Comment # 7
on bug 870370
from Axel K�llhofer
Well, as I still have a system on openSUSE 12.3, I could do some research and
at least found what is clearly different in 13.1.
On 12.3 with two interfaces (eth0, wlan0), both configured with
STARTMODE=manual you get this:
cinternet -I
01 i modem0
02 a wlan0
03 i eth0
The interface "modem0" is also configured with STARTMODE=manual but irrelevant
here.
On 13.1 you get this:
cinternet -I
01 i modem0
no matter if the command is issued as root or normal user.
If you have a look at the directory /dev/.sysconfig/network you can see what�s
different.
openSUSE 12.3:
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5 1. Nov 12:11 config-eth0
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3 1. Nov 12:11 config-lo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7 1. Nov 12:11 config-modem0
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6 1. Nov 12:11 config-wlan0
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 32 1. Nov 12:11 if-eth0
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 27 1. Nov 12:11 if-lo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 34 1. Nov 12:11 if-modem0
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7 1. Nov 12:11 ifup-lo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 33 1. Nov 12:11 if-wlan0
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 1. Nov 12:10 new-stamp-2
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 1. Nov 12:10 new-stamp-3
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4 1. Nov 12:11 started
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 60 1. Nov 12:11 tmp
openSUSE 13.1:
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5 1. Nov 12:16 config-eth0
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3 1. Nov 12:16 config-lo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7 1. Nov 12:16 config-modem0
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6 1. Nov 12:16 config-wlan0
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 27 1. Nov 12:16 if-lo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7 1. Nov 12:16 ifup-lo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 1. Nov 12:14 new-stamp-2
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8 1. Nov 12:14 new-stamp-3
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 1. Nov 12:14 ready-eth0
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 1. Nov 12:14 ready-wlan0
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4 1. Nov 12:16 started
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 60 1. Nov 12:16 tmp
So on 13.1 the files "if-eth0" and "if-wlan0" are missing/not being created
when STARTMODE=manual was configured.
Let�s have a look at the content of those files on 12.3:
cat /dev/.sysconfig/network/if-eth0
config=eth0
status=disconnected
cat /dev/.sysconfig/network/if-wlan0
config=wlan0
status=disconnected
Well, makes sense, doesn� t it?
So what happens if I create those missing files with the same content on 13.1?
echo -e 'config=eth0\nstatus=disconnected' > /dev/.sysconfig/network/if-eth0
echo -e 'config=wlan0\nstatus=disconnected' > /dev/.sysconfig/network/if-wlan0
cinternet -I
01 i modem0
02 i wlan0
03 i eth0
NOW the interfaces are available for smpppd and can be configured with
cinternet/qinternet:
cinternet -i wlan0 -A
cinternet -I
01 i modem0
02 a wlan0
03 i eth0
(a for associated?)
cat /dev/.sysconfig/network/if-wlan0
primary=yes
hostname=Foobar
dhcp4_client=dhclient
config=wlan0
dhcp4_state=complete
status=connected
(looks like it)
So something must have been changed in ifup-infrastructure which does not
create those /dev/.sysconfig/network/if-$INTERFACE files any longer although
all the other files are still being created as in 12.3.
I will increase the severity of this bug as an intended feature (non-root users
should be able to configure certain interfaces no matter what STARTMODE is
being set) is completely broken.
Greetings,
AK