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On Thu Oct 05 2017 18:53:37 GMT-0400 (Eastern Standard Time), Stroller |
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<stroller@××××××××××××××××××.uk> wrote: |
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> I just installed Linode's Gentoo image file in a new VM, and started |
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> using it, so the below are the defaults. |
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Thanks Stroller, |
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I had to somehow use my own Gentoo image when I first installed these as |
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they didn't officially provide any, glad to hear they do now. |
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>> First - are you using 'Auto Configure Networking' (is it enabled |
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>> or disabled in your Linode options)? |
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> Enabled. |
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> /etc/resolv.conf and /etc/conf.d/net both say "This file is |
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> automatically generated on each boot with your Linode's current |
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> network configuration." |
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> I'm not sure I'd dare change it, to be honest. |
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Well, I'm not so worried about that since you can always access the VM |
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using the LISH console to change something like that back. |
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I'll experiment with this on my Dev VM that isn't mission critical. I |
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migrated it last night, and it came up just fine, so hopefully my |
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Production VM will be just as painless. |
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>> Second, do you have rc_sys defined, or are you using auto-detect (is it |
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>> just commented out)? |
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> Just commented out. |
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This is the one I'm worried about - how to change it back if it totally |
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breaks the ability to even boot. |
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