[pve-devel] BUG Network - MAC - Restore Container

[Dominik Csapak]

On 11/17/20 10:27 PM, Detlef Bracker wrote:
> Dear,
> 
> a backed up container, they was restored under a new container ID get 
> equal all the networks settings from the orginal backup!
> When then the admin change only the IP and start then the container, the 
> container they restored, use the SAME MAC!
> 
> Proxmox start 2 containers with same MAC but 2 different IPs  - end then 
> the biggest problems begins!
> 
> I thing so, must been changed urgend:
> 
> a) change the IPs, must change automaticly to different MAC
> 
> OR / AND
> 
> b) start a container, check before, the MAC is in use and otherwise 
> cancel with error!
> 
> Greetings
> 

hi,

just use the 'unique' parameter when restoring (see man(1) pct or 
https://pve.proxmox.com/pve-docs/pct.1.html)

kind regards