6 files changed, 19 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/cmd/podman/cliconfig/defaults.go b/cmd/podman/cliconfig/defaults.go
index d5dae0874..ce695d153 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/cliconfig/defaults.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/cliconfig/defaults.go
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 package cliconfig
 
-const (
-	// DefaultSystemD value
-	DefaultSystemD bool = true
-)
-
 var (
 	// DefaultHealthCheckInterval default value
 	DefaultHealthCheckInterval = "30s"
diff --git a/cmd/podman/common.go b/cmd/podman/common.go
index 2a3f8f3ad..e93586b62 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/common.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/common.go
@@ -455,9 +455,9 @@ func getCreateFlags(c *cliconfig.PodmanCommand) {
 		"sysctl", []string{},
 		"Sysctl options (default [])",
 	)
-	createFlags.Bool(
-		"systemd", cliconfig.DefaultSystemD,
-		"Run container in systemd mode if the command executable is systemd or init",
+	createFlags.String(
+		"systemd", "true",
+		`Run container in systemd mode ("true"|"false"|"always" (default "true")`,
 	)
 	createFlags.StringArray(
 		"tmpfs", []string{},
diff --git a/cmd/podman/shared/create.go b/cmd/podman/shared/create.go
index 675dfbad6..7c56db8db 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/shared/create.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/shared/create.go
@@ -662,9 +662,17 @@ func ParseCreateOpts(ctx context.Context, c *GenericCLIResults, runtime *libpod.
 		return nil, errors.Errorf("invalid image-volume type %q. Pick one of bind, tmpfs, or ignore", c.String("image-volume"))
 	}
 
-	var systemd bool
-	if command != nil && c.Bool("systemd") && (command[0] == "/usr/sbin/init" || (filepath.Base(command[0]) == "systemd")) {
-		systemd = true
+	systemd := c.String("systemd") == "always"
+	if !systemd && command != nil {
+		x, err := strconv.ParseBool(c.String("systemd"))
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "cannot parse bool %s", c.String("systemd"))
+		}
+		if x && (command[0] == "/usr/sbin/init" || (filepath.Base(command[0]) == "systemd")) {
+			systemd = true
+		}
+	}
+	if systemd {
 		if signalString == "" {
 			stopSignal, err = signal.ParseSignal("RTMIN+3")
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/podman/shared/intermediate.go b/cmd/podman/shared/intermediate.go
index cccdd1bea..0f71dc087 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/shared/intermediate.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/shared/intermediate.go
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ func NewIntermediateLayer(c *cliconfig.PodmanCommand, remote bool) GenericCLIRes
 	m["subgidname"] = newCRString(c, "subgidname")
 	m["subuidname"] = newCRString(c, "subuidname")
 	m["sysctl"] = newCRStringSlice(c, "sysctl")
-	m["systemd"] = newCRBool(c, "systemd")
+	m["systemd"] = newCRString(c, "systemd")
 	m["tmpfs"] = newCRStringArray(c, "tmpfs")
 	m["tty"] = newCRBool(c, "tty")
 	m["uidmap"] = newCRStringSlice(c, "uidmap")
diff --git a/cmd/podman/shared/intermediate_varlink.go b/cmd/podman/shared/intermediate_varlink.go
index 9dbf83950..c95470a72 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/shared/intermediate_varlink.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/shared/intermediate_varlink.go
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func (g GenericCLIResults) MakeVarlink() iopodman.Create {
 		Subuidname:             StringToPtr(g.Find("subuidname")),
 		Subgidname:             StringToPtr(g.Find("subgidname")),
 		Sysctl:                 StringSliceToPtr(g.Find("sysctl")),
-		Systemd:                BoolToPtr(g.Find("systemd")),
+		Systemd:                StringToPtr(g.Find("systemd")),
 		Tmpfs:                  StringSliceToPtr(g.Find("tmpfs")),
 		Tty:                    BoolToPtr(g.Find("tty")),
 		Uidmap:                 StringSliceToPtr(g.Find("uidmap")),
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ func VarlinkCreateToGeneric(opts iopodman.Create) GenericCLIResults {
 
 	var memSwapDefault int64 = -1
 	netModeDefault := "bridge"
+	systemdDefault := "true"
 	if rootless.IsRootless() {
 		netModeDefault = "slirp4netns"
 	}
@@ -409,7 +410,7 @@ func VarlinkCreateToGeneric(opts iopodman.Create) GenericCLIResults {
 	m["subgidname"] = stringFromVarlink(opts.Subgidname, "subgidname", nil)
 	m["subuidname"] = stringFromVarlink(opts.Subuidname, "subuidname", nil)
 	m["sysctl"] = stringSliceFromVarlink(opts.Sysctl, "sysctl", nil)
-	m["systemd"] = boolFromVarlink(opts.Systemd, "systemd", cliconfig.DefaultSystemD)
+	m["systemd"] = stringFromVarlink(opts.Systemd, "systemd", &systemdDefault)
 	m["tmpfs"] = stringSliceFromVarlink(opts.Tmpfs, "tmpfs", nil)
 	m["tty"] = boolFromVarlink(opts.Tty, "tty", false)
 	m["uidmap"] = stringSliceFromVarlink(opts.Uidmap, "uidmap", nil)
diff --git a/cmd/podman/varlink/io.podman.varlink b/cmd/podman/varlink/io.podman.varlink
index 2408dc80c..13e8394fb 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/varlink/io.podman.varlink
+++ b/cmd/podman/varlink/io.podman.varlink
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ type Create (
     subuidname: ?string,
     subgidname: ?string,
     sysctl: ?[]string,
-    systemd: ?bool,
+    systemd: ?string,
     tmpfs: ?[]string,
     tty: ?bool,
     uidmap: ?[]string,