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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

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>.</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>