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6408N/A <refentryinfo>
6408N/A <title>systemd-udevd.service</title>
6408N/A <productname>systemd</productname>
6408N/A <authorgroup>
6408N/A <author>
6408N/A <contrib>Developer</contrib>
6408N/A <firstname>Kay</firstname>
6408N/A <surname>Sievers</surname>
6408N/A <email>kay@vrfy.org</email>
6408N/A </author>
6408N/A </authorgroup>
6408N/A </refentryinfo>
6408N/A
6408N/A <refmeta>
6408N/A <refentrytitle>systemd-udevd.service</refentrytitle>
6408N/A <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
6408N/A <refmiscinfo class="version"></refmiscinfo>
6408N/A </refmeta>
6408N/A
6408N/A <refnamediv>
6408N/A <refname>systemd-udevd.service</refname>
6408N/A <refname>systemd-udevd-control.socket</refname>
6408N/A <refname>systemd-udevd-kernel.socket</refname>
6408N/A <refname>systemd-udevd</refname>
6408N/A <refpurpose>Device event managing daemon</refpurpose>
6408N/A </refnamediv>
6408N/A
6408N/A <refsynopsisdiv>
6408N/A <para><filename>systemd-udevd.service</filename></para>
6408N/A <para><filename>systemd-udevd-control.socket</filename></para>
6408N/A <para><filename>systemd-udevd-kernel.socket</filename></para>
6408N/A
6408N/A <cmdsynopsis>
6408N/A <command>/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-udevd</command>
6408N/A <arg><option>--daemon</option></arg>
6408N/A <arg><option>--debug</option></arg>
6408N/A <arg><option>--children-max=</option></arg>
6408N/A <arg><option>--exec-delay=</option></arg>
6408N/A <arg><option>--resolve-names=early|late|never</option></arg>
6408N/A <arg><option>--version</option></arg>
6408N/A <arg><option>--help</option></arg>
6408N/A </cmdsynopsis>
6408N/A
6408N/A </refsynopsisdiv>
6408N/A
6408N/A <refsect1><title>Description</title>
6408N/A <para><command>systemd-udevd</command> listens to kernel uevents.
6408N/A For every event, systemd-udevd executes matching instructions
6408N/A specified in udev rules. See <citerefentry>
6408N/A <refentrytitle>udev</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum>
6408N/A </citerefentry>.</para>
6408N/A <para>The behavior of the running daemon can be changed with
6408N/A <command>udevadm control</command>.</para>
6408N/A </refsect1>
6408N/A
6408N/A <refsect1><title>Options</title>
6408N/A <variablelist>
6408N/A <varlistentry>
6408N/A <term><option>--daemon</option></term>
6408N/A <listitem>
6408N/A <para>Detach and run in the background.</para>
6408N/A </listitem>
6408N/A </varlistentry>
6408N/A <varlistentry>
6408N/A <term><option>--debug</option></term>
6408N/A <listitem>
6408N/A <para>Print debug messages to stderr.</para>
6408N/A </listitem>
6408N/A </varlistentry>
6408N/A <varlistentry>
6408N/A <term><option>--children-max=</option></term>
6408N/A <listitem>
6408N/A <para>Limit the number of events executed in parallel.</para>
6408N/A </listitem>
6408N/A </varlistentry>
6408N/A <varlistentry>
6408N/A <term><option>--exec-delay=</option></term>
6408N/A <listitem>
6408N/A
6408N/A <para>Delay the execution of RUN intruction by the given
6408N/A number of seconds. This option might be useful when
6408N/A debugging system crashes during coldplug caused by loading
6408N/A non-working kernel modules.</para>
6408N/A </listitem>
6408N/A </varlistentry>
6408N/A <varlistentry>
6408N/A <term><option>--resolve-names=</option></term>
6408N/A <listitem>
6408N/A <para>Specify when systemd-udevd should resolve names of users and groups.
6408N/A When set to <option>early</option> (the default) names will be
6408N/A resolved when the rules are parsed. When set to
6408N/A <option>late</option> names will be resolved for every event.
6408N/A When set to <option>never</option> names will never be resolved
6408N/A and all devices will be owned by root.</para>
6408N/A </listitem>
6408N/A </varlistentry>
6408N/A <varlistentry>
6408N/A <term><option>--version</option></term>
6408N/A <listitem>
6408N/A <para>Print version number.</para>
6408N/A </listitem>
6408N/A </varlistentry>
6408N/A <varlistentry>
6408N/A <term><option>--help</option></term>
6408N/A <listitem>
6408N/A <para>Print help text.</para>
6408N/A </listitem>
6408N/A </varlistentry>
6408N/A </variablelist>
6408N/A </refsect1>
6408N/A
6408N/A <refsect1><title>Environment</title>
6408N/A <variablelist>
6408N/A <varlistentry>
6408N/A <term><varname>UDEV_LOG=</varname></term>
6408N/A <listitem>
6408N/A <para>Set the logging priority.</para>
6408N/A </listitem>
6408N/A </varlistentry>
6408N/A </variablelist>
6408N/A </refsect1>
6408N/A
6408N/A <refsect1><title>Kernel command line</title>
6408N/A <variablelist>
6408N/A <para>Parameters starting with "rd." will be read when
6408N/A <command>systemd-udevd</command> is used in an initrd.</para>
6408N/A <varlistentry>
6408N/A <term><varname>udev.log-priority=</varname></term>
6408N/A <term><varname>rd.udev.log-priority=</varname></term>
6408N/A <listitem>
6408N/A <para>Set the logging priority.</para>
6408N/A </listitem>
6408N/A </varlistentry>
6408N/A <varlistentry>
6408N/A <term><varname>udev.children-max=</varname></term>
6408N/A <term><varname>rd.udev.children-max=</varname></term>
6408N/A <listitem>
6408N/A <para>Limit the number of events executed in parallel.</para>
6408N/A </listitem>
6408N/A </varlistentry>
6408N/A <varlistentry>
6408N/A <term><varname>udev.exec-delay=</varname></term>
6408N/A <term><varname>rd.udev.exec-delay=</varname></term>
6408N/A <listitem>
6408N/A <para>Delay the execution of RUN intruction by the given
6408N/A number of seconds. This option might be useful when
6408N/A debugging system crashes during coldplug caused by loading
6408N/A non-working kernel modules.</para>
6408N/A </listitem>
6408N/A </varlistentry>
6408N/A </variablelist>
6408N/A </refsect1>
6408N/A
6408N/A <refsect1>
6408N/A <title>See Also</title>
6408N/A <para><citerefentry>
6408N/A <refentrytitle>udev</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum>
</citerefentry>, <citerefentry>
<refentrytitle>udevadm</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
</citerefentry></para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>