NAME

       systemd-network-generator.service, systemd-network-generator - Generate network configuration from the
       kernel command line

SYNOPSIS

       systemd-network-generator.service

       /lib/systemd/systemd-network-generator

DESCRIPTION

       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/.

KERNEL COMMAND LINE OPTIONS

       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.

SEE ALSO

       systemd(1), systemd-networkd.service(8), dracut(8)

systemd 249                                                                 SYSTEMD-NETWORK-GENERATOR.SERVICE(8)