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diff --git a/man/systemd.netdev.xml b/man/systemd.netdev.xml index aefe89fc16..4e65885295 100644 --- a/man/systemd.netdev.xml +++ b/man/systemd.netdev.xml @@ -34,10 +34,16 @@ for a general description of the syntax.</para> <para>The main Virtual Network Device file must have the extension <filename>.netdev</filename>; - other extensions are ignored. Virtual network devices are created as soon as networkd is - started. If a netdev with the specified name already exists, networkd will use that as-is rather - than create its own. Note that the settings of the pre-existing netdev will not be changed by - networkd.</para> + other extensions are ignored. Virtual network devices are created as soon as + <command>systemd-networkd</command> is started if possible. If a netdev with the specified name already + exists, <command>systemd-networkd</command> will try to update the config if the kind of the existing + netdev is equivalent to the requested one, otherwise (e.g. when bridge device <filename>foo</filename> + exists but bonding device with the same name is configured in a .netdev file) use the existing netdev + as-is rather than replacing with the requested netdev. Note, several settings (e.g. vlan ID) cannot be + changed after the netdev is created. To change such settings, it is necessary to first remove the + existing netdev, and then run <command>networkctl reload</command> command or restart + <command>systemd-networkd</command>. See also + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>networkctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para> <para>The <filename>.netdev</filename> files are read from the files located in the system network directory <filename>/usr/lib/systemd/network</filename> and |