From eef34a1d8fe5ca44bdab189b682642096c53e661 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lennart Poettering <lennart@poettering.net>
Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2020 14:04:21 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] man: document that automount units are privileged

Fixes: #17886
---
 man/systemd.automount.xml | 4 ++++
 man/systemd.swap.xml      | 3 +++
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/man/systemd.automount.xml b/man/systemd.automount.xml
index a592fd3af2..a6bc81e216 100644
--- a/man/systemd.automount.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.automount.xml
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@
     for mount dependencies here. For example, you should not set
     <varname>After=network-online.target</varname> or similar on network
     filesystems. Doing so may result in an ordering cycle.</para>
+
+    <para>Note that automount support on Linux is privileged, automount units are hence only available in the
+    system service manager (and root's user service manager), but not in unprivileged user's service
+    manager.</para>
   </refsect1>
 
   <refsect1>
diff --git a/man/systemd.swap.xml b/man/systemd.swap.xml
index 3e41d6f0bf..2a867f92e9 100644
--- a/man/systemd.swap.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.swap.xml
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@
     <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.unit</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>. Note that swap
     units cannot be templated, nor is possible to add multiple names to a swap unit by creating additional symlinks to
     it.</para>
+
+    <para>Note that swap support on Linux is privileged, swap units are hence only available in the system
+    service manager (and root's user service manager), but not in unprivileged user's service manager.</para>
   </refsect1>
 
   <refsect1>