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man: say that machine-info doesn't have to exist

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Esp. CHASSIS is only useful as an override. Make that clear in the description.

Fixes #3496.
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Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek 2021-03-01 10:08:28 +01:00
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@ -37,12 +37,10 @@
file without implementing a shell compatible execution
engine.</para>
<para><filename>/etc/machine-info</filename> contains metadata
about the machine that is set by the user or administrator.</para>
<para>Depending on the operating system other configuration files
might be checked for machine information as well, however only as
fallback.</para>
<para><filename>/etc/machine-info</filename> contains metadata about the machine that is set by the user
or administrator. The settings configured here have the highest precedence. When not set, appropriate
values may be determined automatically, based on the information about the hardware or other
configuration files. It is thus completely fine for this file to not be present.</para>
<para>You may use
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>hostnamectl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
@ -102,13 +100,11 @@
as well as the special chassis types
<literal>vm</literal> and
<literal>container</literal> for
virtualized systems that lack an immediate physical chassis.
Note that many systems allow detection of the chassis type
automatically (based on firmware information or suchlike).
This setting (if set) shall take precedence over automatically
detected information and is useful to override misdetected
configuration or to manually configure the chassis type where
automatic detection is not available.</para></listitem>
virtualized systems that lack an immediate physical chassis.</para>
<para>Note that most systems allow detection of the chassis type automatically (based on firmware
information or suchlike). This setting should only be used to override a misdetection or to manually
configure the chassis type where automatic detection is not available.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>