Re: use unit names in systemd output by default?

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On Fri, Jun 25, 2021 at 6:21 AM Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek
<zbyszek@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> systemd has systemd.status_unit_format= / [Manager].StatusUnitFormat=
> / -Dstatus-unit-format-default= option to use unit names instead of the
> Description in messages on the kernel console and in logs:
>
> - Jun 20 22:04:48 krowka systemd[1]: Started Rule-based Manager for Device Events and Files.
> + Jun 20 22:04:48 krowka systemd[1]: Started systemd-udevd.service.
>
> I find this more convenient because it's briefer, so it fits better on
> a terminal, but primarily because I can select&paste the unit name for
> further lookup. When Description is used, and I'm not familiar with
> the unit, I'll often use grep first to figure out what the unit name
> actually is. Finally, unit Descriptions are often not very good, and
> the name is at least as informative…
>
> Would people be opposed to making this the default (setting
> -Dstatus-unit-format-default=name in build options)? People who like
> the old default could set StatusUnitFormat=description in systemd.conf
>

I personally prefer the description myself, actually. Many unit names
are more meaningless than the descriptions.

It is nice that it is configurable though. Now we just need a verbose
mode for systemctl to print that output when you call it to
start/stop/restart services. :)


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