diff --git a/man/standard-conf.xml b/man/standard-conf.xml
index f02b9b0594e..c4f28778642 100644
--- a/man/standard-conf.xml
+++ b/man/standard-conf.xml
@@ -42,11 +42,12 @@
     <title>Configuration Directories and Precedence</title>
 
     <para>The default configuration is set during compilation, so configuration is only needed when it is
-    necessary to deviate from those defaults. Initially, the main configuration file in
-    <filename>/etc/systemd/</filename> contains commented out entries showing the defaults as a guide to the
-    administrator. Local overrides can be created by editing this file or by creating drop-ins, as described
-    below. Using drop-ins for local configuration is recommended over modifications to the main configuration
-    file.</para>
+    necessary to deviate from those defaults. The main configuration file is either in
+    <filename>/usr/lib/systemd</filename> or <filename>/etc/systemd/</filename> and contains commented out
+    entries showing the defaults as a guide to the administrator. Local overrides can be created by creating
+    drop-ins, as described below. The main configuration file can also be edited for this purpose (or a copy
+    in <filename>/etc</filename> if it's shipped in <filename>/usr</filename>) however using drop-ins for
+    local configuration is recommended over modifications to the main configuration file.</para>
 
     <para>In addition to the "main" configuration file, drop-in configuration snippets are read from
     <filename>/usr/lib/systemd/*.conf.d/</filename>, <filename>/usr/local/lib/systemd/*.conf.d/</filename>,
@@ -62,7 +63,9 @@
     who may use this logic to override the configuration files installed by vendor packages. Drop-ins have to
     be used to override package drop-ins, since the main configuration file has lower precedence. It is
     recommended to prefix all filenames in those subdirectories with a two-digit number and a dash, to
-    simplify the ordering of the files.</para>
+    simplify the ordering of the files. This also defined a concept of drop-in priority to allow
+    distributions to ship drop-ins within a specific range lower than the range used by users. This should
+    lower the risk of package drop-ins overriding accidentally drop-ins defined by users.</para>
 
     <para>To disable a configuration file supplied by the vendor, the recommended way is to place a symlink
     to <filename>/dev/null</filename> in the configuration directory in <filename>/etc/</filename>, with the
diff --git a/src/core/system.conf.in b/src/core/system.conf.in
index 309c7500f80..812531fe8b2 100644
--- a/src/core/system.conf.in
+++ b/src/core/system.conf.in
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@
 #  any later version.
 #
 # Entries in this file show the compile time defaults. Local configuration
-# should be created by either modifying this file, or by creating "drop-ins" in
-# the system.conf.d/ subdirectory. The latter is generally recommended.
-# Defaults can be restored by simply deleting this file and all drop-ins.
+# should be created by either modifying this file (or a copy of it placed in
+# /etc if the original file is shipped in /usr), or by creating "drop-ins" in
+# /etc/systemd/system.conf.d/ directory. The latter is generally recommended.
+# Defaults can be restored by simply deleting the main configuration file and
+# all drop-ins located in /etc.
 #
 # Use 'systemd-analyze cat-config systemd/system.conf' to display the full config.
 #
diff --git a/src/journal-remote/journal-remote.conf.in b/src/journal-remote/journal-remote.conf.in
index afb319102c0..297710af135 100644
--- a/src/journal-remote/journal-remote.conf.in
+++ b/src/journal-remote/journal-remote.conf.in
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 # the journal-remote.conf.d/ subdirectory. The latter is generally recommended.
 # Defaults can be restored by simply deleting this file and all drop-ins.
 #
+# Use 'systemd-analyze cat-config systemd/journal-remote.conf' to display the full config.
+#
 # See journal-remote.conf(5) for details.
 
 [Remote]
diff --git a/src/journal-remote/journal-upload.conf.in b/src/journal-remote/journal-upload.conf.in
index 94471e4a00d..dd3743c2263 100644
--- a/src/journal-remote/journal-upload.conf.in
+++ b/src/journal-remote/journal-upload.conf.in
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 # the journal-upload.conf.d/ subdirectory. The latter is generally recommended.
 # Defaults can be restored by simply deleting this file and all drop-ins.
 #
+# Use 'systemd-analyze cat-config systemd/journal-upload.conf' to display the full config.
+#
 # See journal-upload.conf(5) for details.
 
 [Upload]
diff --git a/src/network/networkd.conf b/src/network/networkd.conf
index f2c0790d87f..2000eac4abb 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd.conf
+++ b/src/network/networkd.conf
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 # the networkd.conf.d/ subdirectory. The latter is generally recommended.
 # Defaults can be restored by simply deleting this file and all drop-ins.
 #
+# Use 'systemd-analyze cat-config systemd/networkd.conf' to display the full config.
+#
 # See networkd.conf(5) for details.
 
 [Network]
diff --git a/src/pstore/pstore.conf b/src/pstore/pstore.conf
index 68fb04ae0a0..f43924b0cbd 100644
--- a/src/pstore/pstore.conf
+++ b/src/pstore/pstore.conf
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 # the pstore.conf.d/ subdirectory. The latter is generally recommended.
 # Defaults can be restored by simply deleting this file and all drop-ins.
 #
+# Use 'systemd-analyze cat-config systemd/pstore.conf' to display the full config.
+#
 # See pstore.conf(5) for details.
 
 [PStore]
diff --git a/src/sleep/sleep.conf b/src/sleep/sleep.conf
index 4c8e8b9680b..9fa44a47639 100644
--- a/src/sleep/sleep.conf
+++ b/src/sleep/sleep.conf
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 # the sleep.conf.d/ subdirectory. The latter is generally recommended.
 # Defaults can be restored by simply deleting this file and all drop-ins.
 #
+# Use 'systemd-analyze cat-config systemd/sleep.conf' to display the full config.
+#
 # See systemd-sleep.conf(5) for details.
 
 [Sleep]
diff --git a/src/timesync/timesyncd.conf.in b/src/timesync/timesyncd.conf.in
index f34922927d8..b110be59202 100644
--- a/src/timesync/timesyncd.conf.in
+++ b/src/timesync/timesyncd.conf.in
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 # the timesyncd.conf.d/ subdirectory. The latter is generally recommended.
 # Defaults can be restored by simply deleting this file and all drop-ins.
 #
+# Use 'systemd-analyze cat-config systemd/timesyncd.conf' to display the full config.
+#
 # See timesyncd.conf(5) for details.
 
 [Time]