man/udev.conf.xml

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          xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">

  <refentryinfo>
    <title>udev.conf</title>
    <productname>systemd</productname>
    <authorgroup>
      <author>
        <contrib>Developer</contrib>
        <firstname>Kay</firstname>
        <surname>Sievers</surname>
        <email>kay@vrfy.org</email>
      </author>
    </authorgroup>
  </refentryinfo>

  <refmeta>
    <refentrytitle>udev.conf</refentrytitle>
    <manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
  </refmeta>

  <refnamediv>
    <refname>udev.conf</refname>
    <refpurpose>Configuration for device event managing daemon</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>

  <refsynopsisdiv>
    <para><filename>/etc/udev/udev.conf</filename></para>
  </refsynopsisdiv>

  <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>

    <para>
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-udevd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
      expects its main configuration file at
      <filename>/etc/udev/udev.conf</filename>. It consists of a set
      of variables allowing the user to override default udev
      values. All empty lines or lines beginning with '#' are
      ignored. The following variables can be set:
    </para>

    <variablelist>
      <varlistentry>
        <term><varname>udev_log</varname></term>

        <listitem>
          <para>The log level. Valid values are the numerical
          syslog priorities or their textual representations:
          <option>err</option>, <option>info</option> and
          <option>debug</option>.</para>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
    </variablelist>

    <para>
      In addition, <filename>systemd-udevd</filename> can be configured
      by command line options and the kernel command line (see
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-udevd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>).
    </para>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1>
    <title>See Also</title>
    <para>
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-udevd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>udev</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>udevadm</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
    </para>
  </refsect1>
</refentry>