networkd.conf, networkd.conf.d — Global Network configuration files
/etc/systemd/networkd.conf
/etc/systemd/networkd.conf.d/*.conf
/usr/lib/systemd/networkd.conf.d/*.conf
These configuration files control global network parameters. Currently the DHCP Unique Identifier (DUID).
The default configuration is set during compilation, so configuration is only needed when it is
necessary to deviate from those defaults. Initially, the main configuration file in
/etc/systemd/ contains commented out entries showing the defaults as a guide to the
administrator. Local overrides can be created by editing this file or by creating drop-ins, as described
below. Using drop-ins for local configuration is recommended over modifications to the main configuration
file.
In addition to the "main" configuration file, drop-in configuration snippets are read from
/usr/lib/systemd/*.conf.d/, /usr/local/lib/systemd/*.conf.d/,
and /etc/systemd/*.conf.d/. Those drop-ins have higher precedence and override the
main configuration file. Files in the *.conf.d/ configuration subdirectories are
sorted by their filename in lexicographic order, regardless of in which of the subdirectories they
reside. When multiple files specify the same option, for options which accept just a single value, the
entry in the file sorted last takes precedence, and for options which accept a list of values, entries
are collected as they occur in the sorted files.
When packages need to customize the configuration, they can install drop-ins under
/usr/. Files in /etc/ are reserved for the local administrator,
who may use this logic to override the configuration files installed by vendor packages. Drop-ins have to
be used to override package drop-ins, since the main configuration file has lower precedence. It is
recommended to prefix all filenames in those subdirectories with a two-digit number and a dash, to
simplify the ordering of the files.
To disable a configuration file supplied by the vendor, the recommended way is to place a symlink
to /dev/null in the configuration directory in /etc/, with the
same filename as the vendor configuration file.
The following options are available in the [Network] section:
SpeedMeter=¶Takes a boolean. If set to yes, then systemd-networkd
measures the traffic of each interface, and
networkctl status INTERFACE shows the measured speed.
Defaults to no.
SpeedMeterIntervalSec=¶Specifies the time interval to calculate the traffic speed of each interface.
If SpeedMeter=no, the value is ignored. Defaults to 10sec.
ManageForeignRoutingPolicyRules=¶A boolean. When true, systemd-networkd will remove rules
that are not configured in .network files (except for rules with protocol
"kernel"). When false, it will not remove any foreign rules, keeping them even
if they are not configured in a .network file. Defaults to yes.
ManageForeignRoutes=¶A boolean. When true, systemd-networkd will remove routes
that are not configured in .network files (except for routes with protocol
"kernel", "dhcp" when KeepConfiguration=
is true or "dhcp", and "static" when
KeepConfiguration= is true or "static"). When false, it will
not remove any foreign routes, keeping them even if they are not configured in a .network file.
Defaults to yes.
RouteTable=¶Defines the route table name. Takes a whitespace-separated list of the pairs of
route table name and number. The route table name and number in each pair are separated with a
colon, i.e., "name:numberdefault", "main", or
"local", as these route table names are predefined with route table number 253,
254, and 255, respectively. The route table number must be an integer in the range 1…4294967295,
except for predefined numbers 253, 254, and 255. This setting can be specified multiple times.
If an empty string is specified, then the list specified earlier are cleared. Defaults to unset.
IPv6PrivacyExtensions=¶Specifies the default value for per-network IPv6PrivacyExtensions=.
Takes a boolean or the special values "prefer-public" and
"kernel". See for details in
systemd.network(5).
Defaults to "no".
This section configures the DHCP Unique Identifier (DUID) value used by DHCP protocol. DHCPv4
client protocol sends IAID and DUID to the DHCP server when acquiring a dynamic IPv4 address if
ClientIdentifier=duid. IAID and DUID allows a DHCP server to uniquely identify the
machine and the interface requesting a DHCP IP address. To configure IAID and ClientIdentifier, see
systemd.network(5).
The following options are understood:
DUIDType=¶Specifies how the DUID should be generated. See RFC 3315 for a description of all the options.
The following values are understood:
vendor¶If "DUIDType=vendor", then the DUID value will be generated using
"43793" as the vendor identifier (systemd) and hashed contents of
machine-id(5).
This is the default if DUIDType= is not specified.
uuid¶If "DUIDType=uuid", and DUIDRawData= is not set,
then the product UUID is used as a DUID value. If a system does not have valid product UUID, then
an application-specific
machine-id(5)
is used as a DUID value. About the application-specific machine ID, see
sd_id128_get_machine_app_specific(3).
link-layer-time[:TIME], link-layer¶If "link-layer-time" or "link-layer" is specified,
then the MAC address of the interface is used as a DUID value. The value "link-layer-time"
can take additional time value after a colon, e.g. "link-layer-time:2018-01-23 12:34:56 UTC".
The default time value is "2000-01-01 00:00:00 UTC".
In all cases, DUIDRawData= can be used to override the
actual DUID value that is used.
DUIDRawData=¶Specifies the DHCP DUID value as a single newline-terminated, hexadecimal string, with each
byte separated by ":". The DUID that is sent is composed of the DUID type specified by
DUIDType= and the value configured here.
The DUID value specified here overrides the DUID that systemd-networkd.service(8) generates from the machine ID. To configure DUID per-network, see systemd.network(5). The configured DHCP DUID should conform to the specification in RFC 3315, RFC 6355. To configure IAID, see systemd.network(5).
Example 1. A DUIDType=vendor with a custom value
DUIDType=vendor DUIDRawData=00:00:ab:11:f9:2a:c2:77:29:f9:5c:00
This specifies a 14 byte DUID, with the type DUID-EN ("00:02"), enterprise number
43793 ("00:00:ab:11"), and identifier value "f9:2a:c2:77:29:f9:5c:00".
This section configures the DHCP Unique Identifier (DUID) value used by DHCPv6 protocol. DHCPv6 client protocol sends the DHCP Unique Identifier and the interface Identity Association Identifier (IAID) to a DHCPv6 server when acquiring a dynamic IPv6 address. IAID and DUID allows a DHCPv6 server to uniquely identify the machine and the interface requesting a DHCP IP address. To configure IAID, see systemd.network(5).
The following options are understood:
DUIDType=, DUIDRawData=¶As in the [DHCPv4] section.