man: systemd.netdev - make it clear that we do not touch preexisting netdevs

We will happily use bridges/bonds as master devices, but we will not change their settings if they were created by
someone else.
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Tom Gundersen 2014-07-14 12:25:42 +02:00
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<para>Virtual Network Device files must have the extension
<filename>.netdev</filename>; other extensions are ignored. Virtual
network devices are created as soon as networkd is started.</para>
network devices are created as soon as networkd is started. If a netdev
with the specified name already exists, networkd will use that as-is
rather than create its own. Note that the settings of the pre-existing
netdev will not be changed by networkd.</para>
<para>The <filename>.netdev</filename> files are read from the files located in the
system network directory <filename>/usr/lib/systemd/network</filename>,