If a current alternative name is to be used to rename a network interface, the alternative name must be removed first. If interface renaming fails, restore the alternative name that was deleted if necessary. (cherry picked from commit 4d600667f8af2985850b03a46357e068d3fb8570) (cherry picked from commit 42d8817bd652731a25facebb4d6db7ee822774c2) (cherry picked from commit a536073a62bdc37d6190603bc9f41d364f41387b)
System and Service Manager
Details
Most documentation is available on systemd's web site.
Assorted, older, general information about systemd can be found in the systemd Wiki.
Information about build requirements is provided in the README file.
Consult our NEWS file for information about what's new in the most recent systemd versions.
Please see the Code Map for information about this repository's layout and content.
Please see the Hacking guide for information on how to hack on systemd and test your modifications.
Please see our Contribution Guidelines for more information about filing GitHub Issues and posting GitHub Pull Requests.
When preparing patches for systemd, please follow our Coding Style Guidelines.
If you are looking for support, please contact our mailing list or join our IRC channel.
Stable branches with backported patches are available in the stable repo.