NETCTL.SPECIAL(7)NETCTL.SPECIAL(7)NAMEnetctl.special - Special netctl systemd units
SYNOPSIS
netctl.service, netctl-auto.service, netctl-ifplugd.service
DESCRIPTION
Bundled with netctl come a few systemd units that are not controlled
through the netctl command. They can be used through the systemctl
utility of systemd.
SPECIAL UNITS
netctl.service
When started, this unit tries to start the profiles that were
running when the unit was last stopped. In some cases, the
interface a profile binds to might not be available yet, when
netctl.service tries to bring a profile up. A simple, hackish,
solution is to do:
echo "[[ -t 0 ]] || sleep 3" > /etc/netctl/interfaces/<interface>
chmod 755 /etc/netctl/interfaces/<interface>
A more concise solution is to first enable a profile through netctl
and then disable it again through systemctl:
netctl enable <profile>
systemctl disable netctl@<profile>
This way the unit configuration file for the profile remains in
existence, while the profile is not enabled.
netctl-sleep.service
When enabled, this unit stores and stops the active network
profiles before the machine is put to sleep. After the system is
resumed, previously stored profiles are restarted.
netctl-auto@<interface>.service
This unit issues a scan on the interface it is used for and tries
to start a profile for a network it finds. It is targeted at
wireless interfaces. Profile specific values for WPADriver are
ignored, but it is possible to specify WPADriver in an interface
hook (/etc/netctl/interfaces/<interface>).
Use netctl-auto(1) instead of netctl(1) to control the automatic
profile selection when using this unit.
netctl-ifplugd@<interface>.service
This unit starts ifplugd on the interface it is used for. It will
try to start a netctl profile whenever a cable is plugged into the
interface and stop the profile when the cable is unplugged. Note
that this unit does not provide network.target.
SEE ALSOnetctl(1), netctl-auto(1), netctl.profile(5)
1.6 03/11/2014 NETCTL.SPECIAL(7)
