From 82959431df1b20e1c42aec962123ca882b06ae7b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Miroslav Lichvar Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2023 09:50:44 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] doc: mention version supporting socket activation in FAQ --- doc/faq.adoc | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/doc/faq.adoc b/doc/faq.adoc index 23ba19a..386f452 100644 --- a/doc/faq.adoc +++ b/doc/faq.adoc @@ -519,7 +519,8 @@ restarts, simplified dependency logic at boot, and on-demand service spawning (for instance, for separated server `chronyd` instances run with the `-x` flag). -With socket activation, the service manager (systemd) creates sockets and +Socket activation is supported since `chrony` version 4.5. +The service manager (systemd) creates sockets and passes file descriptors to them to the process via the `LISTEN_FDS` environment variable. Before opening new sockets, `chronyd` first checks for and attempts to reuse matching sockets passed from the service manager. For instance, if an