Enable systemd-networkd debugging mkdir -p /etc/systemd/system/systemd-networkd.service.d/ Create Drop-In /etc/systemd/system/systemd-networkd.service.d/10-debug.conf with following content: [Service] Environment=SYSTEMD_LOG_LEVEL=debug And restart systemd-networkd service: systemctl daemon-reload systemctl restart systemd-networkd journalctl -b -u systemd-networkd