diff --git a/man/systemd-notify.xml b/man/systemd-notify.xml
index 46f3f1afaf..5286418cc0 100644
--- a/man/systemd-notify.xml
+++ b/man/systemd-notify.xml
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@
environment variables to send as part of the status
update.
+ Note that systemd will refuse reception of
+ status updates from this command unless
+ NotifyAccess=all is set for the
+ service unit this command is called from.
+
@@ -153,6 +158,34 @@
code otherwise.
+
+ Example
+
+
+ Start-up Notification and Status Updates
+
+ A simple shell daemon that sends
+ start-up notifications after having set up its
+ communication channel. During runtime it sends
+ further status updates to the init
+ system:
+
+ #!/bin/bash
+
+mkfifo /tmp/waldo
+systemd-notify --ready --status="Waiting for data..."
+
+while : ; do
+ read a < /tmp/waldo
+ systemd-notify --status="Processing $a"
+
+ # Do something with $a ...
+
+ systemd-notify --status="Waiting for data..."
+done
+
+
+
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