Doesn't overwrite /etc/network/intefaces

[camlafit]

Role overwrite /etc/network/interface, it doesn't care about network_interfaces_manage_devices value.

We can have yet managed interfaces and want add only new interface without delete existing interfaces. In this case physical interface configuration are removed, bridge added and server lost its network connection after if down/up action .

Should be possible to have an option to create interface without delete /etc/network/interfaces ?

[tersmitten]

We don't use this functionality, but if you can find a non-intrusive way to implement it I'm not against it :-)

Can you do a proposal?

[camlafit]

Hello

thanks for your response. I'm not an expert then I'm not sure to have possibility to give a path. I'll try :)

Maybe could be interesting to update readme file with a notice about rewriting all interfaces files.

[tersmitten]

Feel free to make a pull request for the improved README (before you try the more complex fix)

[nicoangelo]

Hi. Ran into the same issue with this otherwise great role. I added a solution in our fork, boiling down to setting the following new variable: network_interfaces_template_interfaces_file. It defaults to true resulting in the same behavior as before. Setting it to false will instead just ensure that the config directory is sourced in the interfaces file.

If that sounds reasonable to you, I'm happy to open a PR.

[camlafit]

Hello

Looks great as this.

Thanks