Re: Could not find interfaces configuration file /etc/network/interfaces in Debian Linux 11 (bullseye)
On Friday, December 8th, 2023 at 6:05 AM, Andy Smith <andy@strugglers.net> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> On Thu, Dec 07, 2023 at 03:52:20PM +0000, Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming wrote:
>
> > UDM Pro runs Debian 11 (bullseye)
>
>
> I don't think it does. Just because you found a file on the
> filesystem that says it does, is as trustworthy as the claims in
> your email that your client is called Henry Kissinger and your
> colleague Edward Snowden.
>
> It might have started out as Debian 11, but Ubiquiti have made
> unknown changes to it.
>
> > Linux United-States-Space-Command-Secret-Server 4.19.152-ui-alpine #4.19.152 SMP Thu Apr 6 21:41:48 CST 2023 aarch64 GNU/Linux
>
>
> This is also not a kernel supplied by Debian.
>
> > But another problem cropped up. Now we could not access the web UI
> > of the UDM Pro.
>
>
> […]
>
> > We could not putty (ssh) into the UDM Pro too.
> >
> > May I know what the problem could be?
>
>
> Given that you're running an operating system supplied by Ubiquiti
> on hardware supplied by Ubiquiti using a web frontend written by
> Ubiquiti on top of a kernel supplied by Ubiquii, I think you need to
> ask Ubiquiti.
>
> > Please advise.
>
>
> I think it's for your vendor to advise.
>
> Thanks,
> Andy
>
> PS It would also be advisable to get into the habit of using the
> "ip" suite of tools instead of deprecated ones like "ifconfig"
> and "route". The reason being that tools like ifconfig have not
> kept up changes in the Linux kernel and do not actually display
> all settings of the system any more. Most of the time the old
> ways will still work, but at some point you will encounter a
> situation where ifconfig etc is not showing you all of the
> settings. The diagnostic output can also be confusing to people
> born after the deprecation of ifconfig, for example.
>
> Your bigger problem though is that Debian didn't supply this
> hardware or software.
>
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Yes, I am going to ask Ubiquiti.
Regards,
Mr. Turritopsis Dohrnii Teo En Ming
Targeted Individual in Singapore
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