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@@ -440,7 +440,16 @@ If needed, ZFS file systems can also be managed with traditional tools
If a file system's mount point is set to
.Sy legacy ,
ZFS makes no attempt to manage the file system, and the administrator is
-responsible for mounting and unmounting the file system.
+responsible for mounting and unmounting the file system. Because pools must
+be imported before a legacy mount can succeed, administrators should ensure
+that legacy mounts are only attempted after the zpool import process
+finishes at boot time. For example, on machines using systemd, the mount
+option
+.Pp
+.Nm x-systemd.requires=zfs-import.target
+.Pp
+will ensure that the zfs-import completes before systemd attempts mounting
+the filesystem. See systemd.mount(5) for details.
.Ss Deduplication
Deduplication is the process for removing redundant data at the block level,
reducing the total amount of data stored. If a file system has the