On 05/22/2012 03:07 PM, Michal Filka wrote: > Hi, > > I've problem with following rule (simplified as much as possible): > > # replaced 70-persistent-net.rules > SUBSYSTEM=="net", KERNELS="0000:00:19.0", NAME="eth1" > > # udevadm test --action=add /sys/class/net/eth0 > (snip) > rename_netif: changing net interface name from 'eth0' to 'eth1' > rename_netif: error changing net interface name eth0 to eth1: Device > or resource busy > (snip) > UDEV_LOG=6 > DEVPATH=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:19.0/net/eth0 > INTERFACE=eth0 > IFINDEX=2 > ACTION=add > SUBSYSTEM=net > ID_VENDOR_FROM_DATABASE=Intel Corporation > ID_MODEL_FROM_DATABASE=82566DC Gigabit Network Connection > ID_BUS=pci > ID_VENDOR_ID=0x8086 > ID_MODEL_ID=0x104b > ID_MM_CANDIDATE=1 > SYSTEMD_ALIAS=/sys/subsystem/net/devices/eth1 > TAGS=:systemd: > > So, the device is named correctly (eth1), but what about that > rename_netif errors? Is that a problem? > You can't rename network interfaces in state 'UP'. That only works for unconfigured interfaces. Cheers, Hannes -- Dr. Hannes Reinecke zSeries & Storage hare@xxxxxxx +49 911 74053 688 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Maxfeldstr. 5, 90409 Nürnberg GF: J. Hawn, J. Guild, F. Imendörffer, HRB 16746 (AG Nürnberg) -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-hotplug" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html