#!/usr/bin/env bash # # JbTecWiz Support Centre -- generated fix script # # Fault : Netplan changes do nothing, or take the network down # Fix : Find which file is actually winning # Source: https://jbtecwiz.com/support/lnx-net-netplan # # Run as : Root shell # Expect : 15 minutes # Risk : low # Reversible : yes # # WHEN THIS IS THE RIGHT FIX # The apply succeeds and nothing changes. # # HOW TO UNDO IT # Keep a copy of each file before editing: sudo cp -a /etc/netplan # /root/netplan-backup. # # Walks the fix one step at a time and asks before each. Steps with no # command are yours to do -- it prints those and waits. DRYRUN=1 prints # without executing; UNATTENDED=1 does not ask. # # -------------------------------------------------------------------- # NO WARRANTY - USE AT YOUR OWN RISK # # This script is provided by JbTecWiz as-is and with no warranty of any # kind, express or implied. You run it entirely at your own risk. # # JbTecWiz accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising from its # use, including but not limited to data loss, downtime, or configuration # changes that turn out to be wrong for your system. # # You are responsible for reading this script before running it, for # satisfying yourself that it suits the machine in front of you, and for # having a working backup first. Some steps cannot be undone. # -------------------------------------------------------------------- set -uo pipefail DRYRUN="${DRYRUN:-0}" UNATTENDED="${UNATTENDED:-0}" failed=0 if [ "$(id -u)" -ne 0 ]; then echo " This fix is documented as needing root. Re-run with sudo." >&2 exit 3 fi rule() { printf "\n%s\n" "$(printf '-%.0s' $(seq 1 70))"; if [ $# -gt 0 ]; then echo "$1"; fi; } prose() { echo "$1" | fold -s -w 74 | sed "s/^/ /"; } # Returns 0 when the caller should run the command, 1 when it should not. # A manual step always returns 1 -- there is nothing for the caller to run. step() { # step [command lines...] local n="$1" dotext="$2" why="$3" mode="$4"; shift 4 rule " Step $n of 5" prose "$dotext" if [ -n "$why" ]; then echo; prose "$why"; fi if [ "$mode" = "manual" ]; then echo; echo " -> Do this yourself, then press Enter to carry on." if [ "$UNATTENDED" = "0" ] && [ "$DRYRUN" = "0" ]; then read -r _; fi return 1 fi echo; printf " %s\n" "$@"; echo if [ "$DRYRUN" = "1" ]; then echo " (dry run -- not executed)"; return 1; fi if [ "$UNATTENDED" = "0" ]; then read -r -p " Run this step? [Y]es / [S]kip / [Q]uit " a case "$a" in [Qq]*) echo " Stopped at your request."; exit 0 ;; [Ss]*) echo " Skipped."; return 1 ;; esac fi return 0 } rule echo " Netplan changes do nothing, or take the network down" echo " Find which file is actually winning" echo echo " Risk: low Reversible 15 minutes" echo prose 'No warranty. Use at your own risk - JbTecWiz accepts no liability. Read it before you run it, and have a backup.' rule echo if [ "$UNATTENDED" = "0" ] && [ "$DRYRUN" = "0" ]; then read -r -p " Ready? [y/N] " go case "$go" in [Yy]*) ;; *) echo " Nothing was changed."; exit 0;; esac fi if step 1 'List every file netplan will read. They are processed in lexical order and later files override earlier ones.' 'A hand-written 01-static.yaml is overridden by the 50-cloud-init.yaml that ships on most cloud and Ubuntu Server images. Editing the wrong one is the single most common cause of this.' cmd 'ls -l /etc/netplan/'; then ls -l /etc/netplan/ if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then failed=$((failed+1)) echo " Step 1 failed. The rest of the fix may depend on it." >&2 fi fi if step 2 'See what netplan produces from all of them together.' '' cmd 'netplan get' 'sudo netplan generate --debug 2>&1 | tail -30'; then netplan get sudo netplan generate --debug 2>&1 | tail -30 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then failed=$((failed+1)) echo " Step 2 failed. The rest of the fix may depend on it." >&2 fi fi if step 3 'Check which renderer is in use and which is actually running.' '' cmd 'grep -r renderer /etc/netplan/' 'systemctl is-active systemd-networkd NetworkManager'; then grep -r renderer /etc/netplan/ systemctl is-active systemd-networkd NetworkManager if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then failed=$((failed+1)) echo " Step 3 failed. The rest of the fix may depend on it." >&2 fi fi if step 4 'Consolidate into a single file with correct permissions -- netplan warns about world-readable files that contain Wi-Fi keys.' '' cmd 'sudo chmod 600 /etc/netplan/*.yaml'; then sudo chmod 600 /etc/netplan/*.yaml if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then failed=$((failed+1)) echo " Step 4 failed. The rest of the fix may depend on it." >&2 fi fi if step 5 'Apply and confirm.' '' cmd 'sudo netplan apply' 'ip -brief addr show' 'ip route show'; then sudo netplan apply ip -brief addr show ip route show if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then failed=$((failed+1)) echo " Step 5 failed. The rest of the fix may depend on it." >&2 fi fi rule " Confirm it worked" prose 'The address and routes match the configuration and survive a reboot.' if [ "$DRYRUN" = "0" ]; then ip -brief addr; ip route; resolvectl status | head -20 fi rule if [ "$failed" -gt 0 ]; then echo " Finished with $failed failed step(s)." echo " Read the full write-up at https://jbtecwiz.com/support/lnx-net-netplan" else echo " Finished." fi echo prose 'To undo: Keep a copy of each file before editing: sudo cp -a /etc/netplan /root/netplan-backup.' rule