SYSTEMD-....SERVICE(8) systemd-network-generator.serviceSYSTEMD-....SERVICE(8)
NAME
systemd-network-generator.service, systemd-network-generator - Generate
network configuration from the kernel command line
SYNOPSIS
systemd-network-generator.service
/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-network-generator
DESCRIPTION
systemd-network-generator.service is a system service that translates
ip= and related settings on the kernel command line (see below) into
systemd.network(5), systemd.netdev(5), and systemd.link(5)
configuration files understood by systemd-networkd.service(8) and
systemd-udevd.service(8).
Files are generated in /run/systemd/network/.
Note: despite the name, this generator executes as a normal systemd
service and is not an implementation of the systemd.generator(7)
concept.
KERNEL COMMAND LINE OPTIONS
This tool understands the following options:
ip=, nameserver=, rd.route=, rd.peerdns=
Translated into systemd.network(5) files.
In addition to the parameters dracut.cmdline(7) defines the ip=
option accepts the special value "link-local". If selected, the
network interfaces will be configured for link-local addressing
(IPv4LL, IPv6LL) only, DHCP or IPv6RA will not be enabled.
Added in version 245.
ifname=, net.ifname-policy=
Translated into systemd.link(5) files.
Added in version 245.
vlan=, bond=, bridge=, bootdev=
Translated into systemd.netdev(5) files.
Added in version 245.
See dracut.cmdline(7) and systemd-udevd.service(8) for option syntax
and details.
SEE ALSO
systemd(1), systemd-networkd.service(8), dracut(8)
systemd 255 SYSTEMD-....SERVICE(8)
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