Sunday, April 5, 2026

systemd took my VPS offline for five days

systemd's randomized device names changed, so enp0s3 no longer matched enp0s4, and the network didn't come up.  It took me a bit to notice, hence the five days.  I don't even know if it's a problem with a new kernel or if the provider's virtio_net configuration changed, because journalctl basically locks up when trying to look three or more boots back.  Alas!

It took so long to notice because of spam, more or less. I normally look at mail on my phone and respond (if not urgent) from the desktop, but under siege by a 1:40 ham-to-spam ratio, I quit looking at my phone. Unfortunately, I'm also out of the habit of opening Thunderbird unprompted on the desktop.

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