On Tue, Jan 27, 2026, at 06:11, killermoehre wrote: > So in your case the appropriate solution would have been to > > 1. edit the configuration file in /etc/systemd/network/`, > 2. `networkctl reload` to read the changed configuration file and > 3. `networkctl reconfigure <interface>` to apply the changes.
Alternative to item 1: create (and then later delete) a drop-in file which adds the necessary [Address] block. This allows you to avoid editing the existing .network file, which may be managed by some tool and might revert it or complain about it being modified.
