>>> Etienne Champetier <champetier.etie...@gmail.com> schrieb am 15.10.2022 um 02:41 in Nachricht <caodf3goq5+tnf7mtkcix_59aboweoqwzpgfuwasjhtpr+zm...@mail.gmail.com>: > Hi All, > > When changing distro or distro major versions, network interfaces' > names sometimes change. > For example on some Dell server running CentOS 7 the interface is > named em1 and running Alma 8 it's eno1.
Wasn't the idea of "BIOS device name" that the interface's name matches the label printed on the chassis? > > I'm looking for a way to find the new interface name in advance > without booting the new OS. > One way I found is to unpack the initramfs, mount bind /sys, chroot, > and then run > udevadm test-builtin net_id /sys/class/net/INTF > Problem is that it doesn't give me right away the name according to > the NamePolicy in 99-default.link > > Is there a command to get the future name right away ? > > Thanks > Etienne