#1012707 /etc/network/interfaces: only source configuration files using with '*.conf' / use 'source /etc/network/interfaces.d/*.conf' instead of 'source /etc/network/interfaces.d/*'

Package:
ifupdown
Source:
ifupdown
Description:
high level tools to configure network interfaces
Submitter:
Patrick Schleizer
Date:
2022-06-14 20:57:03 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1012707#5
Date:
2022-06-12 14:13:53 UTC
From:
To:
Dear maintainer,

in file /etc/network/interfaces ...

Could you please consider instead of setting the default:

source /etc/network/interfaces.d/*

change suggestion:

source /etc/network/interfaces.d/*.conf

Reason:

When

- text editor (such as kate) create backup files (such as
/etc/network/interfaces.d/50_user~ with the tilde at the end)

- local packages by system administrator or Debian derivatives place
configuration drop-in snippets in /etc/network/interfaces.d/ folder,

then on upgrades then redundant files might end up in that folder such
as those with file extensions '.dpkg-old' or '.dpkg-dist'.

When ifupdown is restarted, an interface is likely to be duplicated
leading to ifupdown failure, resulting in a broken network connection.

By parsing only configuration files such as with the `*.conf` file
extension issues with parsing unexpected files created by editors
(backup files) or dpkg are avoided.

Kind regards,
Patrick
#1012707#10
Date:
2022-06-14 20:52:16 UTC
From:
To:
El 12/06/22 a las 14:13, Patrick Schleizer escribió:
pushing it to a separate branch. If I am not wrong, the debian-installer
installs some files in /etc/network/interfaces.d/, so there must be some
coordination to avoid issues in future installs.

Debian Installer Team: it is OK from your side to make the change
described above?

Cheers,