man: mention that locale changes might require initramfs to be rebuilt (#3754)

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1151651

Also explain what localectl does a bit better:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1357861
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Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek 2016-07-19 15:24:23 -04:00 committed by Lennart Poettering
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<title>Description</title> <title>Description</title>
<para><command>localectl</command> may be used to query and change <para><command>localectl</command> may be used to query and change
the system locale and keyboard layout settings.</para> the system locale and keyboard layout settings. It communicates with
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-localed</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
to modify files such as <filename>/etc/locale.conf</filename> and
<filename>/etc/vconsole.conf</filename>.</para>
<para>The system locale controls the language settings of system <para>The system locale controls the language settings of system
services and of the UI before the user logs in, such as the services and of the UI before the user logs in, such as the
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such as the display manager, as well as the default for users such as the display manager, as well as the default for users
after login.</para> after login.</para>
<para>Use <para>Note that the changes performed using this tool might require
the initramfs to be rebuilt to take effect during early system boot.
The initramfs is not rebuilt automatically by <filename>localectl</filename>.
</para>
<para>Note that
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-firstboot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-firstboot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
to initialize the system locale for mounted (but not booted) may be used to initialize the system locale for mounted (but not booted)
system images.</para> system images.</para>
</refsect1> </refsect1>
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</ulink>, </ulink>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-localed.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-localed.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-firstboot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-firstboot</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>mkinitrd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
</para> </para>
</refsect1> </refsect1>