My setup is a little bit different, but the problem is the same. I have a bridge device for LXD. This is an extra bridge for testing purpose.
root@rapper:~# cat /etc/netplan/91-test-bridges.yaml network: version: 2 renderer: networkd bridges: # the key name is the name for virtual (created) interfaces; # no ‘match’ or ‘set-name’ attributes are allowed. testbr0: addresses: - 10.82.0.1/24 # gateway4: 192.168.178.1 At startup there are no containers using this bridge, and that causes the 2 minute timeout of systemd-networkd-wait-online root@rapper:~# networkctl IDX LINK TYPE OPERATIONAL SETUP 1 lo loopback carrier unmanaged 2 enp2s0 ether carrier configured 3 testbr0 ether no-carrier configuring 4 br0 ether routable configured root@rapper:~# /lib/systemd/systemd-networkd-wait-online --timeout=20 --interface testbr0 ignoring: lo Event loop failed: Connection timed out I couldn't find a way to skip my test bridge for this online check, and still keep it controlled by networkd. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1779340 Title: systemd-networkd-wait-online.service Failed to start Wait for Network to be Configured with bridge To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/systemd/+bug/1779340/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs