Public bug reported: Hi,
I have configured a linux bridge (vlan0) for virtual machines in /etc/network/interfaces.d/vlan0. The usual configuration including to start dnasmasq as a dhcp and dns server for that network. With 17.10 that fails, systemd can't start networking.service # systemctl |fgrep networking.service ● networking.service loaded failed failed Raise network interfaces systemctl status networking.service ● networking.service - Raise network interfaces Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/networking.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled) Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Thu 2017-11-09 10:16:02 CET; 1h 35min ago Docs: man:interfaces(5) Main PID: 1938 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE) CPU: 257ms Nov 09 10:15:59 pcdanisch systemd[1]: Starting Raise network interfaces... Nov 09 10:16:01 pcdanisch ifup[1938]: Waiting for vlan0 to get ready (MAXWAIT is 2 seconds). Nov 09 10:16:01 pcdanisch ifup[1938]: Set name-type for VLAN subsystem. Should be visible in /proc/net/vlan/config Nov 09 10:16:01 pcdanisch ifup[1938]: dnsmasq: directory /etc/resolv.conf for resolv-file is missing, cannot poll Nov 09 10:16:01 pcdanisch ifup[1938]: Failed to bring up vlan0. Nov 09 10:16:02 pcdanisch systemd[1]: networking.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE Nov 09 10:16:02 pcdanisch systemd[1]: Failed to start Raise network interfaces. Nov 09 10:16:02 pcdanisch systemd[1]: networking.service: Unit entered failed state. Nov 09 10:16:02 pcdanisch systemd[1]: networking.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'. # ls -lF /etc/resolv.conf lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 39 Okt 24 11:58 /etc/resolv.conf -> ../run/systemd/resolve/stub-resolv.conf As far as I can see at that time of booting, the /etc/resolv.conf shows into a a directory which is not yet created (/run is a tmpfs, thus empty at boot time), and I have seen more trouble caused by this, that there is a certain amount of time in the boot process, where /etc/resolv.conf is neither absent nor readable, but a dangling symlink, causing lots of trouble. This construction to have a permanent symlink pointing to nowhere while booting is broken by design. Furthermore, it's really difficult to get rid of that filthy systemd dns. That's really odd stuff. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10 Package: systemd 234-2ubuntu12.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-16.19-generic 4.13.4 Uname: Linux 4.13.0-16-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zavl zcommon znvpair ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Thu Nov 9 11:53:46 2017 InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-10-24 (16 days ago) InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release amd64 (20171017.1) MachineType: To Be Filled By O.E.M. To Be Filled By O.E.M. ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-4.13.0-16-generic root=UUID=c100cc19-4ea7-4c2c-a2ee-10d8ed40c2e7 ro rootflags=subvol=@ nomodeset quiet splash SourcePackage: systemd UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 03/16/2016 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: P1.50 dmi.board.name: N3150-NUC dmi.board.vendor: ASRock dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrP1.50:bd03/16/2016:svnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:rvnASRock:rnN3150-NUC:rvr:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.: dmi.product.family: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.product.name: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.product.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.sys.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M. ** Affects: systemd (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug artful -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to systemd in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1731211 Title: systemd breaks interface configuration due to late resolv.conf To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/+bug/1731211/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs