[systemd-devel] systemd-networkd: reload network unit from a non-root partition using a mount unit

[Matthias Klein]

Am 26.11.2014 um 21:52 schrieb Tom Gundersen:
>
> This sort of scheme (mounting partitions with extra config files after
> the daemons have started) is not really something we support. We would
> rather recommend you mount everything you need for your base system
> (i.e., all of /etc and /usr, but not necessarily /var, /home, ...)
> from your initrd so that it is all there once your real userspace is
> started.
>
> That said, it _should_ just work to simply restart the relevant
> services (i.e., systemd-networkd and wpa_supplicant), or better you,
> just order them After= the relevant mount units (the latter will only
> work if you don't need any networking before this point of course).
>
> Please note that 'systemctl daemon-reload' only reloads the
> configuration of PID1 itself, and not of the individual daemons, so
> that is probably what tripped you up.
Thanks a lot for these tips!

Ordering networkd with After= in a .conf file works fine.

Best regards,
Matthias