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<variablelist>
<varlistentry id='user'>
<term><option>--user</option></term>
<listitem id='user-text'>
<para>Talk to the service manager of the calling user,
rather than the service manager of the system.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id='system'>
<term><option>--system</option></term>
<listitem id='system-text'>
<para>Talk to the service manager of the system. This is the
implied default.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id='host'>
<term><option>-H</option></term>
<term><option>--host=</option></term>
<listitem id='host-text'>
<para>Execute the operation remotely. Specify a hostname, or a
username and hostname separated by <literal>@</literal>, to
connect to. The hostname may optionally be suffixed by a
port ssh is listening on, separated by <literal>:</literal>, and then a
container name, separated by <literal>/</literal>, which
connects directly to a specific container on the specified
host. This will use SSH to talk to the remote machine manager
instance. Container names may be enumerated with
<command>machinectl -H
<replaceable>HOST</replaceable></command>. Put IPv6 addresses in brackets.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry id='machine'>
<term><option>-M</option></term>
<term><option>--machine=</option></term>
<listitem id='machine-text'>
<para>Execute operation on a local container. Specify a
container name to connect to.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>