nm-initrd-generator

NetworkManager developers
nm-initrd-generator 8 NetworkManager System Administration &NM_VERSION;
nm-initrd-generator early boot NetworkManager configuration generator
`nm-initrd-generator` OPTIONS -- CMDLINE

## Description

`nm-initrd-generator` scans the command line for options relevant to network configuration and creates configuration files for an early instance of NetworkManager run from the initial ramdisk during early boot.

## Options

`-c` `--connections-dir` path

  Output connection directory.

`-d` `--sysfs-dir` path

  The sysfs mount point.

`-s` `--stdout`

  Dump connections to standard output. Useful for debugging.

CMDLINE

  The options that appear on the kernel command line. The following options are recognized:

  - `ip`
  - `rd.route`
  - `bridge`
  - `bond`
  - `team`
  - `vlan`
  - `bootdev`
  - `nameserver`
  - `rd.peerdns`
  - `rd.bootif`
  - `BOOTIF`

  Please consult the dracut.cmdline 7 manual for the documentation of the precise format of the values supported.

## Exit Status

`nm-initrd-generator` exits with status 0. It ignores unrecognized options and prints an error message if it encounters a malformed option.

## See Also

dracut.cmdline 7, NetworkManager 8.