Merge pull request #3800 from vrothberg/generate-pod

generate systemd pod

17 files changed, 581 insertions, 175 deletions

diff --git a/API.md b/API.md
index c3a6ea4c8..b1f57c53a 100755
--- a/API.md
+++ b/API.md
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ in the [API.md](https://github.com/containers/libpod/blob/master/API.md) file in
 
 [func GenerateKube(name: string, service: bool) KubePodService](#GenerateKube)
 
-[func GenerateSystemd(name: string, restart: string, timeout: int, useName: bool) string](#GenerateSystemd)
-
 [func GetAttachSockets(name: string) Sockets](#GetAttachSockets)
 
 [func GetContainer(id: string) Container](#GetContainer)
@@ -482,11 +480,6 @@ error will be returned. See also [ImportImage](ImportImage).
 method GenerateKube(name: [string](https://godoc.org/builtin#string), service: [bool](https://godoc.org/builtin#bool)) [KubePodService](#KubePodService)</div>
 GenerateKube generates a Kubernetes v1 Pod description of a Podman container or pod
 and its containers. The description is in YAML.  See also [ReplayKube](ReplayKube).
-### <a name="GenerateSystemd"></a>func GenerateSystemd
-<div style="background-color: #E8E8E8; padding: 15px; margin: 10px; border-radius: 10px;">
-
-method GenerateSystemd(name: [string](https://godoc.org/builtin#string), restart: [string](https://godoc.org/builtin#string), timeout: [int](https://godoc.org/builtin#int), useName: [bool](https://godoc.org/builtin#bool)) [string](https://godoc.org/builtin#string)</div>
-
 ### <a name="GetAttachSockets"></a>func GetAttachSockets
 <div style="background-color: #E8E8E8; padding: 15px; margin: 10px; border-radius: 10px;">
 
diff --git a/cmd/podman/cliconfig/config.go b/cmd/podman/cliconfig/config.go
index 8075baf34..9bc47333d 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/cliconfig/config.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/cliconfig/config.go
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ type GenerateKubeValues struct {
 type GenerateSystemdValues struct {
 	PodmanCommand
 	Name          bool
+	Files         bool
 	RestartPolicy string
 	StopTimeout   int
 }
diff --git a/cmd/podman/generate.go b/cmd/podman/generate.go
index 98bfb00a1..196556bc5 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/generate.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/generate.go
@@ -18,11 +18,14 @@ var (
 	//	Commands that are universally implemented
 	generateCommands = []*cobra.Command{
 		_containerKubeCommand,
-		_containerSystemdCommand,
 	}
 )
 
 func init() {
+	// Systemd-service generation is not supported for remote-clients.
+	if !remoteclient {
+		generateCommands = append(generateCommands, _containerSystemdCommand)
+	}
 	generateCommand.Command = _generateCommand
 	generateCommand.AddCommand(generateCommands...)
 	generateCommand.SetUsageTemplate(UsageTemplate())
diff --git a/cmd/podman/generate_systemd.go b/cmd/podman/generate_systemd.go
index 222fc4c98..aa202a68d 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/generate_systemd.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/generate_systemd.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/containers/libpod/cmd/podman/cliconfig"
 	"github.com/containers/libpod/pkg/adapter"
-	"github.com/containers/libpod/pkg/systemdgen"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
@@ -40,7 +39,10 @@ func init() {
 	containerSystemdCommand.SetHelpTemplate(HelpTemplate())
 	containerSystemdCommand.SetUsageTemplate(UsageTemplate())
 	flags := containerSystemdCommand.Flags()
-	flags.BoolVarP(&containerSystemdCommand.Name, "name", "n", false, "use the container name instead of ID")
+	flags.BoolVarP(&containerSystemdCommand.Name, "name", "n", false, "use the container/pod name instead of ID")
+	if !remoteclient {
+		flags.BoolVarP(&containerSystemdCommand.Files, "files", "f", false, "generate files instead of printing to stdout")
+	}
 	flags.IntVarP(&containerSystemdCommand.StopTimeout, "timeout", "t", -1, "stop timeout override")
 	flags.StringVar(&containerSystemdCommand.RestartPolicy, "restart-policy", "on-failure", "applicable systemd restart-policy")
 }
@@ -56,10 +58,6 @@ func generateSystemdCmd(c *cliconfig.GenerateSystemdValues) error {
 	if c.Flag("timeout").Changed && c.StopTimeout < 0 {
 		return errors.New("timeout value must be 0 or greater")
 	}
-	// Make sure the input restart policy is valid
-	if err := systemdgen.ValidateRestartPolicy(c.RestartPolicy); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
 
 	unit, err := runtime.GenerateSystemd(c)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/podman/varlink/io.podman.varlink b/cmd/podman/varlink/io.podman.varlink
index 1b10416a2..2873d9761 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/varlink/io.podman.varlink
+++ b/cmd/podman/varlink/io.podman.varlink
@@ -1241,8 +1241,6 @@ method GetLayersMapWithImageInfo() -> (layerMap: string)
 # BuildImageHierarchyMap is for the development of Podman and should not be used.
 method BuildImageHierarchyMap(name: string) -> (imageInfo: string)
 
-method GenerateSystemd(name: string, restart: string, timeout: int, useName: bool) -> (unit: string)
-
 # ImageNotFound means the image could not be found by the provided name or ID in local storage.
 error ImageNotFound (id: string, reason: string)
 
diff --git a/docs/podman-generate-systemd.1.md b/docs/podman-generate-systemd.1.md
index ea72fdfae..b4962f28b 100644
--- a/docs/podman-generate-systemd.1.md
+++ b/docs/podman-generate-systemd.1.md
@@ -4,16 +4,20 @@
 podman-generate-systemd- Generate Systemd Unit file
 
 ## SYNOPSIS
-**podman generate systemd** [*options*] *container*
+**podman generate systemd** [*options*] *container|pod*
 
 ## DESCRIPTION
-**podman generate systemd** will create a Systemd unit file that can be used to control a container.  The
-command will dynamically create the unit file and output it to stdout where it can be piped by the user
-to a file.  The options can be used to influence the results of the output as well.
+**podman generate systemd** will create a systemd unit file that can be used to control a container or pod.
+By default, the command will print the content of the unit files to stdout.
 
+Note that this command is not supported for the remote client.
 
 ## OPTIONS:
 
+**--files**, **-f**
+
+Generate files instead of printing to stdout.  The generated files are named {container,pod}-{ID,name}.service and will be placed in the current working directory.
+
 **--name**, **-n**
 
 Use the name of the container for the start, stop, and description in the unit file
@@ -27,41 +31,66 @@ Set the systemd restart policy.  The restart-policy must be one of: "no", "on-su
 "on-watchdog", "on-abort", or "always".  The default policy is *on-failure*.
 
 ## Examples
-Create a systemd unit file for a container running nginx:
 
+Create and print a systemd unit file for a container running nginx with an *always* restart policy and 1-second timeout to stdout.
 ```
-$ sudo podman generate systemd nginx
+$ podman create --name nginx nginx:latest
+$ podman generate systemd --restart-policy=always -t 1 nginx
+# container-de1e3223b1b888bc02d0962dd6cb5855eb00734061013ffdd3479d225abacdc6.service
+# autogenerated by Podman 1.5.2
+# Wed Aug 21 09:46:45 CEST 2019
+
 [Unit]
-Description=c21da63c4783be2ac2cd3487ef8d2ec15ee2a28f63dd8f145e3b05607f31cffc Podman Container
+Description=Podman container-de1e3223b1b888bc02d0962dd6cb5855eb00734061013ffdd3479d225abacdc6.service
+Documentation=man:podman-generate-systemd(1)
+
 [Service]
-Restart=on-failure
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/podman start c21da63c4783be2ac2cd3487ef8d2ec15ee2a28f63dd8f145e3b05607f31cffc
-ExecStop=/usr/bin/podman stop -t 10 c21da63c4783be2ac2cd3487ef8d2ec15ee2a28f63dd8f145e3b05607f31cffc
+Restart=always
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/podman start de1e3223b1b888bc02d0962dd6cb5855eb00734061013ffdd3479d225abacdc6
+ExecStop=/usr/bin/podman stop -t 1 de1e3223b1b888bc02d0962dd6cb5855eb00734061013ffdd3479d225abacdc6
 KillMode=none
 Type=forking
-PIDFile=/var/run/containers/storage/overlay-containers/c21da63c4783be2ac2cd3487ef8d2ec15ee2a28f63dd8f145e3b05607f31cffc/userdata/conmon.pid
+PIDFile=/run/user/1000/overlay-containers/de1e3223b1b888bc02d0962dd6cb5855eb00734061013ffdd3479d225abacdc6/userdata/conmon.pid
+
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
 ```
 
-Create a systemd unit file for a container running nginx with an *always* restart policy and 1-second timeout.
+Create systemd unit files for a pod with two simple alpine containers. Note that these container services cannot be started or stopped individually via `systemctl`; they are managed by the pod service. You can still use `systemctl status` or journalctl to examine them.
 ```
-$ sudo podman generate systemd --restart-policy=always -t 1 nginx
+$ podman pod create --name systemd-pod
+$ podman create --pod systemd-pod alpine top
+$ podman create --pod systemd-pod alpine top
+$ podman generate systemd --files --name systemd-pod
+/home/user/pod-systemd-pod.service
+/home/user/container-amazing_chandrasekhar.service
+/home/user/container-jolly_shtern.service
+$ cat pod-systemd-pod.service
+# pod-systemd-pod.service
+# autogenerated by Podman 1.5.2
+# Wed Aug 21 09:52:37 CEST 2019
+
 [Unit]
-Description=c21da63c4783be2ac2cd3487ef8d2ec15ee2a28f63dd8f145e3b05607f31cffc Podman Container
+Description=Podman pod-systemd-pod.service
+Documentation=man:podman-generate-systemd(1)
+Requires=container-amazing_chandrasekhar.service container-jolly_shtern.service
+Before=container-amazing_chandrasekhar.service container-jolly_shtern.service
+
 [Service]
-Restart=always
-ExecStart=/usr/bin/podman start c21da63c4783be2ac2cd3487ef8d2ec15ee2a28f63dd8f145e3b05607f31cffc
-ExecStop=/usr/bin/podman stop -t 1 c21da63c4783be2ac2cd3487ef8d2ec15ee2a28f63dd8f145e3b05607f31cffc
+Restart=on-failure
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/podman start 77a818221650-infra
+ExecStop=/usr/bin/podman stop -t 10 77a818221650-infra
 KillMode=none
 Type=forking
-PIDFile=/var/run/containers/storage/overlay-containers/c21da63c4783be2ac2cd3487ef8d2ec15ee2a28f63dd8f145e3b05607f31cffc/userdata/conmon.pid
+PIDFile=/run/user/1000/overlay-containers/ccfd5c71a088768774ca7bd05888d55cc287698dde06f475c8b02f696a25adcd/userdata/conmon.pid
+
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
 ```
 
 ## SEE ALSO
-podman(1), podman-container(1)
+podman(1), podman-container(1), systemctl(1), systemd.unit(5), systemd.service(5)
 
 ## HISTORY
+August 2019, Updated with pod support by Valentin Rothberg (rothberg at redhat dot com)
 April 2019, Originally compiled by Brent Baude (bbaude at redhat dot com)
diff --git a/docs/podman-generate.1.md b/docs/podman-generate.1.md
index 5a2386778..50050f2c1 100644
--- a/docs/podman-generate.1.md
+++ b/docs/podman-generate.1.md
@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@ The generate command will create structured output (like YAML) based on a contai
 
 ## COMMANDS
 
-| Command  | Man Page                                            | Description                                                                  |
-| -------  | --------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| kube     | [podman-generate-kube(1)](podman-generate-kube.1.md)| Generate Kubernetes YAML based on a pod or container.                        |
-| systemd  | [podman-generate-systemd(1)](podman-generate-systemd.1.md)| Generate a systemd unit file for a container.                        |
+| Command | Man Page                                                   | Description                                                                         |
+|---------|------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| kube    | [podman-generate-kube(1)](podman-generate-kube.1.md)       | Generate Kubernetes YAML based on a pod or container.                               |
+| systemd | [podman-generate-systemd(1)](podman-generate-systemd.1.md) | Generate systemd unit file(s) for a container. Not supported for the remote client. |
+
 
 ## SEE ALSO
 podman, podman-pod, podman-container
diff --git a/libpod/container_graph.go b/libpod/container_graph.go
index 5aa51bc2f..f6988e1ac 100644
--- a/libpod/container_graph.go
+++ b/libpod/container_graph.go
@@ -16,14 +16,30 @@ type containerNode struct {
 	dependedOn []*containerNode
 }
 
-type containerGraph struct {
+// ContainerGraph is a dependency graph based on a set of containers.
+type ContainerGraph struct {
 	nodes              map[string]*containerNode
 	noDepNodes         []*containerNode
 	notDependedOnNodes map[string]*containerNode
 }
 
-func buildContainerGraph(ctrs []*Container) (*containerGraph, error) {
-	graph := new(containerGraph)
+// DependencyMap returns the dependency graph as map with the key being a
+// container and the value being the containers the key depends on.
+func (cg *ContainerGraph) DependencyMap() (dependencies map[*Container][]*Container) {
+	dependencies = make(map[*Container][]*Container)
+	for _, node := range cg.nodes {
+		dependsOn := make([]*Container, len(node.dependsOn))
+		for i, d := range node.dependsOn {
+			dependsOn[i] = d.container
+		}
+		dependencies[node.container] = dependsOn
+	}
+	return dependencies
+}
+
+// BuildContainerGraph builds a dependency graph based on the container slice.
+func BuildContainerGraph(ctrs []*Container) (*ContainerGraph, error) {
+	graph := new(ContainerGraph)
 	graph.nodes = make(map[string]*containerNode)
 	graph.notDependedOnNodes = make(map[string]*containerNode)
 
@@ -78,7 +94,7 @@ func buildContainerGraph(ctrs []*Container) (*containerGraph, error) {
 // Detect cycles in a container graph using Tarjan's strongly connected
 // components algorithm
 // Return true if a cycle is found, false otherwise
-func detectCycles(graph *containerGraph) (bool, error) {
+func detectCycles(graph *ContainerGraph) (bool, error) {
 	type nodeInfo struct {
 		index   int
 		lowLink int
diff --git a/libpod/container_graph_test.go b/libpod/container_graph_test.go
index d1a52658d..38f03c59c 100644
--- a/libpod/container_graph_test.go
+++ b/libpod/container_graph_test.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestBuildContainerGraphNoCtrsIsEmpty(t *testing.T) {
-	graph, err := buildContainerGraph([]*Container{})
+	graph, err := BuildContainerGraph([]*Container{})
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, 0, len(graph.nodes))
 	assert.Equal(t, 0, len(graph.noDepNodes))
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func TestBuildContainerGraphOneCtr(t *testing.T) {
 	ctr1, err := getTestCtr1(manager)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
-	graph, err := buildContainerGraph([]*Container{ctr1})
+	graph, err := BuildContainerGraph([]*Container{ctr1})
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(graph.nodes))
 	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(graph.noDepNodes))
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func TestBuildContainerGraphTwoCtrNoEdge(t *testing.T) {
 	ctr2, err := getTestCtr2(manager)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
-	graph, err := buildContainerGraph([]*Container{ctr1, ctr2})
+	graph, err := BuildContainerGraph([]*Container{ctr1, ctr2})
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, 2, len(graph.nodes))
 	assert.Equal(t, 2, len(graph.noDepNodes))
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func TestBuildContainerGraphTwoCtrOneEdge(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	ctr2.config.UserNsCtr = ctr1.config.ID
 
-	graph, err := buildContainerGraph([]*Container{ctr1, ctr2})
+	graph, err := BuildContainerGraph([]*Container{ctr1, ctr2})
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, 2, len(graph.nodes))
 	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(graph.noDepNodes))
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func TestBuildContainerGraphTwoCtrCycle(t *testing.T) {
 	ctr2.config.UserNsCtr = ctr1.config.ID
 	ctr1.config.NetNsCtr = ctr2.config.ID
 
-	_, err = buildContainerGraph([]*Container{ctr1, ctr2})
+	_, err = BuildContainerGraph([]*Container{ctr1, ctr2})
 	assert.Error(t, err)
 }
 
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func TestBuildContainerGraphThreeCtrNoEdges(t *testing.T) {
 	ctr3, err := getTestCtrN("3", manager)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
-	graph, err := buildContainerGraph([]*Container{ctr1, ctr2, ctr3})
+	graph, err := BuildContainerGraph([]*Container{ctr1, ctr2, ctr3})
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, 3, len(graph.nodes))
 	assert.Equal(t, 3, len(graph.noDepNodes))
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func TestBuildContainerGraphThreeContainersTwoInCycle(t *testing.T) {
 	ctr1.config.UserNsCtr = ctr2.config.ID
 	ctr2.config.IPCNsCtr = ctr1.config.ID
 
-	_, err = buildContainerGraph([]*Container{ctr1, ctr2, ctr3})
+	_, err = BuildContainerGraph([]*Container{ctr1, ctr2, ctr3})
 	assert.Error(t, err)
 }
 
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ func TestBuildContainerGraphThreeContainersCycle(t *testing.T) {
 	ctr2.config.IPCNsCtr = ctr3.config.ID
 	ctr3.config.NetNsCtr = ctr1.config.ID
 
-	_, err = buildContainerGraph([]*Container{ctr1, ctr2, ctr3})
+	_, err = BuildContainerGraph([]*Container{ctr1, ctr2, ctr3})
 	assert.Error(t, err)
 }
 
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ func TestBuildContainerGraphThreeContainersNoCycle(t *testing.T) {
 	ctr1.config.NetNsCtr = ctr3.config.ID
 	ctr2.config.IPCNsCtr = ctr3.config.ID
 
-	graph, err := buildContainerGraph([]*Container{ctr1, ctr2, ctr3})
+	graph, err := BuildContainerGraph([]*Container{ctr1, ctr2, ctr3})
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, 3, len(graph.nodes))
 	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(graph.noDepNodes))
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ func TestBuildContainerGraphFourContainersNoEdges(t *testing.T) {
 	ctr4, err := getTestCtrN("4", manager)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
-	graph, err := buildContainerGraph([]*Container{ctr1, ctr2, ctr3, ctr4})
+	graph, err := BuildContainerGraph([]*Container{ctr1, ctr2, ctr3, ctr4})
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, 4, len(graph.nodes))
 	assert.Equal(t, 4, len(graph.noDepNodes))
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ func TestBuildContainerGraphFourContainersTwoInCycle(t *testing.T) {
 	ctr1.config.IPCNsCtr = ctr2.config.ID
 	ctr2.config.UserNsCtr = ctr1.config.ID
 
-	_, err = buildContainerGraph([]*Container{ctr1, ctr2, ctr3, ctr4})
+	_, err = BuildContainerGraph([]*Container{ctr1, ctr2, ctr3, ctr4})
 	assert.Error(t, err)
 }
 
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ func TestBuildContainerGraphFourContainersAllInCycle(t *testing.T) {
 	ctr3.config.NetNsCtr = ctr4.config.ID
 	ctr4.config.UTSNsCtr = ctr1.config.ID
 
-	_, err = buildContainerGraph([]*Container{ctr1, ctr2, ctr3, ctr4})
+	_, err = BuildContainerGraph([]*Container{ctr1, ctr2, ctr3, ctr4})
 	assert.Error(t, err)
 }
 
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ func TestBuildContainerGraphFourContainersNoneInCycle(t *testing.T) {
 	ctr1.config.NetNsCtr = ctr3.config.ID
 	ctr2.config.UserNsCtr = ctr3.config.ID
 
-	graph, err := buildContainerGraph([]*Container{ctr1, ctr2, ctr3, ctr4})
+	graph, err := BuildContainerGraph([]*Container{ctr1, ctr2, ctr3, ctr4})
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, 4, len(graph.nodes))
 	assert.Equal(t, 2, len(graph.noDepNodes))
diff --git a/libpod/container_internal.go b/libpod/container_internal.go
index 313f67963..f51b53e85 100644
--- a/libpod/container_internal.go
+++ b/libpod/container_internal.go
@@ -788,7 +788,7 @@ func (c *Container) startDependencies(ctx context.Context) error {
 	}
 
 	// Build a dependency graph of containers
-	graph, err := buildContainerGraph(depCtrs)
+	graph, err := BuildContainerGraph(depCtrs)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "error generating dependency graph for container %s", c.ID())
 	}
diff --git a/libpod/pod_api.go b/libpod/pod_api.go
index c7b0353bd..e2448e92a 100644
--- a/libpod/pod_api.go
+++ b/libpod/pod_api.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func (p *Pod) Start(ctx context.Context) (map[string]error, error) {
 	}
 
 	// Build a dependency graph of containers in the pod
-	graph, err := buildContainerGraph(allCtrs)
+	graph, err := BuildContainerGraph(allCtrs)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "error generating dependency graph for pod %s", p.ID())
 	}
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ func (p *Pod) Restart(ctx context.Context) (map[string]error, error) {
 	}
 
 	// Build a dependency graph of containers in the pod
-	graph, err := buildContainerGraph(allCtrs)
+	graph, err := BuildContainerGraph(allCtrs)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "error generating dependency graph for pod %s", p.ID())
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/adapter/containers.go b/pkg/adapter/containers.go
index 863640f97..41607145d 100644
--- a/pkg/adapter/containers.go
+++ b/pkg/adapter/containers.go
@@ -1094,28 +1094,145 @@ func (r *LocalRuntime) Port(c *cliconfig.PortValues) ([]*Container, error) {
 	return portContainers, nil
 }
 
-// GenerateSystemd creates a unit file for a container
-func (r *LocalRuntime) GenerateSystemd(c *cliconfig.GenerateSystemdValues) (string, error) {
-	ctr, err := r.Runtime.LookupContainer(c.InputArgs[0])
+// generateServiceName generates the container name and the service name for systemd service.
+func generateServiceName(c *cliconfig.GenerateSystemdValues, ctr *libpod.Container, pod *libpod.Pod) (string, string) {
+	var kind, name, ctrName string
+	if pod == nil {
+		kind = "container"
+		name = ctr.ID()
+		if c.Name {
+			name = ctr.Name()
+		}
+		ctrName = name
+	} else {
+		kind = "pod"
+		name = pod.ID()
+		ctrName = ctr.ID()
+		if c.Name {
+			name = pod.Name()
+			ctrName = ctr.Name()
+		}
+	}
+	return ctrName, fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", kind, name)
+}
+
+// generateSystemdgenContainerInfo is a helper to generate a
+// systemdgen.ContainerInfo for `GenerateSystemd`.
+func (r *LocalRuntime) generateSystemdgenContainerInfo(c *cliconfig.GenerateSystemdValues, nameOrID string, pod *libpod.Pod) (*systemdgen.ContainerInfo, bool, error) {
+	ctr, err := r.Runtime.LookupContainer(nameOrID)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
+		return nil, false, err
 	}
+
 	timeout := int(ctr.StopTimeout())
 	if c.StopTimeout >= 0 {
 		timeout = c.StopTimeout
 	}
-	name := ctr.ID()
-	if c.Name {
-		name = ctr.Name()
-	}
 
 	config := ctr.Config()
 	conmonPidFile := config.ConmonPidFile
 	if conmonPidFile == "" {
-		return "", errors.Errorf("conmon PID file path is empty, try to recreate the container with --conmon-pidfile flag")
+		return nil, true, errors.Errorf("conmon PID file path is empty, try to recreate the container with --conmon-pidfile flag")
+	}
+
+	name, serviceName := generateServiceName(c, ctr, pod)
+	info := &systemdgen.ContainerInfo{
+		ServiceName:       serviceName,
+		ContainerName:     name,
+		RestartPolicy:     c.RestartPolicy,
+		PIDFile:           conmonPidFile,
+		StopTimeout:       timeout,
+		GenerateTimestamp: true,
+	}
+
+	return info, true, nil
+}
+
+// GenerateSystemd creates a unit file for a container or pod.
+func (r *LocalRuntime) GenerateSystemd(c *cliconfig.GenerateSystemdValues) (string, error) {
+	// First assume it's a container.
+	if info, found, err := r.generateSystemdgenContainerInfo(c, c.InputArgs[0], nil); found && err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	} else if found && err == nil {
+		return systemdgen.CreateContainerSystemdUnit(info, c.Files)
+	}
+
+	// We're either having a pod or garbage.
+	pod, err := r.Runtime.LookupPod(c.InputArgs[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	// Error out if the pod has no infra container, which we require to be the
+	// main service.
+	if !pod.HasInfraContainer() {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("error generating systemd unit files: Pod %q has no infra container", pod.Name())
+	}
+
+	// Generate a systemdgen.ContainerInfo for the infra container. This
+	// ContainerInfo acts as the main service of the pod.
+	infraID, err := pod.InfraContainerID()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", nil
+	}
+	podInfo, _, err := r.generateSystemdgenContainerInfo(c, infraID, pod)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", nil
+	}
+
+	// Compute the container-dependency graph for the Pod.
+	containers, err := pod.AllContainers()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	if len(containers) == 0 {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("error generating systemd unit files: Pod %q has no containers", pod.Name())
+	}
+	graph, err := libpod.BuildContainerGraph(containers)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	// Traverse the dependency graph and create systemdgen.ContainerInfo's for
+	// each container.
+	containerInfos := []*systemdgen.ContainerInfo{podInfo}
+	for ctr, dependencies := range graph.DependencyMap() {
+		// Skip the infra container as we already generated it.
+		if ctr.ID() == infraID {
+			continue
+		}
+		ctrInfo, _, err := r.generateSystemdgenContainerInfo(c, ctr.ID(), nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+		// Now add the container's dependencies and at the container as a
+		// required service of the infra container.
+		for _, dep := range dependencies {
+			if dep.ID() == infraID {
+				ctrInfo.BoundToServices = append(ctrInfo.BoundToServices, podInfo.ServiceName)
+			} else {
+				_, serviceName := generateServiceName(c, dep, nil)
+				ctrInfo.BoundToServices = append(ctrInfo.BoundToServices, serviceName)
+			}
+		}
+		podInfo.RequiredServices = append(podInfo.RequiredServices, ctrInfo.ServiceName)
+		containerInfos = append(containerInfos, ctrInfo)
+	}
+
+	// Now generate the systemd service for all containers.
+	builder := strings.Builder{}
+	for i, info := range containerInfos {
+		if i > 0 {
+			builder.WriteByte('\n')
+		}
+		out, err := systemdgen.CreateContainerSystemdUnit(info, c.Files)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+		builder.WriteString(out)
 	}
 
-	return systemdgen.CreateSystemdUnitAsString(name, ctr.ID(), c.RestartPolicy, conmonPidFile, timeout)
+	return builder.String(), nil
 }
 
 // GetNamespaces returns namespace information about a container for PS
diff --git a/pkg/adapter/containers_remote.go b/pkg/adapter/containers_remote.go
index 5a26f537f..590fef43f 100644
--- a/pkg/adapter/containers_remote.go
+++ b/pkg/adapter/containers_remote.go
@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@ func (r *LocalRuntime) Port(c *cliconfig.PortValues) ([]*Container, error) {
 
 // GenerateSystemd creates a systemd until for a container
 func (r *LocalRuntime) GenerateSystemd(c *cliconfig.GenerateSystemdValues) (string, error) {
-	return iopodman.GenerateSystemd().Call(r.Conn, c.InputArgs[0], c.RestartPolicy, int64(c.StopTimeout), c.Name)
+	return "", errors.New("systemd generation not supported for remote clients")
 }
 
 // GetNamespaces returns namespace information about a container for PS
diff --git a/pkg/systemdgen/systemdgen.go b/pkg/systemdgen/systemdgen.go
index 06c5ebde5..09d3c6fd5 100644
--- a/pkg/systemdgen/systemdgen.go
+++ b/pkg/systemdgen/systemdgen.go
@@ -1,29 +1,59 @@
 package systemdgen
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"sort"
+	"text/template"
+	"time"
 
+	"github.com/containers/libpod/version"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
-var template = `[Unit]
-Description=%s Podman Container
-[Service]
-Restart=%s
-ExecStart=%s start %s
-ExecStop=%s stop -t %d %s
-KillMode=none
-Type=forking
-PIDFile=%s
-[Install]
-WantedBy=multi-user.target`
+// ContainerInfo contains data required for generating a container's systemd
+// unit file.
+type ContainerInfo struct {
+	// ServiceName of the systemd service.
+	ServiceName string
+	// Name or ID of the container.
+	ContainerName string
+	// InfraContainer of the pod.
+	InfraContainer string
+	// StopTimeout sets the timeout Podman waits before killing the container
+	// during service stop.
+	StopTimeout int
+	// RestartPolicy of the systemd unit (e.g., no, on-failure, always).
+	RestartPolicy string
+	// PIDFile of the service. Required for forking services. Must point to the
+	// PID of the associated conmon process.
+	PIDFile string
+	// GenerateTimestamp, if set the generated unit file has a time stamp.
+	GenerateTimestamp bool
+	// BoundToServices are the services this service binds to.  Note that this
+	// service runs after them.
+	BoundToServices []string
+	// RequiredServices are services this service requires. Note that this
+	// service runs before them.
+	RequiredServices []string
+	// PodmanVersion for the header. Will be set internally. Will be auto-filled
+	// if left empty.
+	PodmanVersion string
+	// Executable is the path to the podman executable. Will be auto-filled if
+	// left empty.
+	Executable string
+	// TimeStamp at the time of creating the unit file. Will be set internally.
+	TimeStamp string
+}
 
 var restartPolicies = []string{"no", "on-success", "on-failure", "on-abnormal", "on-watchdog", "on-abort", "always"}
 
-// ValidateRestartPolicy checks that the user-provided policy is valid
-func ValidateRestartPolicy(restart string) error {
+// validateRestartPolicy checks that the user-provided policy is valid.
+func validateRestartPolicy(restart string) error {
 	for _, i := range restartPolicies {
 		if i == restart {
 			return nil
@@ -32,28 +62,87 @@ func ValidateRestartPolicy(restart string) error {
 	return errors.Errorf("%s is not a valid restart policy", restart)
 }
 
-// CreateSystemdUnitAsString takes variables to create a systemd unit file used to control
-// a libpod container
-func CreateSystemdUnitAsString(name, cid, restart, pidFile string, stopTimeout int) (string, error) {
-	podmanExe := getPodmanExecutable()
-	return createSystemdUnitAsString(podmanExe, name, cid, restart, pidFile, stopTimeout)
-}
+const containerTemplate = `# {{.ServiceName}}.service
+# autogenerated by Podman {{.PodmanVersion}}
+{{- if .TimeStamp}}
+# {{.TimeStamp}}
+{{- end}}
+
+[Unit]
+Description=Podman {{.ServiceName}}.service
+Documentation=man:podman-generate-systemd(1)
+{{- if .BoundToServices}}
+RefuseManualStart=yes
+RefuseManualStop=yes
+BindsTo={{- range $index, $value := .BoundToServices -}}{{if $index}} {{end}}{{ $value }}.service{{end}}
+After={{- range $index, $value := .BoundToServices -}}{{if $index}} {{end}}{{ $value }}.service{{end}}
+{{- end}}
+{{- if .RequiredServices}}
+Requires={{- range $index, $value := .RequiredServices -}}{{if $index}} {{end}}{{ $value }}.service{{end}}
+Before={{- range $index, $value := .RequiredServices -}}{{if $index}} {{end}}{{ $value }}.service{{end}}
+{{- end}}
+
+[Service]
+Restart={{.RestartPolicy}}
+ExecStart={{.Executable}} start {{.ContainerName}}
+ExecStop={{.Executable}} stop {{if (ge .StopTimeout 0)}}-t {{.StopTimeout}}{{end}} {{.ContainerName}}
+KillMode=none
+Type=forking
+PIDFile={{.PIDFile}}
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target`
 
-func createSystemdUnitAsString(exe, name, cid, restart, pidFile string, stopTimeout int) (string, error) {
-	if err := ValidateRestartPolicy(restart); err != nil {
+// CreateContainerSystemdUnit creates a systemd unit file for a container.
+func CreateContainerSystemdUnit(info *ContainerInfo, generateFiles bool) (string, error) {
+	if err := validateRestartPolicy(info.RestartPolicy); err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
 
-	unit := fmt.Sprintf(template, name, restart, exe, name, exe, stopTimeout, name, pidFile)
-	return unit, nil
-}
+	// Make sure the executable is set.
+	if info.Executable == "" {
+		executable, err := os.Executable()
+		if err != nil {
+			executable = "/usr/bin/podman"
+			logrus.Warnf("Could not obtain podman executable location, using default %s", executable)
+		}
+		info.Executable = executable
+	}
+
+	if info.PodmanVersion == "" {
+		info.PodmanVersion = version.Version
+	}
+	if info.GenerateTimestamp {
+		info.TimeStamp = fmt.Sprintf("%v", time.Now().Format(time.UnixDate))
+	}
 
-func getPodmanExecutable() string {
-	podmanExe, err := os.Executable()
+	// Sort the slices to assure a deterministic output.
+	sort.Strings(info.RequiredServices)
+	sort.Strings(info.BoundToServices)
+
+	// Generate the template and compile it.
+	templ, err := template.New("systemd_service_file").Parse(containerTemplate)
 	if err != nil {
-		podmanExe = "/usr/bin/podman"
-		logrus.Warnf("Could not obtain podman executable location, using default %s", podmanExe)
+		return "", errors.Wrap(err, "error parsing systemd service template")
 	}
 
-	return podmanExe
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	if err := templ.Execute(&buf, info); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	if !generateFiles {
+		return buf.String(), nil
+	}
+
+	buf.WriteByte('\n')
+	cwd, err := os.Getwd()
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", errors.Wrap(err, "error getting current working directory")
+	}
+	path := filepath.Join(cwd, fmt.Sprintf("%s.service", info.ServiceName))
+	if err := ioutil.WriteFile(path, buf.Bytes(), 0644); err != nil {
+		return "", errors.Wrap(err, "error generating systemd unit")
+	}
+	return path, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/systemdgen/systemdgen_test.go b/pkg/systemdgen/systemdgen_test.go
index e413b24ce..1ddb0c514 100644
--- a/pkg/systemdgen/systemdgen_test.go
+++ b/pkg/systemdgen/systemdgen_test.go
@@ -5,36 +5,41 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestValidateRestartPolicy(t *testing.T) {
-	type args struct {
+	type ContainerInfo struct {
 		restart string
 	}
 	tests := []struct {
-		name    string
-		args    args
-		wantErr bool
+		name          string
+		ContainerInfo ContainerInfo
+		wantErr       bool
 	}{
-		{"good-on", args{restart: "no"}, false},
-		{"good-on-success", args{restart: "on-success"}, false},
-		{"good-on-failure", args{restart: "on-failure"}, false},
-		{"good-on-abnormal", args{restart: "on-abnormal"}, false},
-		{"good-on-watchdog", args{restart: "on-watchdog"}, false},
-		{"good-on-abort", args{restart: "on-abort"}, false},
-		{"good-always", args{restart: "always"}, false},
-		{"fail", args{restart: "foobar"}, true},
-		{"failblank", args{restart: ""}, true},
+		{"good-on", ContainerInfo{restart: "no"}, false},
+		{"good-on-success", ContainerInfo{restart: "on-success"}, false},
+		{"good-on-failure", ContainerInfo{restart: "on-failure"}, false},
+		{"good-on-abnormal", ContainerInfo{restart: "on-abnormal"}, false},
+		{"good-on-watchdog", ContainerInfo{restart: "on-watchdog"}, false},
+		{"good-on-abort", ContainerInfo{restart: "on-abort"}, false},
+		{"good-always", ContainerInfo{restart: "always"}, false},
+		{"fail", ContainerInfo{restart: "foobar"}, true},
+		{"failblank", ContainerInfo{restart: ""}, true},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			if err := ValidateRestartPolicy(tt.args.restart); (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+			if err := validateRestartPolicy(tt.ContainerInfo.restart); (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
 				t.Errorf("ValidateRestartPolicy() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
 			}
 		})
 	}
 }
 
-func TestCreateSystemdUnitAsString(t *testing.T) {
-	goodID := `[Unit]
-Description=639c53578af4d84b8800b4635fa4e680ee80fd67e0e6a2d4eea48d1e3230f401 Podman Container
+func TestCreateContainerSystemdUnit(t *testing.T) {
+	goodID := `# container-639c53578af4d84b8800b4635fa4e680ee80fd67e0e6a2d4eea48d1e3230f401.service
+# autogenerated by Podman CI
+
+[Unit]
+Description=Podman container-639c53578af4d84b8800b4635fa4e680ee80fd67e0e6a2d4eea48d1e3230f401.service
+Documentation=man:podman-generate-systemd(1)
+
 [Service]
 Restart=always
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/podman start 639c53578af4d84b8800b4635fa4e680ee80fd67e0e6a2d4eea48d1e3230f401
@@ -42,11 +47,17 @@ ExecStop=/usr/bin/podman stop -t 10 639c53578af4d84b8800b4635fa4e680ee80fd67e0e6
 KillMode=none
 Type=forking
 PIDFile=/var/run/containers/storage/overlay-containers/639c53578af4d84b8800b4635fa4e680ee80fd67e0e6a2d4eea48d1e3230f401/userdata/conmon.pid
+
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target`
 
-	goodName := `[Unit]
-Description=foobar Podman Container
+	goodName := `# container-foobar.service
+# autogenerated by Podman CI
+
+[Unit]
+Description=Podman container-foobar.service
+Documentation=man:podman-generate-systemd(1)
+
 [Service]
 Restart=always
 ExecStart=/usr/bin/podman start foobar
@@ -54,56 +65,121 @@ ExecStop=/usr/bin/podman stop -t 10 foobar
 KillMode=none
 Type=forking
 PIDFile=/var/run/containers/storage/overlay-containers/639c53578af4d84b8800b4635fa4e680ee80fd67e0e6a2d4eea48d1e3230f401/userdata/conmon.pid
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target`
+
+	goodNameBoundTo := `# container-foobar.service
+# autogenerated by Podman CI
+
+[Unit]
+Description=Podman container-foobar.service
+Documentation=man:podman-generate-systemd(1)
+RefuseManualStart=yes
+RefuseManualStop=yes
+BindsTo=a.service b.service c.service pod.service
+After=a.service b.service c.service pod.service
+
+[Service]
+Restart=always
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/podman start foobar
+ExecStop=/usr/bin/podman stop -t 10 foobar
+KillMode=none
+Type=forking
+PIDFile=/var/run/containers/storage/overlay-containers/639c53578af4d84b8800b4635fa4e680ee80fd67e0e6a2d4eea48d1e3230f401/userdata/conmon.pid
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target`
+
+	podGoodName := `# pod-123abc.service
+# autogenerated by Podman CI
+
+[Unit]
+Description=Podman pod-123abc.service
+Documentation=man:podman-generate-systemd(1)
+Requires=container-1.service container-2.service
+Before=container-1.service container-2.service
+
+[Service]
+Restart=always
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/podman start jadda-jadda-infra
+ExecStop=/usr/bin/podman stop -t 10 jadda-jadda-infra
+KillMode=none
+Type=forking
+PIDFile=/var/run/containers/storage/overlay-containers/639c53578af4d84b8800b4635fa4e680ee80fd67e0e6a2d4eea48d1e3230f401/userdata/conmon.pid
+
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target`
 
-	type args struct {
-		exe         string
-		name        string
-		cid         string
-		restart     string
-		pidFile     string
-		stopTimeout int
-	}
 	tests := []struct {
 		name    string
-		args    args
+		info    ContainerInfo
 		want    string
 		wantErr bool
 	}{
 
 		{"good with id",
-			args{
-				"/usr/bin/podman",
-				"639c53578af4d84b8800b4635fa4e680ee80fd67e0e6a2d4eea48d1e3230f401",
-				"639c53578af4d84b8800b4635fa4e680ee80fd67e0e6a2d4eea48d1e3230f401",
-				"always",
-				"/var/run/containers/storage/overlay-containers/639c53578af4d84b8800b4635fa4e680ee80fd67e0e6a2d4eea48d1e3230f401/userdata/conmon.pid",
-				10,
+			ContainerInfo{
+				Executable:    "/usr/bin/podman",
+				ServiceName:   "container-639c53578af4d84b8800b4635fa4e680ee80fd67e0e6a2d4eea48d1e3230f401",
+				ContainerName: "639c53578af4d84b8800b4635fa4e680ee80fd67e0e6a2d4eea48d1e3230f401",
+				RestartPolicy: "always",
+				PIDFile:       "/var/run/containers/storage/overlay-containers/639c53578af4d84b8800b4635fa4e680ee80fd67e0e6a2d4eea48d1e3230f401/userdata/conmon.pid",
+				StopTimeout:   10,
+				PodmanVersion: "CI",
 			},
 			goodID,
 			false,
 		},
 		{"good with name",
-			args{
-				"/usr/bin/podman",
-				"foobar",
-				"639c53578af4d84b8800b4635fa4e680ee80fd67e0e6a2d4eea48d1e3230f401",
-				"always",
-				"/var/run/containers/storage/overlay-containers/639c53578af4d84b8800b4635fa4e680ee80fd67e0e6a2d4eea48d1e3230f401/userdata/conmon.pid",
-				10,
+			ContainerInfo{
+				Executable:    "/usr/bin/podman",
+				ServiceName:   "container-foobar",
+				ContainerName: "foobar",
+				RestartPolicy: "always",
+				PIDFile:       "/var/run/containers/storage/overlay-containers/639c53578af4d84b8800b4635fa4e680ee80fd67e0e6a2d4eea48d1e3230f401/userdata/conmon.pid",
+				StopTimeout:   10,
+				PodmanVersion: "CI",
 			},
 			goodName,
 			false,
 		},
+		{"good with name and bound to",
+			ContainerInfo{
+				Executable:      "/usr/bin/podman",
+				ServiceName:     "container-foobar",
+				ContainerName:   "foobar",
+				RestartPolicy:   "always",
+				PIDFile:         "/var/run/containers/storage/overlay-containers/639c53578af4d84b8800b4635fa4e680ee80fd67e0e6a2d4eea48d1e3230f401/userdata/conmon.pid",
+				StopTimeout:     10,
+				PodmanVersion:   "CI",
+				BoundToServices: []string{"pod", "a", "b", "c"},
+			},
+			goodNameBoundTo,
+			false,
+		},
+		{"pod",
+			ContainerInfo{
+				Executable:       "/usr/bin/podman",
+				ServiceName:      "pod-123abc",
+				ContainerName:    "jadda-jadda-infra",
+				RestartPolicy:    "always",
+				PIDFile:          "/var/run/containers/storage/overlay-containers/639c53578af4d84b8800b4635fa4e680ee80fd67e0e6a2d4eea48d1e3230f401/userdata/conmon.pid",
+				StopTimeout:      10,
+				PodmanVersion:    "CI",
+				RequiredServices: []string{"container-1", "container-2"},
+			},
+			podGoodName,
+			false,
+		},
 		{"bad restart policy",
-			args{
-				"/usr/bin/podman",
-				"639c53578af4d84b8800b4635fa4e680ee80fd67e0e6a2d4eea48d1e3230f401",
-				"639c53578af4d84b8800b4635fa4e680ee80fd67e0e6a2d4eea48d1e3230f401",
-				"never",
-				"/var/run/containers/storage/overlay-containers/639c53578af4d84b8800b4635fa4e680ee80fd67e0e6a2d4eea48d1e3230f401/userdata/conmon.pid",
-				10,
+			ContainerInfo{
+				Executable:    "/usr/bin/podman",
+				ServiceName:   "639c53578af4d84b8800b4635fa4e680ee80fd67e0e6a2d4eea48d1e3230f401",
+				RestartPolicy: "never",
+				PIDFile:       "/var/run/containers/storage/overlay-containers/639c53578af4d84b8800b4635fa4e680ee80fd67e0e6a2d4eea48d1e3230f401/userdata/conmon.pid",
+				StopTimeout:   10,
+				PodmanVersion: "CI",
 			},
 			"",
 			true,
@@ -111,13 +187,13 @@ WantedBy=multi-user.target`
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got, err := createSystemdUnitAsString(tt.args.exe, tt.args.name, tt.args.cid, tt.args.restart, tt.args.pidFile, tt.args.stopTimeout)
+			got, err := CreateContainerSystemdUnit(&tt.info, false)
 			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
-				t.Errorf("CreateSystemdUnitAsString() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
+				t.Errorf("CreateContainerSystemdUnit() error = \n%v, wantErr \n%v", err, tt.wantErr)
 				return
 			}
 			if got != tt.want {
-				t.Errorf("CreateSystemdUnitAsString() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
+				t.Errorf("CreateContainerSystemdUnit() = \n%v, want \n%v", got, tt.want)
 			}
 		})
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/varlinkapi/generate.go b/pkg/varlinkapi/generate.go
index 9dc20d582..19010097d 100644
--- a/pkg/varlinkapi/generate.go
+++ b/pkg/varlinkapi/generate.go
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ package varlinkapi
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+
 	"github.com/containers/libpod/cmd/podman/shared"
 	iopodman "github.com/containers/libpod/cmd/podman/varlink"
-	"github.com/containers/libpod/pkg/systemdgen"
 )
 
 // GenerateKube ...
@@ -29,24 +29,3 @@ func (i *LibpodAPI) GenerateKube(call iopodman.VarlinkCall, name string, service
 		Service: string(servB),
 	})
 }
-
-// GenerateSystemd ...
-func (i *LibpodAPI) GenerateSystemd(call iopodman.VarlinkCall, nameOrID, restart string, stopTimeout int64, useName bool) error {
-	ctr, err := i.Runtime.LookupContainer(nameOrID)
-	if err != nil {
-		return call.ReplyErrorOccurred(err.Error())
-	}
-	timeout := int(ctr.StopTimeout())
-	if stopTimeout >= 0 {
-		timeout = int(stopTimeout)
-	}
-	name := ctr.ID()
-	if useName {
-		name = ctr.Name()
-	}
-	unit, err := systemdgen.CreateSystemdUnitAsString(name, ctr.ID(), restart, ctr.Config().StaticDir, timeout)
-	if err != nil {
-		return call.ReplyErrorOccurred(err.Error())
-	}
-	return call.ReplyGenerateSystemd(unit)
-}
diff --git a/test/e2e/generate_systemd_test.go b/test/e2e/generate_systemd_test.go
index 5bb040206..314743a92 100644
--- a/test/e2e/generate_systemd_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/generate_systemd_test.go
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
 package integration
 
 import (
+	"os"
+
 	. "github.com/containers/libpod/test/utils"
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
-	"os"
 )
 
 var _ = Describe("Podman generate systemd", func() {
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman generate systemd", func() {
 
 	})
 
-	It("podman generate systemd on bogus container", func() {
+	It("podman generate systemd on bogus container/pod", func() {
 		session := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"generate", "systemd", "foobar"})
 		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
 		Expect(session.ExitCode()).To(Not(Equal(0)))
@@ -51,6 +52,19 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman generate systemd", func() {
 		Expect(session.ExitCode()).To(Not(Equal(0)))
 	})
 
+	It("podman generate systemd good timeout value", func() {
+		session := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"create", "--name", "foobar", "alpine", "top"})
+		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
+		Expect(session.ExitCode()).To(Equal(0))
+
+		session = podmanTest.Podman([]string{"generate", "systemd", "--timeout", "1234", "foobar"})
+		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
+		Expect(session.ExitCode()).To(Equal(0))
+
+		found, _ := session.GrepString(" stop -t 1234 ")
+		Expect(found).To(BeTrue())
+	})
+
 	It("podman generate systemd", func() {
 		n := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"run", "--name", "nginx", "-dt", nginx})
 		n.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
@@ -61,6 +75,23 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman generate systemd", func() {
 		Expect(session.ExitCode()).To(Equal(0))
 	})
 
+	It("podman generate systemd --files --name", func() {
+		n := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"run", "--name", "nginx", "-dt", nginx})
+		n.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
+		Expect(n.ExitCode()).To(Equal(0))
+
+		session := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"generate", "systemd", "--files", "--name", "nginx"})
+		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
+		Expect(session.ExitCode()).To(Equal(0))
+
+		for _, file := range session.OutputToStringArray() {
+			os.Remove(file)
+		}
+
+		found, _ := session.GrepString("/container-nginx.service")
+		Expect(found).To(BeTrue())
+	})
+
 	It("podman generate systemd with timeout", func() {
 		n := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"run", "--name", "nginx", "-dt", nginx})
 		n.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
@@ -69,6 +100,81 @@ var _ = Describe("Podman generate systemd", func() {
 		session := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"generate", "systemd", "--timeout", "5", "nginx"})
 		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
 		Expect(session.ExitCode()).To(Equal(0))
+
+		found, _ := session.GrepString("podman stop -t 5")
+		Expect(found).To(BeTrue())
 	})
 
+	It("podman generate systemd pod --name", func() {
+		n := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"pod", "create", "--name", "foo"})
+		n.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
+		Expect(n.ExitCode()).To(Equal(0))
+
+		n = podmanTest.Podman([]string{"create", "--pod", "foo", "--name", "foo-1", "alpine", "top"})
+		n.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
+		Expect(n.ExitCode()).To(Equal(0))
+
+		n = podmanTest.Podman([]string{"create", "--pod", "foo", "--name", "foo-2", "alpine", "top"})
+		n.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
+		Expect(n.ExitCode()).To(Equal(0))
+
+		session := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"generate", "systemd", "--timeout", "42", "--name", "foo"})
+		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
+		Expect(session.ExitCode()).To(Equal(0))
+
+		// Grepping the output (in addition to unit tests)
+		found, _ := session.GrepString("# pod-foo.service")
+		Expect(found).To(BeTrue())
+
+		found, _ = session.GrepString("Requires=container-foo-1.service container-foo-2.service")
+		Expect(found).To(BeTrue())
+
+		found, _ = session.GrepString("# container-foo-1.service")
+		Expect(found).To(BeTrue())
+
+		found, _ = session.GrepString(" start foo-1")
+		Expect(found).To(BeTrue())
+
+		found, _ = session.GrepString("-infra") // infra container
+		Expect(found).To(BeTrue())
+
+		found, _ = session.GrepString("# container-foo-2.service")
+		Expect(found).To(BeTrue())
+
+		found, _ = session.GrepString(" stop -t 42 foo-2")
+		Expect(found).To(BeTrue())
+
+		found, _ = session.GrepString("BindsTo=pod-foo.service")
+		Expect(found).To(BeTrue())
+
+		found, _ = session.GrepString("PIDFile=")
+		Expect(found).To(BeTrue())
+
+		found, _ = session.GrepString("/userdata/conmon.pid")
+		Expect(found).To(BeTrue())
+	})
+
+	It("podman generate systemd pod --name --files", func() {
+		n := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"pod", "create", "--name", "foo"})
+		n.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
+		Expect(n.ExitCode()).To(Equal(0))
+
+		n = podmanTest.Podman([]string{"create", "--pod", "foo", "--name", "foo-1", "alpine", "top"})
+		n.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
+		Expect(n.ExitCode()).To(Equal(0))
+
+		session := podmanTest.Podman([]string{"generate", "systemd", "--name", "--files", "foo"})
+		session.WaitWithDefaultTimeout()
+		Expect(session.ExitCode()).To(Equal(0))
+
+		for _, file := range session.OutputToStringArray() {
+			os.Remove(file)
+		}
+
+		found, _ := session.GrepString("/pod-foo.service")
+		Expect(found).To(BeTrue())
+
+		found, _ = session.GrepString("/container-foo-1.service")
+		Expect(found).To(BeTrue())
+	})
 })