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11<refentry id="networkd.conf" conditional='ENABLE_NETWORKD'
12 xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
13 <refentryinfo>
14 <title>networkd.conf</title>
15 <productname>systemd</productname>
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16 </refentryinfo>
17
18 <refmeta>
19 <refentrytitle>networkd.conf</refentrytitle>
20 <manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
21 </refmeta>
22
23 <refnamediv>
24 <refname>networkd.conf</refname>
25 <refname>networkd.conf.d</refname>
26 <refpurpose>Global Network configuration files</refpurpose>
27 </refnamediv>
28
29 <refsynopsisdiv>
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30 <para><simplelist>
31 <member><filename>/etc/systemd/networkd.conf</filename></member>
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32 <member><filename>/run/systemd/networkd.conf</filename></member>
33 <member><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/networkd.conf</filename></member>
73e97bb0 34 <member><filename>/etc/systemd/networkd.conf.d/*.conf</filename></member>
38b4eb22 35 <member><filename>/run/systemd/networkd.conf.d/*.conf</filename></member>
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36 <member><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/networkd.conf.d/*.conf</filename></member>
37 </simplelist></para>
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38 </refsynopsisdiv>
39
40 <refsect1>
41 <title>Description</title>
42
8835a6ff 43 <para>These configuration files control global network parameters.</para>
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44 </refsect1>
45
46 <xi:include href="standard-conf.xml" xpointer="main-conf" />
47
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48 <refsect1>
49 <title>[Network] Section Options</title>
50
bdac5608 51 <para>The following options are available in the [Network] section:</para>
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52
53 <variablelist class='network-directives'>
54 <varlistentry>
55 <term><varname>SpeedMeter=</varname></term>
56 <listitem><para>Takes a boolean. If set to yes, then <command>systemd-networkd</command>
57 measures the traffic of each interface, and
d91b9bbc 58 <command>networkctl status <replaceable>INTERFACE</replaceable></command> shows the measured speed.
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59 Defaults to no.</para>
60
61 <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v244"/></listitem>
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62 </varlistentry>
63
64 <varlistentry>
65 <term><varname>SpeedMeterIntervalSec=</varname></term>
66 <listitem><para>Specifies the time interval to calculate the traffic speed of each interface.
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67 If <varname>SpeedMeter=no</varname>, the value is ignored. Defaults to 10sec.</para>
68
69 <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v244"/></listitem>
c9fdaed0 70 </varlistentry>
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72 <varlistentry>
73 <term><varname>ManageForeignRoutingPolicyRules=</varname></term>
74 <listitem><para>A boolean. When true, <command>systemd-networkd</command> will remove rules
75 that are not configured in .network files (except for rules with protocol
76 <literal>kernel</literal>). When false, it will not remove any foreign rules, keeping them even
77 if they are not configured in a .network file. Defaults to yes.
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78 </para>
79
80 <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v249"/></listitem>
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81 </varlistentry>
82
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83 <varlistentry>
84 <term><varname>ManageForeignRoutes=</varname></term>
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85 <listitem><para>A boolean. When true, <command>systemd-networkd</command> will remove routes
86 that are not configured in .network files (except for routes with protocol
87 <literal>kernel</literal>, <literal>dhcp</literal> when <varname>KeepConfiguration=</varname>
88 is true or <literal>dhcp</literal>, and <literal>static</literal> when
89 <varname>KeepConfiguration=</varname> is true or <literal>static</literal>). When false, it will
90 not remove any foreign routes, keeping them even if they are not configured in a .network file.
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91 Defaults to yes.</para>
92
93 <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v246"/></listitem>
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94 </varlistentry>
95
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96 <varlistentry>
97 <term><varname>ManageForeignNextHops=</varname></term>
98 <listitem><para>A boolean. When true, <command>systemd-networkd</command> will remove nexthops
99 that are not configured in .network files (except for routes with protocol
100 <literal>kernel</literal>). When false, it will
101 not remove any foreign nexthops, keeping them even if they are not configured in a .network file.
102 Defaults to yes.</para>
103
104 <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v256"/></listitem>
105 </varlistentry>
106
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107 <varlistentry>
108 <term><varname>RouteTable=</varname></term>
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109 <listitem><para>Defines the route table name. Takes a whitespace-separated list of the pairs of
110 route table name and number. The route table name and number in each pair are separated with a
111 colon, i.e., <literal><replaceable>name</replaceable>:<replaceable>number</replaceable></literal>.
112 The route table name must not be <literal>default</literal>, <literal>main</literal>, or
113 <literal>local</literal>, as these route table names are predefined with route table number 253,
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114 254, and 255, respectively. The route table number must be an integer in the range 1…4294967295,
115 except for predefined numbers 253, 254, and 255. This setting can be specified multiple times.
116 If an empty string is specified, then the list specified earlier are cleared. Defaults to unset.
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117 </para>
118
119 <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v248"/></listitem>
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120 </varlistentry>
121
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122 <varlistentry>
123 <term><varname>IPv4Forwarding=</varname></term>
124 <listitem>
125 <para>Configures IPv4 packet forwarding for the system. Takes a boolean value. This controls the
126 <filename>net.ipv4.conf.default.forwarding</filename> and
127 <filename>net.ipv4.conf.all.forwarding</filename>sysctl options. See
128 <ulink url="https://docs.kernel.org/networking/ip-sysctl.html">IP Sysctl</ulink>
129 for more details about the sysctl options. Defaults to unset and the sysctl options will not be
130 changed.</para>
131
132 <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v256"/>
133 </listitem>
134 </varlistentry>
135
136 <varlistentry>
137 <term><varname>IPv6Forwarding=</varname></term>
138 <listitem>
139 <para>Configures IPv6 packet forwarding for the system. Takes a boolean value. This controls the
140 <filename>net.ipv6.conf.default.forwarding</filename> and
141 <filename>net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding</filename> sysctl options. See
142 <ulink url="https://docs.kernel.org/networking/ip-sysctl.html">IP Sysctl</ulink>
143 for more details about the sysctl options. Defaults to unset and the sysctl options will not be
144 changed.</para>
145
146 <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v256"/>
147 </listitem>
148 </varlistentry>
149
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150 <varlistentry>
151 <term><varname>IPv6PrivacyExtensions=</varname></term>
152 <listitem>
153 <para>Specifies the default value for per-network <varname>IPv6PrivacyExtensions=</varname>.
154 Takes a boolean or the special values <literal>prefer-public</literal> and
155 <literal>kernel</literal>. See for details in
156 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.network</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
157 Defaults to <literal>no</literal>.</para>
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158
159 <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v254"/>
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160 </listitem>
161 </varlistentry>
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162 </variablelist>
163 </refsect1>
164
413708d1 165 <refsect1>
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166 <title>[DHCPv4] Section Options</title>
167
168 <para>This section configures the DHCP Unique Identifier (DUID) value used by DHCP protocol. DHCPv4
169 client protocol sends IAID and DUID to the DHCP server when acquiring a dynamic IPv4 address if
170 <option>ClientIdentifier=duid</option>. IAID and DUID allows a DHCP server to uniquely identify the
171 machine and the interface requesting a DHCP IP address. To configure IAID and ClientIdentifier, see
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172 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.network</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
173 </para>
413708d1 174
e2e08e77 175 <para>The following options are understood:</para>
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176
177 <variablelist class='network-directives'>
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178 <varlistentry>
179 <term><varname>DUIDType=</varname></term>
180 <listitem><para>Specifies how the DUID should be generated. See
181 <ulink url="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3315#section-9">RFC 3315</ulink>
182 for a description of all the options.</para>
183
80500bb5 184 <para>This takes an integer in the range 0…65535, or one of the following string values:
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185 <variablelist>
186 <varlistentry>
319b94bc 187 <term><option>vendor</option></term>
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188 <listitem><para>If <literal>DUIDType=vendor</literal>, then the DUID value will be generated using
189 <literal>43793</literal> as the vendor identifier (systemd) and hashed contents of
190 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>machine-id</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
191 This is the default if <varname>DUIDType=</varname> is not specified.
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192 </para>
193
194 <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v230"/></listitem>
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195 </varlistentry>
196
197 <varlistentry>
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198 <term><option>uuid</option></term>
199 <listitem><para>If <literal>DUIDType=uuid</literal>, and <varname>DUIDRawData=</varname> is not set,
200 then the product UUID is used as a DUID value. If a system does not have valid product UUID, then
201 an application-specific
202 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>machine-id</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
203 is used as a DUID value. About the application-specific machine ID, see
204 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_id128_get_machine_app_specific</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
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205 </para>
206
207 <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v230"/></listitem>
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208 </varlistentry>
209
210 <varlistentry>
8fa266c2 211 <term><option>link-layer-time[:<replaceable>TIME</replaceable>]</option></term>
319b94bc 212 <term><option>link-layer</option></term>
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213 <listitem><para>If <literal>link-layer-time</literal> or <literal>link-layer</literal> is specified,
214 then the MAC address of the interface is used as a DUID value. The value <literal>link-layer-time</literal>
215 can take additional time value after a colon, e.g. <literal>link-layer-time:2018-01-23 12:34:56 UTC</literal>.
216 The default time value is <literal>2000-01-01 00:00:00 UTC</literal>.
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217 </para>
218
219 <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v240"/></listitem>
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220 </varlistentry>
221 </variablelist>
222 </para>
223
224 <para>In all cases, <varname>DUIDRawData=</varname> can be used to override the
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225 actual DUID value that is used.</para>
226
227 <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v230"/></listitem>
e2e08e77 228 </varlistentry>
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413708d1 230 <varlistentry>
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231 <term><varname>DUIDRawData=</varname></term>
232 <listitem><para>Specifies the DHCP DUID value as a single newline-terminated, hexadecimal string, with each
233 byte separated by <literal>:</literal>. The DUID that is sent is composed of the DUID type specified by
234 <varname>DUIDType=</varname> and the value configured here.</para>
235
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236 <para>The DUID value specified here overrides the DUID that
237 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-networkd.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
238 generates from the machine ID. To configure DUID per-network, see
2ac5fe95 239 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.network</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
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240 The configured DHCP DUID should conform to the specification in
241 <ulink url="http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3315#section-9">RFC 3315</ulink>,
242 <ulink url="http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6355">RFC 6355</ulink>. To configure IAID, see
243 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.network</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
244 </citerefentry>.</para>
245
246 <example>
247 <title>A <option>DUIDType=vendor</option> with a custom value</title>
248
249 <programlisting>DUIDType=vendor
250DUIDRawData=00:00:ab:11:f9:2a:c2:77:29:f9:5c:00</programlisting>
251
252 <para>This specifies a 14 byte DUID, with the type DUID-EN (<literal>00:02</literal>), enterprise number
253 43793 (<literal>00:00:ab:11</literal>), and identifier value <literal>f9:2a:c2:77:29:f9:5c:00</literal>.
254 </para>
255 </example>
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256
257 <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v230"/>
e2e08e77 258 </listitem>
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261 <varlistentry>
262 <term><varname>UseDomains=</varname></term>
263 <listitem><para>Specifies the default value for per-network <varname>UseDomains=</varname>.
264 Takes a boolean. See for details in
265 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.network</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
266 Defaults to <literal>no</literal>.</para>
267
268 <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v256"/>
269 </listitem>
270 </varlistentry>
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271 </variablelist>
272 </refsect1>
273
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274 <refsect1>
275 <title>[DHCPv6] Section Options</title>
276
277 <para>This section configures the DHCP Unique Identifier (DUID) value used by DHCPv6 protocol.
278 DHCPv6 client protocol sends the DHCP Unique Identifier and the interface Identity Association
279 Identifier (IAID) to a DHCPv6 server when acquiring a dynamic IPv6 address. IAID and DUID allows a
280 DHCPv6 server to uniquely identify the machine and the interface requesting a DHCP IP address. To
281 configure IAID, see
282 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.network</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
283 </para>
284
285 <para>The following options are understood:</para>
286
287 <variablelist class='network-directives'>
288 <varlistentry>
289 <term><varname>DUIDType=</varname></term>
290 <term><varname>DUIDRawData=</varname></term>
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291 <listitem><para>As in the [DHCPv4] section.</para>
292
293 <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v249"/></listitem>
4e26a5ba 294 </varlistentry>
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296 <varlistentry>
297 <term><varname>UseDomains=</varname></term>
298 <listitem><para>As in the [DHCPv4] section.</para>
299
300 <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v256"/></listitem>
301 </varlistentry>
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302 </variablelist>
303 </refsect1>
304
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305 <refsect1>
306 <title>[DHCPServer] Section Options</title>
307
308 <para>This section configures the default setting of the DHCP server. The following options are available
309 in the [DHCPServer] section:</para>
310
311 <variablelist class='network-directives'>
312 <varlistentry>
313 <term><varname>PersistLeases=</varname></term>
314 <listitem>
315 <para>Specifies the default value for per-network <varname>PersistLeases=</varname>.
316 Takes a boolean. See for details in
317 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.network</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
318 Defaults to <literal>yes</literal>.</para>
319
320 <xi:include href="version-info.xml" xpointer="v256"/>
321 </listitem>
322 </varlistentry>
323 </variablelist>
324 </refsect1>
325
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326 <refsect1>
327 <title>See Also</title>
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328 <para><simplelist type="inline">
329 <member><citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
330 <member><citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.network</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
331 <member><citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-networkd.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
332 <member><citerefentry><refentrytitle>machine-id</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
333 <member><citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_id128_get_machine_app_specific</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry></member>
334 </simplelist></para>
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335 </refsect1>
336
337</refentry>