On Wed 28 Aug 2019 at 20:19:29 (-0400), Gene Heskett wrote:
> On Wednesday 28 August 2019 16:04:48 Greg Wooledge wrote:
> > On Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 08:42:56PM +0100, Brian wrote:
> > > On Wed 28 Aug 2019 at 15:05:18 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote:
> > > > I've resorted to the chattr on more than one occasion. Works well
> > > > if you can get it all done before before the timer runs the N-M
> > > > script again.
> > >
> > > Users (particularly new users) who read chattr(1), and who think
> > > getting their own way with chattr is a good way to go, are deluded.
> > > Setting up a simple network never requires it. If you think it is -
> > > you have lost.
> >
> > Which part of Gene's plans has ever been "simple"?
>
> :-)
>
> > He apparently wants to make his operating system refuse to register
> > persistent interface names, on the grounds that he frequently moves
> > a physical hard drive from one system to another, and doesn't want to
> > go through the hassle of reassigning the interface names each time.
>
> Thats a miss-statement. I do want persistent interface names EVEN if I
> move this boot drive to a whole new box.
>
> > If you know a way to do that other than the ways I suggested, go ahead
> > and tell us.
> >
> > I've already warned him that it will fail catastrophically on a system
> > with more than one NIC.
>
> This machine does in fact have 2 nic's. And I have indeed used both at
> the same time but haven't mastered "consistently".
What a ridiculous time waster. Everything I've posted in this thread
is predicated on your having just one. Why? Because you wrote:
"But udevs UN-persistent rules have apparently run out of eth0 names,
renaming the only ethernet port it has to eth2."
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2019/08/msg01311.html
Cheers,
David.
