systemd-network-generator.service, systemd-network-generator - Generate network configuration from the kernel command line
systemd-network-generator.service
/lib/systemd/systemd-network-generator
systemd-network-generator.service is a system service that translates
ip=
and the 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/.
This tool understands the following options:
ip=
, rd.route=
, rd.peerdns=
— translated into systemd.network(5) files.
ifname=
— translated into systemd.link(5) files.
vlan=
, bond=
, bridge=
,
bootdev=
— translated into systemd.netdev(5) files.
See dracut.kernel(7) for option syntax and details.
systemd(1), systemd-networkd.service(8), dracut(8)