This feature worked well in my earlier installation (16.04LTS), but when I re-installed the system yesterday, adding an alias to my USB network adapter didn't work any more.
---8<---8<--- $ sudo ifup enx000000000016:0 RTNETLINK answers: Numerical result out of range Failed to bring up enx000000000016:0. ---8<---8<--- The earlier installation was made using Xubuntu 16.04 installation media and this time I installed the system using Ubuntu 16.04.01 mini iso media, if this makes any difference. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1567744 Title: USB NICs get too long name for ifupdown aliases or bridge names To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/+bug/1567744/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
