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diff --git a/man/nm-initrd-generator.8 b/man/nm-initrd-generator.8 index bf926988..8724454d 100644 --- a/man/nm-initrd-generator.8 +++ b/man/nm-initrd-generator.8 @@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ .\" Title: nm-initrd-generator .\" Author: .\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot <http://docbook.sf.net/> -.\" Date: 05/29/2020 +.\" Date: 06/15/2020 .\" Manual: System Administration -.\" Source: NetworkManager 1.24.2 +.\" Source: NetworkManager 1.25.90 .\" Language: English .\" -.TH "NM\-INITRD\-GENERATOR" "8" "" "NetworkManager 1\&.24\&.2" "System Administration" +.TH "NM\-INITRD\-GENERATOR" "8" "" "NetworkManager 1\&.25\&.90" "System Administration" .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- .\" * Define some portability stuff .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ scans the command line for options relevant to network configuration and creates Output connection directory\&. .RE .PP +\fB\-i\fR | \fB\-\-initrd\-data\-dir\fR \fIpath\fR +.RS 4 +Output directory for initrd data (e\&.g\&. hostname)\&. +.RE +.PP \fB\-d\fR | \fB\-\-sysfs\-dir\fR \fIpath\fR .RS 4 The sysfs mount point\&. @@ -87,12 +92,41 @@ The options that appear on the kernel command line\&. The following options are \fBrd\&.bootif\fR .RE .RS 4 +\fBrd\&.net\&.timeout\&.dhcp\fR +.RE +.RS 4 \fBBOOTIF\fR .RE Please consult the \fBdracut.cmdline\fR(7) manual for the documentation of the precise format of the values supported\&. .RE +.SH "DIFFERENCES FROM THE NETWORK\-LEGACY DRACUT MODULE" +.PP +\fBnm\-initrd\-generator\fR +generates a set of connections that are then configured by the NetworkManager instance running in the initrd\&. There are some differences in behavior compared to the network\-legacy dracut module: +.sp +.RS 4 +.ie n \{\ +\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c +.\} +.el \{\ +.sp -1 +.IP \(bu 2.3 +.\} +When an interface is configured with a static address and a gateway, the network\-legacy module waits that the gateway responds to arping requests before proceeding, while NetworkManager doesn\*(Aqt\&. +.RE +.sp +.RS 4 +.ie n \{\ +\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c +.\} +.el \{\ +.sp -1 +.IP \(bu 2.3 +.\} +network\-legacy configures interfaces one by one in the order in which they are announced by udev\&. If multiple interfaces specify a hostname (from command line or from DHCP), the one from the last interface activated wins\&. With NetworkManager, hostnames from command line have higher precedence over ones from DHCP, and the last that appears in the command line wins\&. +.RE .SH "EXIT STATUS" .PP \fBnm\-initrd\-generator\fR |