#!/usr/bin/env bash # # JbTecWiz Support Centre -- generated fix script # # Fault : Netplan changes do nothing, or take the network down # Fix : Apply safely, and recover when it goes wrong # Source: https://jbtecwiz.com/support/lnx-net-netplan # # Run as : Console access # Expect : 20 minutes # Risk : medium # Reversible : yes # # WHEN THIS IS THE RIGHT FIX # The change took the network down -- or before making one on a remote # machine. # # HOW TO UNDO IT # The backup copy restores the previous state exactly. # # 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 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 "$a" in [Qq]*) echo " Stopped at your request."; exit 0 ;; [Ss]*) echo " Skipped."; return 1 ;; esac fi return 0 } rule echo " Netplan changes do nothing, or take the network down" echo " Apply safely, and recover when it goes wrong" echo echo " Risk: medium Reversible 20 minutes" echo prose 'No warranty. Use at your own risk - JbTecWiz accepts no liability. Read it before you run it, and have a backup.' rule echo if [ "$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 'Use netplan try rather than netplan apply on any remote machine. It reverts automatically after 120 seconds unless confirmed.' 'This is the difference between a mistake that costs two minutes and one that costs a trip to the site. It exists for exactly this and almost nobody uses it.' cmd 'sudo netplan try --timeout 120'; then sudo netplan try --timeout 120 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then failed=$((failed+1)) echo " Step 1 failed. The rest of the fix may depend on it." >&2 fi fi step 2 'If you are already locked out, get to the console -- the hypervisor console, IPMI, or physical.' '' manual || true if step 3 'Restore the backup and apply.' '' cmd 'sudo cp -a /root/netplan-backup/* /etc/netplan/' 'sudo netplan apply'; then sudo cp -a /root/netplan-backup/* /etc/netplan/ sudo netplan apply 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 'With no backup, bring the interface up by hand to restore access while you fix the file.' '' cmd 'sudo ip addr add 192.168.1.50/24 dev ens18' 'sudo ip link set ens18 up' 'sudo ip route add default via 192.168.1.1'; then sudo ip addr add 192.168.1.50/24 dev ens18 sudo ip link set ens18 up sudo ip route add default via 192.168.1.1 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 'Check the YAML for the usual errors: tabs instead of spaces, a missing colon, or an interface name that does not exist.' '' cmd 'sudo netplan generate 2>&1' 'ip -brief link show'; then sudo netplan generate 2>&1 ip -brief link 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 machine is reachable and the configuration survives a reboot.' if [ "$DRYRUN" = "0" ]; then sudo netplan apply && ip -brief addr fi rule if [ "$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: The backup copy restores the previous state exactly.' rule