systemd/man/sd_bus_set_address.xml
Colin Watson 566491c971 docs,man: Avoid some ambiguous uses of "may not"
Like much English text, the systemd documentation uses "may not" in the
sense of both "will possibly not" and "is forbidden to".  In many cases
this is OK because the context makes it clear, but in others I felt it
was possible to read the "is forbidden to" sense by mistake: in
particular, I tripped over "the target file may not exist" in
systemd.unit(5) before realizing the correct interpretation.

Use "might not" or "may choose not to" in these cases to make it clear
which sense we mean.
2024-05-08 17:14:32 +02:00

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<refentry id="sd_bus_set_address"
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
<refentryinfo>
<title>sd_bus_set_address</title>
<productname>systemd</productname>
</refentryinfo>
<refmeta>
<refentrytitle>sd_bus_set_address</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>3</manvolnum>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname>sd_bus_set_address</refname>
<refname>sd_bus_get_address</refname>
<refname>sd_bus_set_exec</refname>
<refpurpose>Set or query the address of the bus connection</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<funcsynopsis>
<funcsynopsisinfo>#include &lt;systemd/sd-bus.h&gt;</funcsynopsisinfo>
<funcprototype>
<funcdef>int <function>sd_bus_set_address</function></funcdef>
<paramdef>sd_bus *<parameter>bus</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>const char *<parameter>address</parameter></paramdef>
</funcprototype>
<funcprototype>
<funcdef>int <function>sd_bus_get_address</function></funcdef>
<paramdef>sd_bus *<parameter>bus</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>const char **<parameter>address</parameter></paramdef>
</funcprototype>
<funcprototype>
<funcdef>int <function>sd_bus_set_exec</function></funcdef>
<paramdef>sd_bus *<parameter>bus</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>const char *<parameter>path</parameter></paramdef>
<paramdef>char *const *<parameter>argv</parameter></paramdef>
</funcprototype>
</funcsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<para><function>sd_bus_set_address()</function> configures a list of addresses of bus brokers to try to
connect to from a subsequent
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_start</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry> call.
The argument is a <literal>;</literal>-separated list of addresses to try. Each item must be one of the
following:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>A unix socket address specified as
<literal>unix:guid=<replaceable>guid</replaceable>,path=<replaceable>path</replaceable></literal> or
<literal>unix:guid=<replaceable>guid</replaceable>,abstract=<replaceable>path</replaceable></literal>.
Exactly one of the <varname>path=</varname> and <varname>abstract=</varname> keys must be present,
while <varname>guid=</varname> is optional.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>A TCP socket address specified as
<literal>tcp:[guid=<replaceable>guid</replaceable>,][host=<replaceable>host</replaceable>][,port=<replaceable>port</replaceable>][,family=<replaceable>family</replaceable>]</literal>.
One or both of the <varname>host=</varname> and <varname>port=</varname> keys must be present, while
the rest is optional. <replaceable>family</replaceable> may be either <option>ipv4</option> or
<option>ipv6</option>.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>An executable to spawn specified as
<literal>unixexec:guid=<replaceable>guid</replaceable>,path=<replaceable>path</replaceable>,argv1=<replaceable>argument</replaceable>,argv2=<replaceable>argument</replaceable>,...</literal>.
The <varname>path=</varname> key must be present, while <varname>guid=</varname> is optional.</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>A machine (container) to connect to specified as
<literal>x-machine-unix:guid=<replaceable>guid</replaceable>,machine=<replaceable>machine</replaceable>,pid=<replaceable>pid</replaceable></literal>.
Exactly one of the <varname>machine=</varname> and <varname>pid=</varname> keys must be present,
while <varname>guid=</varname> is optional. <parameter>machine</parameter> is the name of a local
container. See
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>machinectl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> for
more information about the "machine" concept. <literal>machine=.host</literal> may be used to specify
the host machine. A connection to the standard system bus socket inside of the specified machine will
be created.</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
<para>In all cases, parameter <parameter>guid</parameter> is an identifier of the remote peer, in the
syntax accepted by
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_id128_from_string</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
If specified, the identifier returned by the peer after the connection is established will be checked and
the connection will be rejected in case of a mismatch.</para>
<para>Note that the addresses passed to <function>sd_bus_set_address()</function> might not be verified
immediately. If they are invalid, an error may be returned e.g. from a subsequent call to
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_start</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
</para>
<para><function>sd_bus_get_address()</function> returns any previously set addresses. In addition to
being explicitly set by <function>sd_bus_set_address()</function>, the address will also be set
automatically by
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_open</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry> and
similar calls, based on environment variables or built-in defaults.</para>
<para><function>sd_bus_set_exec()</function> is a shorthand function for setting a
<literal>unixexec</literal> address that spawns the given executable with the given arguments.
If <parameter>argv</parameter> is <constant>NULL</constant>, the given executable is spawned
without any extra arguments.</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>Return Value</title>
<para>On success, these functions return a non-negative integer. On failure, they return a negative
errno-style error code.</para>
<refsect2>
<title>Errors</title>
<para>Returned errors may indicate the following problems:</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><constant>-EINVAL</constant></term>
<listitem><para>The input parameters <parameter>bus</parameter> or <parameter>address</parameter> are <constant>NULL</constant>.
</para>
<xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v246"/></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><constant>-ENOPKG</constant></term>
<listitem><para>The bus object <parameter>bus</parameter> could not be resolved.</para>
<xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v246"/>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><constant>-EPERM</constant></term>
<listitem><para>The input parameter <parameter>bus</parameter> is in a wrong state
(<function>sd_bus_set_address()</function> may only be called once on a newly-created bus object).</para>
<xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v246"/>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><constant>-ECHILD</constant></term>
<listitem><para>The bus object <parameter>bus</parameter> was created in a different
process.</para>
<xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v246"/>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><constant>-ENODATA</constant></term>
<listitem><para>The bus object <parameter>bus</parameter> has no address configured.</para>
<xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v246"/>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect2>
</refsect1>
<xi:include href="libsystemd-pkgconfig.xml" />
<refsect1>
<title>History</title>
<para><function>sd_bus_set_address()</function>,
<function>sd_bus_get_address()</function>, and
<function>sd_bus_set_exec()</function> were added in version 246.</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>See Also</title>
<para><simplelist type="inline">
<member><citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
<member><citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd-bus</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
<member><citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_new</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
<member><citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_bus_start</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
<member><citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-machined.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
<member><citerefentry><refentrytitle>machinectl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
</simplelist></para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>