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Re: Ifupdown, loopback interface, /etc/network/interfaces.d



Hello,

On Mon, 07 Jan 2013 08:42:40 +0100
Tollef Fog Heen <tfheen@err.no> wrote:

> > I'd like to hear opinions on this idea.

> I think you should just get a wheezy-ignore tag from the release team
> and solve this properly for jessie.

> Also, your fix doesn't actually solve the RC bug either:

Well, it does.

> You Must Preserve All Admin Changes in /etc.  Not just the ones you think
> is sensible or reasonable.  Why not just report that the file is
> missing and leave it to the admin to fix (on upgrades, feel free to
> create it on the initial installation)?  After all, if they have
> removed it, they probably know how to bring it back.

> My suggestion would be to, over the jessie cycle, deprecate (but still
> read) /etc/network/interfaces and for jessie+1 just drop the file and
> only use the .d directory.

I don't think it's a good idea.

-- 
WBR, Andrew

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