systemctl status systemctl --user status journalctl --user #configured network as described /etc/systemd/network/ since we have to wait for udev to rename eth0 to en user@host ~ $ cat /etc/systemd/system/systemd-networkd.service.d/01-after-udev.conf [Service] ExecStartPre=/usr/local/sbin/fileexist /sys/class/net/enp5s0 15 user@host ~ $