From 3df88e836cf97010c7161f422382210b56a87562 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lennart Poettering <lennart@amutable.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:08:07 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] man: document explicitly that ProtectHome= has no effect on
 non-standard homedir locations

Fixes: #41045
---
 man/systemd.exec.xml | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/man/systemd.exec.xml b/man/systemd.exec.xml
index e7d5e63c96..093cd2780b 100644
--- a/man/systemd.exec.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.exec.xml
@@ -1538,6 +1538,9 @@ CapabilityBoundingSet=~CAP_B CAP_C</programlisting>
         <varname>DynamicUser=</varname> is set. This setting cannot ensure protection in all cases. In
         general it has the same limitations as <varname>ReadOnlyPaths=</varname>, see below.</para>
 
+        <para>Note that this setting provides no protection if home directories are placed at a non-standard
+        location, i.e. outside of the hierarchies listed above.</para>
+
         <xi:include href="system-or-user-ns.xml" xpointer="singular"/>
 
         <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v214"/></listitem>