On Tue 27 Aug 2019 at 17:22:27 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Tuesday 27 August 2019 16:01:30 Brian wrote: > > > On Tue 27 Aug 2019 at 14:27:02 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > > > Greetings all; > > > > > > I've just swapped machines because that failed one got nailed by a > > > lightning surge while I was in the shop with a heart attack. 3 > > > different psu's didn't restore the green led in a decade old dell, > > > so I swapped the whole box except for the HD. > > > > > > But udevs UN-persistent rules have apparently run out of eth0 names, > > > renaming the only ethernet port it has to eth2. So I either rename > > > it to eth2 in /e/n/i, or kill the rule that advances the name. > > > Since those old dells only come with one port, I'd much druther have > > > a fixed name. > > > > > > What, in wheezy, /lib/udev/rules.d rule do I nuke so eth0 remains > > > eth0 regardless of which box I put that drive in? > > > > The subject header is completely uninformative. The subject body is > > unformative but unintellible. > > Oh, I'd argue the point. udev has been accused of being uptight and > cantankerous many times before. Surely I am not the first to call it an > ass. > > Supposedly invented to make things more stable, but here it has never > been in a same building with the word stable.
I would urge all users, particularly new ones, to take little notice of this opinion. The OP has a track record of lacing his posts with criticism of core components of the Debian system. Generally without evidence and, nearly always, obscuring the point he wants to make. > OTOH, Brian, since I actually do use computers to do useful work, > something that seems well beyond your ability to comprehend why I should > want them to do real work, I will continue asking them to Just Do It. > Sharpening fingers pointed in my direction will generally be ignored, > once I have ascertained the source. > > > (P.S. > > Could we have posts without medical details. They make me feel quesy). > > Life, fully lived, can and will have its queasy moments. Perhaps you are > overdue of an annual physical? I leave my family and personal matters behind when I post here. I do not expect to encounter those from others. Taking a hint is not your strong point, is it? -- Brian.
