[Bug 1277436] [NEW] biosdevname renaming rule not present in initramfs, leads to unpredictable names

[Margarita Manterola]

Public bug reported:

The biosdevname package includes /lib/udev/rules.d/71-biosdevname.rules,
which makes it rename the interfaces when the machine boots.  This is
now installed by default in trusty, and so most machines will have this
rename going on. However, the rule is not present in the initramfs, so
that if there's any program that calls configure_networking (like
dropbear does) during the initial boot, then the interface stays with
the unrenamed name.

What this means is that the interface is called something different
depending on the fact that another program (dropbear) is installed or
not.  This shouldn't be the case.

The biosdevname rule should be copied into the initramfs inside the udev
hook, like the other rules are.

** Affects: biosdevname (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  biosdevname renaming rule not present in initramfs, leads to
  unpredictable names

Status in “biosdevname” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  The biosdevname package includes
  /lib/udev/rules.d/71-biosdevname.rules, which makes it rename the
  interfaces when the machine boots.  This is now installed by default
  in trusty, and so most machines will have this rename going on.
  However, the rule is not present in the initramfs, so that if there's
  any program that calls configure_networking (like dropbear does)
  during the initial boot, then the interface stays with the unrenamed
  name.

  What this means is that the interface is called something different
  depending on the fact that another program (dropbear) is installed or
  not.  This shouldn't be the case.

  The biosdevname rule should be copied into the initramfs inside the
  udev hook, like the other rules are.

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