---
name: "systemd-system-update-generator"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "systemd"
version: "262.1-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/systemd-system-update-generator"
---

# systemd-system-update-generator(8)

Generator for redirecting boot to offline update mode

## NAME

systemd-system-update-generator - Generator for redirecting boot to offline update mode

## SYNOPSIS

/usr/lib/systemd/system-generators/systemd-system-update-generator

## DESCRIPTION

systemd-system-update-generator is a generator that automatically redirects the boot process to system-update.target, if /system-update or /etc/system-update exists. This is required to implement the logic explained in the [**systemd.offline-updates**(7)](/systemd.offline-updates/7.md).

systemd-system-update-generator implements [**systemd.generator**(7)](/systemd.generator/7.md).

## SEE ALSO

[**systemd**(1)](/systemd/1.md), [**systemd.special**(7)](/systemd.special/7.md)