Bug#816384: systemd: Systemd tries to rename ppp interface when .link files present for existing NICs

[Michael Biebl]

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Hi

On Tue, 01 Mar 2016 15:45:01 +0300 Vladimir Kudrya <pzs-fs at yandex.ru> wrote:
> Dear Maintainer, when .link files are in place in /etc/systemd/network to rename
> NICs based on MAC addresses, systemd tries to rename ppp0 link which is being
> created by NetworkManager. This results in failure to establish PPTP connection.
> 
> $ cat /etc/systemd/network/10-eth0.link
> [Match]
> MACAddress="xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx"
> [Link]
> Name=eth0
> 
> $ cat /etc/systemd/network/10-wlan0.link
> [Match]
> MACAddress="yy:yy:yy:yy:yy:yy"
> [Link]
> Name=wlan0
> 
> Nothing here can possibly be related to any ppp iface. But here is the journal
> while trying to establish PPTP via NetworkManager. "ppp0" is being renamed to "rename13"
> when these files are in place. It does not happen when they are not.

ppp0 being renamed to rename13 sounds suspiciously like the old network
interface naming is still being used.
Can you attach your /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules if present


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