network config feature (please export /etc/network/interfaces.d to writable)

[Mitsuya Shibata]

At the moment /etc/network/interfaces.d/ is read-only, and eth0 only works with
dhcp server.

---
/etc/network/interfaces.d/eth0:
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp
---

However I would like to setup static ip address to eth0 via cloud-init or any
like so.

Please to export /etc/network/interfaces.d as writable, or symbolic link this
directory to /writable/interfaces.d.

[Alexander Sack (asac)]

agreed that we should have something for network config.

cloud-init sounds like valid idea to look into.

[Alexander Sack (asac)]

middleware/service options we should check out:

 1. ifupdown - oldschool debian style
 2. systemd-network - http://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd.network.html
 3. NM - probably not really wanted for server style networking
 4. ... others like connman etc.

[Mitsuya Shibata (cosmos-door)]

2015-01-01 20:55 GMT+09:00 Alexander Sack <email address hidden>:
> agreed that we should have something for network config.
>
> cloud-init sounds like valid idea to look into.

FYI, cloud-init does not support network config yet?
LP: #1225922

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Riccardo Magrini (riccardo-magrini)]

any news about this bug?

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package ubuntu-core-config - 0.6.8

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ubuntu-core-config (0.6.8) vivid; urgency=low

  [ James Hunt ]
  * Add /etc/network/interfaces.d to writable paths (LP: #1405795).
 -- Michael Vogt <email address hidden> Tue, 31 Mar 2015 14:11:59 +0200