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authorLennart Poettering <lennart@poettering.net>2018-10-29 19:55:27 +0100
committerLennart Poettering <lennart@poettering.net>2018-10-30 15:30:18 +0100
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man: document that "systemctl reset-failed" also reset the start limit counters
Fixes: #10529
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@@ -1058,6 +1058,12 @@ Jan 12 10:46:45 example.com bluetoothd[8900]: gatt-time-server: Input/output err
terminating abnormally or timing out), it will automatically enter the <literal>failed</literal> state and
its exit code and status is recorded for introspection by the administrator until the service is
stopped/re-started or reset with this command.</para>
+
+ <para>In addition to resetting the <literal>failed</literal> state of a unit it also resets various other
+ per-unit properties: the start rate limit counter of all unit types is reset to zero, as is the restart
+ counter of service units. Thus, if a unit's start limit (as configured with
+ <varname>StartLimitIntervalSec=</varname>/<varname>StartLimitBurst=</varname>) is hit and the unit refuses
+ to be started again, use this command to make it startable again.</para>
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