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
    '''
    deb_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})

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

    _write_file(iface, data, _DEB_NETWORK_CONF_FILES, '{0}.conf'.format(iface))
    path = os.path.join(_DEB_NETWORK_CONF_FILES, '{0}.conf'.format(iface))
    if deb_major == '5':
        for line_type in ('alias', 'options'):
            cmd = ['sed', '-i', '-e', r'/^{0}\s{1}.*/d'.format(line_type, iface),
                   '/etc/modprobe.conf']
            __salt__['cmd.run'](cmd, python_shell=False)
        __salt__['file.append']('/etc/modprobe.conf', path)

    # Load kernel module
    __salt__['kmod.load']('bonding')

    # install ifenslave-2.6
    __salt__['pkg.install']('ifenslave-2.6')

    return _read_file(path)