If a profile is WantedBy=multi-user.target, it breaks init sequence if its interface is not immediately available at runtime (e. g. a cell-phone or USB modem). Add a parameter "DynamicProfileStart=" which, if enabled, makes the profile unit wanted by its interface unit (and not multi-user.target). --- docs/netctl.profile.5.txt | 4 ++++ src/netctl | 14 ++++++++++++-- 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/netctl.profile.5.txt b/docs/netctl.profile.5.txt index efd4fb4..73d99f9 100644 --- a/docs/netctl.profile.5.txt +++ b/docs/netctl.profile.5.txt @@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ GENERAL OPTIONS A command that is executed after a connection is brought down. Similar precautions should be taken as with 'ExecUpPost'. +'DynamicProfileStart=':: + If ``yes`', the profile unit file is wanted by its interface unit file + instead of *multi-user.target*. This is needed if the interface + may appear dynamically (e. g. cell phone modem). IP OPTIONS ---------- diff --git a/src/netctl b/src/netctl index 498b50d..787a621 100755 --- a/src/netctl +++ b/src/netctl @@ -97,8 +97,18 @@ unit_enable() { if [[ -n $After ]]; then printf 'After="netctl@%s.service"\n' "${After[@]//\"/\\\"}" >> "$unit" fi - echo "ln -s '$unit' '${unit/system\//system/multi-user.target.wants/}'" - ln -s "$unit" "${unit/system\//system/multi-user.target.wants/}" + + local trigger="multi-user.target" + if is_yes "${DynamicProfileStart:-no}"; then + trigger="sys-subsystem-net-devices-${Interface/-/\\x2d}.device" + fi + + trigger="${unit/system\//system/$trigger.wants/}" + + echo "mkdir -p '$(dirname "$trigger")'" + mkdir -p "$(dirname "$trigger")" + echo "ln -s '$unit' '$trigger'" + ln -s "$unit" "$trigger" systemctl daemon-reload } -- 1.8.1.3