<refnamediv>
<refname>sd_bus_request_name</refname>
<refname>sd_bus_release_name</refname>
- <refpurpose>Request or release a well-known name on a bus</refpurpose>
+ <refpurpose>Request or release a well-known service name on a bus</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
<title>Description</title>
<para><function>sd_bus_request_name()</function> requests a
- well-known name on a bus. It takes a bus connection, a valid bus
- name and a flags parameter. The flags parameter is a combination
- of the following flags:</para>
+ well-known service name on a bus. It takes a bus connection, a
+ valid bus name and a flags parameter. The flags parameter is a
+ combination of the following flags:</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><constant>-EINVAL</constant></term>
- <listitem><para>A specified parameter is
- invalid.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>A specified parameter is invalid. This is also
+ generated when the requested name is a special service name
+ reserved by the D-Bus specification, or when the operation is
+ requested on a connection that does not refer to a
+ bus.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>