Is there an updated target release for the ability to describe configuration for an interface (such as name) but leave the interface down at boot?
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to systemd in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1664844 Title: No distinction between link-up and link-down interfaces Status in MAAS: Triaged Status in netplan: In Progress Status in netplan.io package in Ubuntu: In Progress Status in systemd package in Ubuntu: New Status in netplan.io source package in Xenial: Won't Fix Status in systemd source package in Xenial: Won't Fix Status in netplan.io source package in Zesty: Won't Fix Status in systemd source package in Zesty: Won't Fix Status in netplan.io source package in Artful: Won't Fix Bug description: [Impact] Users need to write valid configuration, especially for new features that are approved by not yet implemented, such as marking a link "optional". [Test case] Write a netplan configuration: network: version: 2 renderer: networkd ethernets: eth0: optional: yes dhcp4: yes And run 'netplan apply'. Netplan should write configuration for the link and not error out with a syntax error. [Regression potential] This has a minimal potential for regression: the new keyword was added to be supported already by consumers of netplan (users, cloud-init) so that they could start writing config with the new key and that configuration to be seen as valid by netplan before the backend is implemented. There is no functional change besides allowing for the value to exist in a netplan configuation. --- If I define an interface in netplan (even one which has no DHCP type and no addresses), it's not possible to determine if its adminStatus should be enabled (link up) or disabled (link down). I can completely exclude an interface from the netplan configuration, but I think that implies that not only its adminStatus is "disabled" by default, but also netplan will not be able to do anything "nice" for the interface, such as rename it to what the user specified in MAAS. If I include the interface but don't specify any addresses or DHCP, it isn't clear if it will be link up (my current assumption) or link down. There should be a way to allow an interface to be recognized by netplan (and even partially configured, waiting for the user to run something like 'ifup <interface>' on a manual but not auto-started interface in ifupdown), but marked administratively disabled. (adminStatus down) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/maas/+bug/1664844/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
