Re: [EXT] The periodic change in MACAddressPolicy in ubuntu 2022

Hi!

There is a tool named monit (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monit) that can check for changes to files; maybe give it a try. Like this (you’ll have to adjust it):

check file bootid with path /proc/sys/kernel/random/boot_id

#if changed timestamp then alert

if content !=

"^[0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{4}-[0-9a-f]{12}"

then alert

if changed checksum then alert

group local

Kind regards,

Ulrich Windl

From: systemd-devel <systemd-devel-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Choi yenos
Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2024 1:04 PM
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Subject: [EXT] [systemd-devel] The periodic change in MACAddressPolicy in ubuntu 2022

HI all, It seems that the MACAddressPolicy is periodically changing or being updated on my Ubuntu 22.04 cluster.

When I create the 22.04 image, I set the file /usr/lib/systemd/network/99-default.link to MACAddressPolicy=none and generate the image.

However, after a certain period of time (24 hours?), the value changes back to MACAddressPolicy=persistent. Strangely, even though the value has changed, the date still points to 2022.

-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 499 Mar 11 2022 /usr/lib/systemd/network/99-default.link
Is there a specific systemd daemon that might be changing this value?

As a solution, I can set the �file with a higher priority, but I am curious about why it is being changed.
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[Match]
OriginalName=*

[Link]
NamePolicy=keep kernel database onboard slot path
AlternativeNamesPolicy=database onboard slot path
MACAddressPolicy=persistent
thank you.