man: fix description of file order application

diff --git a/man/binfmt.d.xml b/man/binfmt.d.xml
index f4f4195b04b8f8fd900cfa0dafaeafbbe4151198..165a8a97b130d7bf3f4a6a6d402de7bc2e3488e4 100644 (file)
--- a/man/binfmt.d.xml
+++ b/man/binfmt.d.xml
@@ -89,9 +89,9 @@
                 configuration files installed from vendor
                 packages. All files are sorted by their filename in
                 alphabetical order, regardless in which of the
                 configuration files installed from vendor
                 packages. All files are sorted by their filename in
                 alphabetical order, regardless in which of the

-                directories they reside, to guarantee that a specific
-                configuration file takes precedence over another file
-                with an alphabetically later name.</para>
+                directories they reside. If multiple files specify
+                the same binary type name, the entry in the file with
+                the alphabetically latest name will be applied.</para>

 
                 <para>If the administrator wants to disable a
                 configuration file supplied by the vendor, the
 
                 <para>If the administrator wants to disable a
                 configuration file supplied by the vendor, the

diff --git a/man/sysctl.d.xml b/man/sysctl.d.xml
index ce5c34f9a209b2c3fee013d3a067dce2b4100cfc..155427cecf03d09b5a61ab97fe5bb3888e1926d5 100644 (file)
--- a/man/sysctl.d.xml
+++ b/man/sysctl.d.xml
@@ -90,10 +90,12 @@
                 configuration files installed by vendor packages. All
                 configuration files are sorted by their filename in
                 alphabetical order, regardless in which of the
                 configuration files installed by vendor packages. All
                 configuration files are sorted by their filename in
                 alphabetical order, regardless in which of the

-                directories they reside, to guarantee that a specific
-                configuration file takes precedence over another file
-                with an alphabetically earlier name, if both files
-                contain the same variable setting.</para>
+                directories they reside. If multiple files specify the
+                same variable name, the entry in the file with the
+                alphabetically latest name will be applied. It is
+                recommended to prefix all filenames with a two-digit
+                number and a dash, to simplify the ordering of the
+                files.</para>

 
                 <para>If the administrator wants to disable a
                 configuration file supplied by the vendor, the
 
                 <para>If the administrator wants to disable a
                 configuration file supplied by the vendor, the

diff --git a/man/systemd.preset.xml b/man/systemd.preset.xml
index 1ba9272398e33c1f0fdf5b0d7a6d9c756efa1115..8af7d4058db43fd182a913a1f1561edc4c628130 100644 (file)
--- a/man/systemd.preset.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.preset.xml
@@ -127,12 +127,11 @@
                 preset files installed by vendor packages. All preset
                 files are sorted by their filename in alphabetical
                 order, regardless in which of the directories they
                 preset files installed by vendor packages. All preset
                 files are sorted by their filename in alphabetical
                 order, regardless in which of the directories they

-                reside, to guarantee that a specific preset file takes
-                precedence over another file with an alphabetically
-                earlier name, if both files contain lines that apply
-                to the same unit names. It is recommended to prefix
-                all filenames with two-digit number, to simplify
-                ordering.</para>
+                reside. If multiple files specify the same unit name,
+                the entry in the file with the alphabetically earliest
+                name will be applied. It is recommended to prefix all
+                filenames with a two-digit number and a dash, to simplify
+                the ordering of the files.</para>

 
                 <para>If the administrator wants to disable a preset
                 file supplied by the vendor, the recommended way is to
 
                 <para>If the administrator wants to disable a preset
                 file supplied by the vendor, the recommended way is to

diff --git a/man/tmpfiles.d.xml b/man/tmpfiles.d.xml
index 58ac995a18a0afda8d54bf263eb0aa299a06dab4..2872cc0add463e4d484e40a4c4e355bff68eda21 100644 (file)
--- a/man/tmpfiles.d.xml
+++ b/man/tmpfiles.d.xml
@@ -80,9 +80,10 @@
                 configuration files installed by vendor packages. All
                 configuration files are sorted by their filename in
                 alphabetical order, regardless in which of the
                 configuration files installed by vendor packages. All
                 configuration files are sorted by their filename in
                 alphabetical order, regardless in which of the

-                directories they reside, to guarantee that a specific
-                configuration file takes precedence over another file
-                with an alphabetically later name.</para>
+                directories they reside. If multiple files specify the
+                same path, the entry in the file with the alphabetically
+                earliest name will be applied, all all other conflicting
+                entries logged as errors.</para>

 
                 <para>If the administrator wants to disable a
                 configuration file supplied by the vendor the
 
                 <para>If the administrator wants to disable a
                 configuration file supplied by the vendor the