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11 <refentry id=
"networkd.conf" conditional='ENABLE_NETWORKD'
12 xmlns:
xi=
"http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
14 <title>networkd.conf
</title>
15 <productname>systemd
</productname>
19 <refentrytitle>networkd.conf
</refentrytitle>
20 <manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
24 <refname>networkd.conf
</refname>
25 <refname>networkd.conf.d
</refname>
26 <refpurpose>Global Network configuration files
</refpurpose>
30 <para><filename>/etc/systemd/networkd.conf
</filename></para>
31 <para><filename>/etc/systemd/networkd.conf.d/*.conf
</filename></para>
32 <para><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/networkd.conf.d/*.conf
</filename></para>
36 <title>Description
</title>
38 <para>These configuration files control global network parameters.
39 Currently the DHCP Unique Identifier (DUID).
</para>
43 <xi:include href=
"standard-conf.xml" xpointer=
"main-conf" />
46 <title>[Network] Section Options
</title>
48 <para>The following options are available in the [Network] section:
</para>
50 <variablelist class='network-directives'
>
52 <term><varname>SpeedMeter=
</varname></term>
53 <listitem><para>Takes a boolean. If set to yes, then
<command>systemd-networkd
</command>
54 measures the traffic of each interface, and
55 <command>networkctl status
<replaceable>INTERFACE
</replaceable></command> shows the measured speed.
56 Defaults to no.
</para>
58 <xi:include href=
"version-info.xml" xpointer=
"v244"/></listitem>
62 <term><varname>SpeedMeterIntervalSec=
</varname></term>
63 <listitem><para>Specifies the time interval to calculate the traffic speed of each interface.
64 If
<varname>SpeedMeter=no
</varname>, the value is ignored. Defaults to
10sec.
</para>
66 <xi:include href=
"version-info.xml" xpointer=
"v244"/></listitem>
70 <term><varname>ManageForeignRoutingPolicyRules=
</varname></term>
71 <listitem><para>A boolean. When true,
<command>systemd-networkd
</command> will remove rules
72 that are not configured in .network files (except for rules with protocol
73 <literal>kernel
</literal>). When false, it will not remove any foreign rules, keeping them even
74 if they are not configured in a .network file. Defaults to yes.
77 <xi:include href=
"version-info.xml" xpointer=
"v249"/></listitem>
81 <term><varname>ManageForeignRoutes=
</varname></term>
82 <listitem><para>A boolean. When true,
<command>systemd-networkd
</command> will remove routes
83 that are not configured in .network files (except for routes with protocol
84 <literal>kernel
</literal>,
<literal>dhcp
</literal> when
<varname>KeepConfiguration=
</varname>
85 is true or
<literal>dhcp
</literal>, and
<literal>static
</literal> when
86 <varname>KeepConfiguration=
</varname> is true or
<literal>static
</literal>). When false, it will
87 not remove any foreign routes, keeping them even if they are not configured in a .network file.
88 Defaults to yes.
</para>
90 <xi:include href=
"version-info.xml" xpointer=
"v246"/></listitem>
94 <term><varname>ManageForeignNextHops=
</varname></term>
95 <listitem><para>A boolean. When true,
<command>systemd-networkd
</command> will remove nexthops
96 that are not configured in .network files (except for routes with protocol
97 <literal>kernel
</literal>). When false, it will
98 not remove any foreign nexthops, keeping them even if they are not configured in a .network file.
99 Defaults to yes.
</para>
101 <xi:include href=
"version-info.xml" xpointer=
"v256"/></listitem>
105 <term><varname>RouteTable=
</varname></term>
106 <listitem><para>Defines the route table name. Takes a whitespace-separated list of the pairs of
107 route table name and number. The route table name and number in each pair are separated with a
108 colon, i.e.,
<literal><replaceable>name
</replaceable>:
<replaceable>number
</replaceable></literal>.
109 The route table name must not be
<literal>default
</literal>,
<literal>main
</literal>, or
110 <literal>local
</literal>, as these route table names are predefined with route table number
253,
111 254, and
255, respectively. The route table number must be an integer in the range
1…
4294967295,
112 except for predefined numbers
253,
254, and
255. This setting can be specified multiple times.
113 If an empty string is specified, then the list specified earlier are cleared. Defaults to unset.
116 <xi:include href=
"version-info.xml" xpointer=
"v248"/></listitem>
120 <term><varname>IPv6PrivacyExtensions=
</varname></term>
122 <para>Specifies the default value for per-network
<varname>IPv6PrivacyExtensions=
</varname>.
123 Takes a boolean or the special values
<literal>prefer-public
</literal> and
124 <literal>kernel
</literal>. See for details in
125 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.network
</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
126 Defaults to
<literal>no
</literal>.
</para>
128 <xi:include href=
"version-info.xml" xpointer=
"v254"/>
135 <title>[DHCPv4] Section Options
</title>
137 <para>This section configures the DHCP Unique Identifier (DUID) value used by DHCP protocol. DHCPv4
138 client protocol sends IAID and DUID to the DHCP server when acquiring a dynamic IPv4 address if
139 <option>ClientIdentifier=duid
</option>. IAID and DUID allows a DHCP server to uniquely identify the
140 machine and the interface requesting a DHCP IP address. To configure IAID and ClientIdentifier, see
141 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.network
</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
144 <para>The following options are understood:
</para>
146 <variablelist class='network-directives'
>
148 <term><varname>DUIDType=
</varname></term>
149 <listitem><para>Specifies how the DUID should be generated. See
150 <ulink url=
"https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3315#section-9">RFC
3315</ulink>
151 for a description of all the options.
</para>
153 <para>This takes an integer in the range
0…
65535, or one of the following string values:
156 <term><option>vendor
</option></term>
157 <listitem><para>If
<literal>DUIDType=vendor
</literal>, then the DUID value will be generated using
158 <literal>43793</literal> as the vendor identifier (systemd) and hashed contents of
159 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>machine-id
</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
160 This is the default if
<varname>DUIDType=
</varname> is not specified.
163 <xi:include href=
"version-info.xml" xpointer=
"v230"/></listitem>
167 <term><option>uuid
</option></term>
168 <listitem><para>If
<literal>DUIDType=uuid
</literal>, and
<varname>DUIDRawData=
</varname> is not set,
169 then the product UUID is used as a DUID value. If a system does not have valid product UUID, then
170 an application-specific
171 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>machine-id
</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
172 is used as a DUID value. About the application-specific machine ID, see
173 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_id128_get_machine_app_specific
</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
176 <xi:include href=
"version-info.xml" xpointer=
"v230"/></listitem>
180 <term><option>link-layer-time[:
<replaceable>TIME
</replaceable>]
</option></term>
181 <term><option>link-layer
</option></term>
182 <listitem><para>If
<literal>link-layer-time
</literal> or
<literal>link-layer
</literal> is specified,
183 then the MAC address of the interface is used as a DUID value. The value
<literal>link-layer-time
</literal>
184 can take additional time value after a colon, e.g.
<literal>link-layer-time:
2018-
01-
23 12:
34:
56 UTC
</literal>.
185 The default time value is
<literal>2000-
01-
01 00:
00:
00 UTC
</literal>.
188 <xi:include href=
"version-info.xml" xpointer=
"v240"/></listitem>
193 <para>In all cases,
<varname>DUIDRawData=
</varname> can be used to override the
194 actual DUID value that is used.
</para>
196 <xi:include href=
"version-info.xml" xpointer=
"v230"/></listitem>
200 <term><varname>DUIDRawData=
</varname></term>
201 <listitem><para>Specifies the DHCP DUID value as a single newline-terminated, hexadecimal string, with each
202 byte separated by
<literal>:
</literal>. The DUID that is sent is composed of the DUID type specified by
203 <varname>DUIDType=
</varname> and the value configured here.
</para>
205 <para>The DUID value specified here overrides the DUID that
206 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-networkd.service
</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
207 generates from the machine ID. To configure DUID per-network, see
208 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.network
</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
209 The configured DHCP DUID should conform to the specification in
210 <ulink url=
"http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3315#section-9">RFC
3315</ulink>,
211 <ulink url=
"http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6355">RFC
6355</ulink>. To configure IAID, see
212 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.network
</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
213 </citerefentry>.
</para>
216 <title>A
<option>DUIDType=vendor
</option> with a custom value
</title>
218 <programlisting>DUIDType=vendor
219 DUIDRawData=
00:
00:ab:
11:f9:
2a:c2:
77:
29:f9:
5c:
00</programlisting>
221 <para>This specifies a
14 byte DUID, with the type DUID-EN (
<literal>00:
02</literal>), enterprise number
222 43793 (
<literal>00:
00:ab:
11</literal>), and identifier value
<literal>f9:
2a:c2:
77:
29:f9:
5c:
00</literal>.
226 <xi:include href=
"version-info.xml" xpointer=
"v230"/>
233 <title>[DHCPv6] Section Options
</title>
235 <para>This section configures the DHCP Unique Identifier (DUID) value used by DHCPv6 protocol.
236 DHCPv6 client protocol sends the DHCP Unique Identifier and the interface Identity Association
237 Identifier (IAID) to a DHCPv6 server when acquiring a dynamic IPv6 address. IAID and DUID allows a
238 DHCPv6 server to uniquely identify the machine and the interface requesting a DHCP IP address. To
240 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.network
</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
243 <para>The following options are understood:
</para>
245 <variablelist class='network-directives'
>
247 <term><varname>DUIDType=
</varname></term>
248 <term><varname>DUIDRawData=
</varname></term>
249 <listitem><para>As in the [DHCPv4] section.
</para>
251 <xi:include href=
"version-info.xml" xpointer=
"v249"/></listitem>
257 <title>See Also
</title>
259 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd
</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
260 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.network
</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
261 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-networkd.service
</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
262 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>machine-id
</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
263 <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sd_id128_get_machine_app_specific
</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>