[Bug 1813394] Re: DROPBEAR_IFDOWN=* takes interface down but leaves netplan config

[Johan Ehnberg]

I can confirm the workaround by boxeus works on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. To
improve on that, the lines can be added to the /etc/dropbear-
initramfs/config config file instead to avoid upgrade issues. It is
loaded towards the end of /usr/share/initramfs-tools/scripts/init-
bottom/dropbear anyway.

Automation two-liner:
echo -e "rm /run/net-*.conf\nrm /run/netplan/*.yaml" >> /etc/dropbear-initramfs/config
update-initramfs -u

After that, netplan actually works again.

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Title:
  DROPBEAR_IFDOWN=* takes interface down but leaves netplan config

Status in dropbear package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in initramfs-tools package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  On bionic, setting the network interface up (e.g. eno1) with DHCP now
  causes a /run/netplan/eno1.yaml and a /run/net-eno1.conf file to be
  written. The former gets imported by netplan after boot and causes the
  DHCP lease from the initrd to be around forever, which I think goes
  against the intent of DROPBEAR_IFDOWN=*.

  I have brewed up a workaround script that lives in /etc/initramfs-
  tools/scripts/init-bottom/hack-delete-netif-netplan.sh for now:

  
  #### ---- 8< cut >8 --------
  #!/bin/sh

  PREREQ=""

  prereqs() {
          echo "$PREREQ"
  }

  case "$1" in
          prereqs)
                  prereqs
                  exit 0
          ;;
  esac

  . /scripts/functions

  log_begin_msg "Deleting all network configuration that systemd could try to import"
  rm /run/net-*.conf
  rm /run/netplan/*.yaml
  log_end_msg
  #### ---- 8< cut >8 --------

  I think that dropbear-intiramfs's init-bottom script should do this in
  addition to downing the interfaces that it finds via the
  DROPBEAR_IFDOWN pattern. Do you agree?

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