man: document that journalctl --user requires Storage=persistent

Fixes: #25061
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Lennart Poettering 2023-06-07 16:23:45 +02:00
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</para>
<para>The <option>--user</option> option affects how <option>--unit=</option> arguments are
treated. See <option>--unit=</option>.</para></listitem>
treated. See <option>--unit=</option>.</para>
<para>Note that <option>--user</option> only works if persistent logging is enabled, via the
<varname>Storage=</varname> setting in
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>journald.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>

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<filename>/var/log/journal/</filename>, as the <filename>systemd-journald@.service</filename> service
file by default carries <varname>LogsDirectory=</varname>. To turn that off, add a unit file drop-in
file that sets <varname>LogsDirectory=</varname> to an empty string.</para>
<para>Note that per-user journal files are not supported unless persistent storage is enabled, thus
making <command>journalctl --user</command> unavailable.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>