[networkd] [RFE] Automatic rollback when networkd restart fails

[raspi]

Submission type

• Bug report
• Request for enhancement (RFE)

Feature Description

• User creates/edits network configuration file(s) which are non-working
• User runs systemctl restart systemd-networkd and it fails
• systemd rollbacks to old working config and run systemctl restart systemd-networkd again automatically
• Warn user about broken config, copy broken config(s) as $file.broken

Other possibilities/ideas:

• systemctl restart systemd-networkd "dry-runs"/tests config and warns user that the new config has issues
• New config files are suffixed by .new and systemctl restart systemd-networkd loads these and removes old config and renames to old filename if configuration works

Original mailing list discussion:

• https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/systemd-devel/2016-November/037756.html
• https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/systemd-devel/2016-November/037800.html

[raspi]

This is now a year old issue. Has there been any developments?

[Yomanz]

This is now a 4 year old issue. Has there been any developments?

[Eliesmbr]

This is now a 7 year old issue. Has there been any developments?