man: strengthen language about generator output

Inspired by https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2165433.
2023-02-01 15:34:38 +01:00
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        precedence.</para>
      </listitem>
    </orderedlist>
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+    <para>Note: generators <emphasis>must not</emphasis> write to other locations or otherwise make changes
+    to system state. Generator output is supposed to last only until the next
+    <command>daemon-reload</command> or <command>daemon-reexec</command>; if the generator is replaced
+    or masked, its effects should vanish.</para>
  </refsect1>

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