Documentation: document required journal compression

Fixes rkt#3104
andir · Aug 29, 2016 · df908df · df908df
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@@ -65,6 +65,16 @@ MACHINE CLASS SERVICE
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+Note that journald integration is only supported if systemd is compiled with `xz` compression enabled. To inspect this, use `systemctl`:
+
+```
+$ systemctl --version
+systemd v231
+[...] +XZ [...]
+```
+
+If the output contains `-XZ`, journal entries will not be available.
+
 ## Managing pods as systemd services
 
 ### Simple Unit File