On 05/13/2014 05:39 PM, Russell Miller wrote: >> I want to run the same software on all of these machines and >> having inconsistent names /between/ the machines makes that next to >> impossible. Using the new names means that my software has to learn >> all those different names and can't easily determine which name >> applies to the motherboard port. Using the old names means it can't >> predict which name will be given to which port. >> >> There's got to be a better answer. > ... don't use Fedora? > > Just kidding. Sort of. Well, that option will certainly be considered. But it appears that nearly all of the common distributions are going to systemd/udev. Not only would I probably still have the same problem, I'd also have to learn a whole bunch of different things. > Assuming since you're posting here that that's not an option :) You > could learn to love the default udev nomenclature, or you could add > rules to /etc/udev.d/rules (or whatever the equivalent is) that tie > MAC addresses to specific interface names. It would require a little > bit of script-fu, but assuming a competently managed key or password > infrastructure, shouldn't take more than an hour or two. I've done that. The problem seems to be that what I want to do is to /exchange/ the names assigned. One of the renames works but the other fails, claiming the new name is already in use. In other circumstances, I'd use an intermediate name, orig->temp->target, but I don't know how to do that with udev, or even if it is possible. > Prepare for a whole lot more issues, though. Upgrading from 13 is a > significant upgrade, and there's lots that will go wrong. > Particularly on mongrel hardware like yours. I know. It will be a "challenge". -- Dave Close, Thales Avionics, Irvine California USA. cell +1 949 394 2124, dave.close@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx "If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what then is an empty desk?" --Albert Einstein -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
