def build_bond(iface, **settings):
    '''
    Create a bond script in /etc/modprobe.d with the passed settings
    and load the bonding kernel module.

    CLI Example:

    .. code-block:: bash

        salt '*' ip.build_bond bond0 mode=balance-alb
    '''
    rh_major = __grains__['osrelease'][:1]

    opts = _parse_settings_bond(settings, iface)
    try:
        template = JINJA.get_template('conf.jinja')
    except jinja2.exceptions.TemplateNotFound:
        log.error('Could not load template conf.jinja')
        return ''
    data = template.render({'name': iface, 'bonding': opts})
    _write_file_iface(iface, data, _RH_NETWORK_CONF_FILES, '{0}.conf'.format(iface))
    path = os.path.join(_RH_NETWORK_CONF_FILES, '{0}.conf'.format(iface))
    if rh_major == '5':
        __salt__['cmd.run'](
            'sed -i -e "/^alias\\s{0}.*/d" /etc/modprobe.conf'.format(iface),
            python_shell=False
        )
        __salt__['cmd.run'](
            'sed -i -e "/^options\\s{0}.*/d" /etc/modprobe.conf'.format(iface),
            python_shell=False
        )
        __salt__['file.append']('/etc/modprobe.conf', path)
    __salt__['kmod.load']('bonding')

    if settings['test']:
        return _read_temp(data)

    return _read_file(path)