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.SH "NAME"
netctl.special \- Special netctl systemd units
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.sp
netctl\&.service, netctl\-auto\&.service, netctl\-ifplugd\&.service, netctl\-wait\-online\&.service
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.sp
Bundled with netctl come a few systemd units that are not controlled through the netctl command\&. They can be used through the systemctl utility of systemd\&.
.SH "SPECIAL UNITS"
.PP
netctl\&.service
.RS 4
When started, this unit tries to start the profiles that were running when the unit was last stopped\&. In some cases, the interface a profile binds to might not be available yet, when
\fInetctl\&.service\fR
tries to bring a profile up\&. A simple, hackish, solution is to do:
.RE
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
echo "[[ \-t 0 ]] || sleep 3" > /etc/netctl/interfaces/<interface>
chmod 755 /etc/netctl/interfaces/<interface>
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
A more concise solution is to first enable a profile through netctl
and then disable it again through systemctl:
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
netctl enable <profile>
systemctl disable netctl@<profile>
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
This way the unit configuration file for the profile remains in
existence, while the profile is not enabled\&.
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.PP
netctl\-sleep\&.service
.RS 4
When enabled, this unit stores and stops the active network profiles before the machine is put to sleep\&. After the system is resumed, previously stored profiles are restarted\&.
.RE
.PP
netctl\-auto@<interface>\&.service
.RS 4
This unit issues a scan on the interface it is used for and tries to start a profile for a network it finds\&. It is targeted at wireless interfaces\&. Profile specific values for
\fIWPADriver\fR
are ignored, but it is possible to specify
\fIWPADriver=\fR
in an interface hook (\fI/etc/netctl/interfaces/<interface>\fR)\&.

Use
\fBnetctl\-auto\fR(1) instead of
\fBnetctl(1)\fR
to control the automatic profile selection when using this unit\&.
.RE
.PP
netctl\-ifplugd@<interface>\&.service
.RS 4
This unit starts ifplugd on the interface it is used for\&. It will try to start a netctl profile whenever a cable is plugged into the interface and stop the profile when the cable is unplugged\&. Note that this unit does not provide
\fInetwork\&.target\fR\&.
.RE
.PP
netctl\-wait\-online\&.service
.RS 4
When activated, this unit waits for all enabled netctl profiles to come online\&. Enabling this unit causes
\fInetwork\-online\&.target\fR
to only be reached once all enabled netctl profiles are fully connected\&. The maximum time, in seconds, to wait for profiles can be passed to this unit via
\fITIMEOUT_ONLINE=\fR\&. The default value is
120\&. If a timeout occurs, the service enters a failed state\&.
.RE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.sp
\fBnetctl\fR(1), \fBnetctl\-auto\fR(1), \fBnetctl\&.profile\fR(5)