[0];
         unsigned f = 1, t = 1;
         LookupPaths paths;
@@ -3732,8 +3431,7 @@ static int enable_sysv_units(char **args) {
                                 asprintf(&p, "%s/%s", *k, name);
 
                         if (!p) {
-                                log_error("No memory");
-                                r = -ENOMEM;
+                                r = log_oom();
                                 goto finish;
                         }
 
@@ -3753,8 +3451,7 @@ static int enable_sysv_units(char **args) {
                 else
                         asprintf(&p, SYSTEM_SYSVINIT_PATH "/%s", name);
                 if (!p) {
-                        log_error("No memory");
-                        r = -ENOMEM;
+                        r = log_oom();
                         goto finish;
                 }
 
@@ -3782,10 +3479,9 @@ static int enable_sysv_units(char **args) {
 
                 l = strv_join((char**)argv, " ");
                 if (!l) {
-                        log_error("No memory.");
                         free(q);
                         free(p);
-                        r = -ENOMEM;
+                        r = log_oom();
                         goto finish;
                 }
 
@@ -3855,6 +3551,28 @@ finish:
         return r;
 }
 
+static int mangle_names(char **original_names, char ***mangled_names) {
+        char **names_it = NULL;
+        char **name = NULL;
+
+        (*mangled_names) = new(char*, strv_length(original_names)+1);
+        if(!(*mangled_names))
+                return log_oom();
+
+        names_it = *mangled_names;
+
+        STRV_FOREACH(name, original_names) {
+                char *n = unit_name_mangle(*name);
+                (*names_it) = n ? n : strdup(*name);
+                if(!(*names_it))
+                        return log_oom();
+                names_it++;
+        }
+        *names_it = NULL;
+
+        return 0;
+}
+
 static int enable_unit(DBusConnection *bus, char **args) {
         const char *verb = args[0];
         UnitFileChange *changes = NULL;
@@ -3863,6 +3581,7 @@ static int enable_unit(DBusConnection *bus, char **args) {
         DBusMessage *m = NULL, *reply = NULL;
         int r;
         DBusError error;
+        char **mangled_names = NULL;
 
         r = enable_sysv_units(args);
         if (r < 0)
@@ -3942,14 +3661,17 @@ static int enable_unit(DBusConnection *bus, char **args) {
                                 "org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager",
                                 method);
                 if (!m) {
-                        log_error("Out of memory");
-                        r = -ENOMEM;
+                        r = log_oom();
                         goto finish;
                 }
 
                 dbus_message_iter_init_append(m, &iter);
 
-                r = bus_append_strv_iter(&iter, args+1);
+                r = mangle_names(args+1, &mangled_names);
+                if(r < 0)
+                        goto finish;
+
+                r = bus_append_strv_iter(&iter, mangled_names);
                 if (r < 0) {
                         log_error("Failed to append unit files.");
                         goto finish;
@@ -4037,7 +3759,7 @@ static int enable_unit(DBusConnection *bus, char **args) {
         }
 
         if (carries_install_info == 0)
-                log_warning("Warning: unit files do not carry install information. No operation executed.");
+                log_warning("The unit files have no [Install] section. They are not meant to be enabled using systemctl.");
 
 finish:
         if (m)
@@ -4049,13 +3771,16 @@ finish:
         unit_file_changes_free(changes, n_changes);
 
         dbus_error_free(&error);
+
+        strv_free(mangled_names);
+
         return r;
 }
 
 static int unit_is_enabled(DBusConnection *bus, char **args) {
         DBusError error;
         int r;
-        DBusMessage *m = NULL, *reply = NULL;
+        DBusMessage *reply = NULL;
         bool enabled;
         char **name;
 
@@ -4091,31 +3816,18 @@ static int unit_is_enabled(DBusConnection *bus, char **args) {
                 STRV_FOREACH(name, args+1) {
                         const char *s;
 
-                        m = dbus_message_new_method_call(
+                        r = bus_method_call_with_reply (
+                                        bus,
                                         "org.freedesktop.systemd1",
                                         "/org/freedesktop/systemd1",
                                         "org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager",
-                                        "GetUnitFileState");
-                        if (!m) {
-                                log_error("Out of memory");
-                                r = -ENOMEM;
-                                goto finish;
-                        }
-
-                        if (!dbus_message_append_args(m,
-                                                      DBUS_TYPE_STRING, name,
-                                                      DBUS_TYPE_INVALID)) {
-                                log_error("Could not append arguments to message.");
-                                r = -ENOMEM;
-                                goto finish;
-                        }
-
-                        reply = dbus_connection_send_with_reply_and_block(bus, m, -1, &error);
-                        if (!reply) {
-                                log_error("Failed to issue method call: %s", bus_error_message(&error));
-                                r = -EIO;
+                                        "GetUnitFileState",
+                                        &reply,
+                                        NULL,
+                                        DBUS_TYPE_STRING, name,
+                                        DBUS_TYPE_INVALID);
+                        if (r)
                                 goto finish;
-                        }
 
                         if (!dbus_message_get_args(reply, &error,
                                                    DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &s,
@@ -4125,9 +3837,8 @@ static int unit_is_enabled(DBusConnection *bus, char **args) {
                                 goto finish;
                         }
 
-                        dbus_message_unref(m);
                         dbus_message_unref(reply);
-                        m = reply = NULL;
+                        reply = NULL;
 
                         if (streq(s, "enabled") ||
                             streq(s, "enabled-runtime") ||
@@ -4142,9 +3853,6 @@ static int unit_is_enabled(DBusConnection *bus, char **args) {
         r = enabled ? 0 : 1;
 
 finish:
-        if (m)
-                dbus_message_unref(m);
-
         if (reply)
                 dbus_message_unref(reply);
 
@@ -4195,7 +3903,7 @@ static int systemctl_help(void) {
                "  -n --lines=INTEGER  Journal entries to show\n"
                "     --follow         Follow journal\n"
                "  -o --output=STRING  Change journal output mode (short, short-monotonic,\n"
-               "                      verbose, export, json, cat)\n\n"
+               "                      verbose, export, json, json-pretty, cat)\n\n"
                "Unit Commands:\n"
                "  list-units                      List loaded units\n"
                "  start [NAME...]                 Start (activate) one or more units\n"
@@ -4213,6 +3921,7 @@ static int systemctl_help(void) {
                "  status [NAME...|PID...]         Show runtime status of one or more units\n"
                "  show [NAME...|JOB...]           Show properties of one or more\n"
                "                                  units/jobs or the manager\n"
+               "  help [NAME...|PID...]            Show manual for one or more units\n"
                "  reset-failed [NAME...]          Reset failed state for all, one, or more\n"
                "                                  units\n"
                "  load [NAME...]                  Load one or more units\n\n"
@@ -4272,7 +3981,6 @@ static int halt_help(void) {
                "  -f --force     Force immediate halt/power-off/reboot\n"
                "  -w --wtmp-only Don't halt/power-off/reboot, just write wtmp record\n"
                "  -d --no-wtmp   Don't write wtmp record\n"
-               "  -n --no-sync   Don't sync before halt/power-off/reboot\n"
                "     --no-wall   Don't send wall message before halt/power-off/reboot\n",
                program_invocation_short_name,
                arg_action == ACTION_REBOOT   ? "Reboot" :
@@ -4345,7 +4053,6 @@ static int systemctl_parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                 ARG_ROOT,
                 ARG_FULL,
                 ARG_NO_RELOAD,
-                ARG_KILL_MODE,
                 ARG_KILL_WHO,
                 ARG_NO_ASK_PASSWORD,
                 ARG_FAILED,
@@ -4377,7 +4084,6 @@ static int systemctl_parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                 { "root",      required_argument, NULL, ARG_ROOT      },
                 { "force",     no_argument,       NULL, ARG_FORCE     },
                 { "no-reload", no_argument,       NULL, ARG_NO_RELOAD },
-                { "kill-mode", required_argument, NULL, ARG_KILL_MODE }, /* undocumented on purpose */
                 { "kill-who",  required_argument, NULL, ARG_KILL_WHO  },
                 { "signal",    required_argument, NULL, 's'           },
                 { "no-ask-password", no_argument, NULL, ARG_NO_ASK_PASSWORD },
@@ -4410,9 +4116,17 @@ static int systemctl_parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                         return 0;
 
                 case 't':
-                        arg_type = optarg;
-                        break;
-
+                        if (unit_type_from_string(optarg) >= 0) {
+                                arg_type = optarg;
+                                break;
+                        }
+                        if (unit_load_state_from_string(optarg) >= 0) {
+                                arg_load_state = optarg;
+                                break;
+                        }
+                        log_error("Unkown unit type or load state '%s'.",
+                                  optarg);
+                        return -EINVAL;
                 case 'p': {
                         char **l;
 
@@ -4515,10 +4229,6 @@ static int systemctl_parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                         arg_kill_who = optarg;
                         break;
 
-                case ARG_KILL_MODE:
-                        arg_kill_mode = optarg;
-                        break;
-
                 case 's':
                         if ((arg_signal = signal_from_string_try_harder(optarg)) < 0) {
                                 log_error("Failed to parse signal string %s.", optarg);
@@ -4562,7 +4272,7 @@ static int systemctl_parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                         return -EINVAL;
 
                 default:
-                        log_error("Unknown option code %c", c);
+                        log_error("Unknown option code '%c'.", c);
                         return -EINVAL;
                 }
         }
@@ -4592,7 +4302,6 @@ static int halt_parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                 { "force",     no_argument,       NULL, 'f'         },
                 { "wtmp-only", no_argument,       NULL, 'w'         },
                 { "no-wtmp",   no_argument,       NULL, 'd'         },
-                { "no-sync",   no_argument,       NULL, 'n'         },
                 { "no-wall",   no_argument,       NULL, ARG_NO_WALL },
                 { NULL,        0,                 NULL, 0           }
         };
@@ -4638,16 +4347,13 @@ static int halt_parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                         arg_no_wtmp = true;
                         break;
 
-                case 'n':
-                        arg_no_sync = true;
-                        break;
-
                 case ARG_NO_WALL:
                         arg_no_wall = true;
                         break;
 
                 case 'i':
                 case 'h':
+                case 'n':
                         /* Compatibility nops */
                         break;
 
@@ -4655,7 +4361,7 @@ static int halt_parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                         return -EINVAL;
 
                 default:
-                        log_error("Unknown option code %c", c);
+                        log_error("Unknown option code '%c'.", c);
                         return -EINVAL;
                 }
         }
@@ -4792,12 +4498,12 @@ static int shutdown_parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                         return -EINVAL;
 
                 default:
-                        log_error("Unknown option code %c", c);
+                        log_error("Unknown option code '%c'.", c);
                         return -EINVAL;
                 }
         }
 
-        if (argc > optind) {
+        if (argc > optind && arg_action != ACTION_CANCEL_SHUTDOWN) {
                 r = parse_time_spec(argv[optind], &arg_when);
                 if (r < 0) {
                         log_error("Failed to parse time specification: %s", argv[optind]);
@@ -4806,8 +4512,11 @@ static int shutdown_parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[]) {
         } else
                 arg_when = now(CLOCK_REALTIME) + USEC_PER_MINUTE;
 
-        /* We skip the time argument */
-        if (argc > optind + 1)
+        if (argc > optind && arg_action == ACTION_CANCEL_SHUTDOWN)
+                /* No time argument for shutdown cancel */
+                arg_wall = argv + optind;
+        else if (argc > optind + 1)
+                /* We skip the time argument */
                 arg_wall = argv + optind + 1;
 
         optind = argc;
@@ -4868,7 +4577,7 @@ static int telinit_parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                         return -EINVAL;
 
                 default:
-                        log_error("Unknown option code %c", c);
+                        log_error("Unknown option code '%c'.", c);
                         return -EINVAL;
                 }
         }
@@ -4893,7 +4602,7 @@ static int telinit_parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                         break;
 
         if (i >= ELEMENTSOF(table)) {
-                log_error("Unknown command %s.", argv[optind]);
+                log_error("Unknown command '%s'.", argv[optind]);
                 return -EINVAL;
         }
 
@@ -4931,7 +4640,7 @@ static int runlevel_parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                         return -EINVAL;
 
                 default:
-                        log_error("Unknown option code %c", c);
+                        log_error("Unknown option code '%c'.", c);
                         return -EINVAL;
                 }
         }
@@ -5076,7 +4785,7 @@ static int talk_upstart(void) {
 
         if (!(reply = dbus_connection_send_with_reply_and_block(bus, m, -1, &error))) {
 
-                if (error_is_no_service(&error)) {
+                if (bus_error_is_no_service(&error)) {
                         r = -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
                         goto finish;
                 }
@@ -5176,6 +4885,7 @@ static int systemctl_main(DBusConnection *bus, int argc, char *argv[], DBusError
                 { "check",                 MORE,  2, check_unit        },
                 { "show",                  MORE,  1, show              },
                 { "status",                MORE,  2, show              },
+                { "help",                  MORE,  2, show              },
                 { "dump",                  EQUAL, 1, dump              },
                 { "dot",                   EQUAL, 1, dot               },
                 { "snapshot",              LESS,  2, snapshot          },
@@ -5220,9 +4930,10 @@ static int systemctl_main(DBusConnection *bus, int argc, char *argv[], DBusError
                 /* Special rule: no arguments means "list-units" */
                 i = 0;
         else {
-                if (streq(argv[optind], "help")) {
-                        systemctl_help();
-                        return 0;
+                if (streq(argv[optind], "help") && !argv[optind+1]) {
+                        log_error("This command expects one or more "
+                                  "unit names. Did you mean --help?");
+                        return -EINVAL;
                 }
 
                 for (i = 0; i < ELEMENTSOF(verbs); i++)
@@ -5230,7 +4941,7 @@ static int systemctl_main(DBusConnection *bus, int argc, char *argv[], DBusError
                                 break;
 
                 if (i >= ELEMENTSOF(verbs)) {
-                        log_error("Unknown operation %s", argv[optind]);
+                        log_error("Unknown operation '%s'.", argv[optind]);
                         return -EINVAL;
                 }
         }
@@ -5394,7 +5105,7 @@ done:
         return 0;
 }
 
-static void halt_now(enum action a) {
+static _noreturn_ void halt_now(enum action a) {
 
        /* Make sure C-A-D is handled by the kernel from this
          * point on... */
@@ -5484,9 +5195,6 @@ static int halt_main(DBusConnection *bus) {
                 }
         }
 
-        if (!arg_no_sync)
-                sync();
-
         if (arg_dry)
                 return 0;
 
@@ -5584,9 +5292,22 @@ int main(int argc, char*argv[]) {
                 r = reload_with_fallback(bus);
                 break;
 
-        case ACTION_CANCEL_SHUTDOWN:
-                r = send_shutdownd(0, 0, false, false, NULL);
+        case ACTION_CANCEL_SHUTDOWN: {
+                char *m = NULL;
+
+                if (arg_wall) {
+                        m = strv_join(arg_wall, " ");
+                        if (!m) {
+                                retval = EXIT_FAILURE;
+                                goto finish;
+                        }
+                }
+                r = send_shutdownd(arg_when, SD_SHUTDOWN_NONE, false, !arg_no_wall, m);
+                if (r < 0)
+                        log_warning("Failed to talk to shutdownd, shutdown hasn't been cancelled: %s", strerror(-r));
+                free(m);
                 break;
+        }
 
         case ACTION_INVALID:
         case ACTION_RUNLEVEL: