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.TH "SYSTEMD\-MODULES\-LOAD\&.SERVICE" "8" "" "systemd 255" "systemd-modules-load.service"
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.SH "NAME"
systemd-modules-load.service, systemd-modules-load \- Load kernel modules at boot
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.PP
systemd\-modules\-load\&.service
.PP
/usr/lib/systemd/systemd\-modules\-load
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
systemd\-modules\-load\&.service
is an early boot service that loads kernel modules\&. It reads static configuration from files in
/usr/
and
/etc/, but also runtime configuration from
/run/
and the kernel command line (see below)\&.
.PP
See
\fBmodules-load.d\fR(5)
for information about the configuration format of this service and paths where configuration files can be created\&.
.SH "KERNEL COMMAND LINE"
.PP
systemd\-modules\-load\&.service
understands the following kernel command line parameters:
.PP
\fImodules_load=\fR, \fIrd\&.modules_load=\fR
.RS 4
Takes a comma\-separated list of kernel modules to statically load during early boot\&. The option prefixed with
"rd\&."
is read in the initrd only\&.
.sp
Added in version 187\&.
.RE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
\fBsystemd\fR(1),
\fBmodules-load.d\fR(5),