2 files changed, 23 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/pkg/adapter/containers.go b/pkg/adapter/containers.go
index eb90ab50e..d575bc9b0 100644
--- a/pkg/adapter/containers.go
+++ b/pkg/adapter/containers.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containers/libpod/cmd/podman/shared"
 	"github.com/containers/libpod/libpod"
 	"github.com/containers/libpod/pkg/adapter/shortcuts"
+	"github.com/containers/libpod/pkg/systemdgen"
 	"github.com/containers/storage"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -940,3 +941,20 @@ 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])
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	timeout := int(ctr.StopTimeout())
+	if c.StopTimeout >= 0 {
+		timeout = int(c.StopTimeout)
+	}
+	name := ctr.ID()
+	if c.Name {
+		name = ctr.Name()
+	}
+	return systemdgen.CreateSystemdUnitAsString(name, ctr.ID(), c.RestartPolicy, ctr.Config().StaticDir, timeout)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/adapter/containers_remote.go b/pkg/adapter/containers_remote.go
index b7e353f71..201249fc3 100644
--- a/pkg/adapter/containers_remote.go
+++ b/pkg/adapter/containers_remote.go
@@ -956,3 +956,8 @@ func (r *LocalRuntime) Port(c *cliconfig.PortValues) ([]*Container, error) {
 	}
 	return containers, nil
 }
+
+// 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)
+}