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authorOpenShift Merge Robot <openshift-merge-robot@users.noreply.github.com>2022-09-13 13:00:23 +0200
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Merge pull request #15766 from vrothberg/fix-15284
generate systemd: warn on --restart without --new
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@@ -85,7 +85,9 @@ Set the systemd unit requires (`Requires=`) option. Similar to wants, but declar
#### **--restart-policy**=*policy*
Set the systemd restart policy. The restart-policy must be one of: "no", "on-success", "on-failure", "on-abnormal",
-"on-watchdog", "on-abort", or "always". The default policy is *on-failure*.
+"on-watchdog", "on-abort", or "always". The default policy is *on-failure* unless the container was created with a custom restart policy.
+
+Note that generating a unit without `--new` on a container with a custom restart policy can lead to issues on shutdown; systemd will attempt to stop the unit while Podman tries to restart it. It is recommended to to create the container without `--restart` and use the `--restart-policy` option instead when generating the unit file.
#### **--restart-sec**=*time*