Add section on systemd customization

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4 files changed, 212 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/chapter07/chapter07.xml b/chapter07/chapter07.xml
index 08c6e32b8..ae298f0b0 100644
--- a/chapter07/chapter07.xml
+++ b/chapter07/chapter07.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
   <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="udev.xml"/>
   <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="symlinks.xml"/>
   <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="usage.xml"/>
+  <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="sysd-custom.xml"/>
   <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="hostname.xml"/>
   <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="setclock.xml"/>
   <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="console.xml"/>
diff --git a/chapter07/console.xml b/chapter07/console.xml
index a865b29b6..88395d4c5 100644
--- a/chapter07/console.xml
+++ b/chapter07/console.xml
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
   equivalent settings in <filename>rc.site</filename>), the
   <command>console</command> bootscript will do nothing.</para>
 
+  <sect2 id="ch-scripts-sysv-console">
+    <title>Systemd V</title>
+
   <para>The <command>console</command> script reads the
   <filename>/etc/sysconfig/console</filename> file for configuration
   information.  Decide which keymap and screen font will be used. Various
@@ -227,10 +230,96 @@ EOF</userinput></screen>
   <!-- Added because folks keep posting their console file with X questions
   to blfs-support list -->
   <note>
-    <para>The <filename>/etc/sysconfig/console</filename> file only controls the    Linux text console localization. It has nothing to do with setting the
-    proper keyboard layout and terminal fonts in the X Window System, with ssh
-    sessions or with a serial console. In such situations, limitations mentioned
-    in the last two list items above do not apply.</para>
+    <para>The <filename>/etc/sysconfig/console</filename> file only controls
+    the Linux text console localization. It has nothing to do with setting
+    the proper keyboard layout and terminal fonts in the X Window System, with
+    ssh sessions or with a serial console. In such situations, limitations
+    mentioned in the last two list items above do not apply.</para>
   </note>
 
+  </sect2>
+
+  <sect2 id="ch-scripts-systemd-console">
+    <title>Systemd</title>
+
+  <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-systemd-console">
+    <primary sortas="d-console">systemd console</primary>
+    <secondary>configuring</secondary>
+  </indexterm>
+
+  <para>This section discusses how to configure the
+  <command>systemd-vconsole-setup</command> system service, which configures
+  the virtual console font and console keymap.</para>
+
+  <para>The <command>systemd-vconsole-setup</command> service reads the
+  <filename>/etc/vconsole.conf</filename> file for configuration
+  information. Decide which keymap and screen font will be used. Various
+  language-specific HOWTOs can also help with this, see <ulink
+  url="http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/other-lang.html"/>.
+  Examine <command>localectl list-keymaps</command> output for a list of
+  valid console keymaps. Look in
+  <filename class="directory">/usr/share/consolefonts</filename>
+  directory for valid screen fonts.</para>
+
+  <para>The <filename>/etc/vconsole.conf</filename> file should contain lines
+  of the form: VARIABLE="value". The following variables are recognized:</para>
+
+  <variablelist>
+
+    <varlistentry>
+      <term>KEYMAP</term>
+      <listitem>
+        <para>This variable specifies the key mapping table for the keyboard. If
+        unset, it defaults to <literal>us</literal>.</para>
+      </listitem>
+    </varlistentry>
+
+    <varlistentry>
+      <term>KEYMAP_TOGGLE</term>
+      <listitem>
+        <para>This variable can be used to configure a second toggle keymap and
+        is unset by default.</para>
+      </listitem>
+    </varlistentry>
+
+    <varlistentry>
+      <term>FONT</term>
+      <listitem>
+        <para>This variable specifies the font used by the virtual
+        console.</para>
+      </listitem>
+    </varlistentry>
+    <varlistentry>
+      <term>FONT_MAP</term>
+      <listitem>
+        <para>This variable specifies the console map to be used.</para>
+      </listitem>
+    </varlistentry>
+
+    <varlistentry>
+      <term>FONT_UNIMAP</term>
+      <listitem>
+        <para>This variable specifies the unicode font map.</para>
+      </listitem>
+    </varlistentry>
+
+  </variablelist>
+
+  <para>An example for a German keyboard and console is given below:</para>
+
+<screen role="nodump"><userinput>cat &gt; /etc/vconsole.conf &lt;&lt; "EOF"
+<literal>KEYMAP=de-latin1
+FONT=Lat2-Terminus16</literal>
+EOF</userinput></screen>
+
+  <para>You can change KEYMAP value at runtime by using the
+  <command>localectl</command> utility:</para>
+
+<screen role="nodump"><userinput>localectl set-keymap MAP</userinput></screen>
+
+  <note><para>Please note that <command>localectl</command> command can
+  be used  only on a system booted with Systemd.</para></note>
+
+  </sect2>
+
 </sect1>
diff --git a/chapter07/network.xml b/chapter07/network.xml
index f776aad7a..4134bb40c 100644
--- a/chapter07/network.xml
+++ b/chapter07/network.xml
@@ -206,12 +206,12 @@ EOF</userinput></screen>
     <para>To disable a previously enabled network interface
     card configuration at boot, run:</para>
 
-<screen><userinput>systemctl disable ifupdown@eth0</userinput></screen>
+<screen role="nodump"><userinput>systemctl disable ifupdown@eth0</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>To manually start the network interface card configuration,
     run:</para>
 
-<screen><userinput>systemctl start ifupdown@eth0</userinput></screen>
+<screen role="nodump"><userinput>systemctl start ifupdown@eth0</userinput></screen>
 
     <para>Replace eth0 with the correct network interface card
     name as described on the beginning of this page.</para>
diff --git a/chapter07/sysd-custom.xml b/chapter07/sysd-custom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7f3d4864b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chapter07/sysd-custom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
+<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
+  "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
+  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent">
+  %general-entities;
+]>
+
+<sect1 id="ch-scripts-sysd-custom">
+  <?dbhtml filename="sysd-custom.html"?>
+
+  <title>Systemd Customization</title>
+
+  <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-sysd-custom">
+    <primary sortas="e-Systemd">Systemd Customization</primary>
+  </indexterm>
+
+  <sect2>
+    <title>Basic Configuration</title>
+
+    <para>The <filename>/etc/systemd/system.conf</filename> file contains a set
+    of items to control basic operations.  The default file has all entries
+    commented out with the default settings indicated. This file is where the
+    log level may be changed as well as some basic journal settings.</para>
+
+  </sect2>
+
+  <sect2>
+    <title>Disabling Screen Clearing at Boot Time</title>
+
+    <para>The normal behavior for systemd is to clear the secreen at
+    the end of the boot sequence.  If desired, this behavior may be
+    changed by the following:</para>
+
+<screen role="nodump"><userinput>mkdir -p /etc/systemd/system/getty@tty1.service.d
+
+cat > /etc/systemd/system/getty@tty1.service.d/noclear.conf &lt;&lt; EOF
+[Service]
+TTYVTDisallocate=no
+EOF</userinput></screen>
+
+    <para>The boot messages can always be revied by using the
+    <userinput>journalctl -b</userinput> command as the root user.</para>
+
+  </sect2>
+
+  <sect2>
+    <title>Disabling tmpfs for /tmp </title>
+
+    <para>By default, <filename class="directory">/tmp</filename> is created as
+    a tmpfs.  If this is not desired, it can be overridden by the following:</para>
+
+<screen role="nodump"><userinput>ln -s /dev/null /etc/systemd/system/tmp.mount</userinput></screen>
+
+    <para>This is not necessary if there is a separate partition for /tmp
+    specified in <filename>/etc/fstab</filename>.</para>
+  </sect2>
+
+  <sect2>
+    <title>Configuring Automatic File Creation and Deletion</title>
+
+    <para>There are several services that create or delete files or
+    directories:</para>
+
+    <itemizedlist>
+      <listitem><para>systemd-tmpfiles-clean.service</para></listitem>
+      <listitem><para>systemd-tmpfiles-setup-dev.service</para></listitem>
+      <listitem><para>systemd-tmpfiles-setup.service</para></listitem>
+    </itemizedlist>
+  
+    <para>The system location for the configuration files is
+    <filename>/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/*.conf</filename>.  The local 
+    configuration files are in <filename>/etc/tmpfiles.d/*.conf</filename>.
+    Files in /etc/tmpfiles.d override files with the same name in 
+    /usr/lib/tmpfiles.d.  See <userinput>man tmpfiles.d</userinput> 
+    for file format details.</para>
+
+  </sect2>
+
+  <sect2>
+    <title>Adding Custom Units and Services</title>
+
+    <para>A custom service can be added by creating a directory and
+    configuration file in <filename class="directory">/etc/systemd/system/</filename>.
+    For example:</para>
+
+<screen role="nodump"><userinput>mkdir -p /etc/systemd/system/foobar.service.d
+
+cat > /etc/systemd/system/foobar.service.d/foobar.conf &lt;&lt; EOF
+[Service]
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=30
+EOF</userinput></screen>
+
+     <para>See the man page for systemd.unit for more information.  After
+     creating the configuration file, run <userinput>systemctl
+     daemon-reload</userinput> and <userinput>systemctl restart
+     foobar</userinput> to activate a service or changes to a service.</para>
+
+  </sect2>
+
+  <sect2>
+    <title>Debugging the Boot Sequence</title>
+
+    <para>There are several commands that can be used to help debug the systemd 
+    boot process.  Here are some examples:</para>
+
+    <itemizedlist>
+       <listitem><para>systemctl list-units -t service [--all]</para></listitem>
+       <listitem><para>systemctl list-units -t target  [--all]</para></listitem>
+       <listitem><para>systemctl show -p Wants multi-user.target</para></listitem>
+       <listitem><para>systemctl status sshd.service</para></listitem>
+    </itemizedlist>
+
+  </sect2>
+
+</sect1>