From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Marc Haber Subject: cannot assign IPv6 address to dummy interface Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2011 12:13:00 +0200 Message-ID: <20110925101300.GA3316@torres.zugschlus.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 To: netdev@vger.kernel.org Return-path: Received: from torres.zugschlus.de ([85.214.131.164]:33827 "EHLO torres.zugschlus.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751755Ab1IYKNC (ORCPT ); Sun, 25 Sep 2011 06:13:02 -0400 Received: from mh by torres.zugschlus.de with local (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1R7lhk-0000sE-PQ for netdev@vger.kernel.org; Sun, 25 Sep 2011 12:13:00 +0200 Content-Disposition: inline Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Hi, this is a locally compiled vanilla 3.0.4 kernel on Debian sid. $ uname -a Linux swivel 3.0.4-zgws1 #2 SMP PREEMPT Sat Sep 24 12:34:50 UTC 2011 x86_64 GNU/Linux $ ip addr show dev dummy0 7: dummy0: mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue master br0 state UNKNOWN link/ether 06:b8:41:e5:aa:aa brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff $ sudo ip addr add dev dummy0 192.168.18.254/24 brd + $ sudo ip addr add dev dummy0 2a01:238:4071:321f::100/64 RTNETLINK answers: Permission denied $ sudo ip addr add dev eth0 2a01:238:4071:321f::100/64 $ ip addr show dev eth0 2: eth0: mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state DOWN qlen 1000 link/ether f0:de:f1:79:90:1c brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff inet6 2a01:238:4071:321f::100/64 scope global tentative valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever $ ip addr show dev dummy0 7: dummy0: mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue master br0 state UNKNOWN link/ether 06:b8:41:e5:aa:aa brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff inet 192.168.18.254/24 brd 192.168.18.255 scope global dummy0 $ Why is root not allowed to assign an IPv6 address to a dummy interface? Greetings Marc -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marc Haber | "I don't trust Computers. They | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | lose things." Winona Ryder | Fon: *49 621 72739834 Nordisch by Nature | How to make an American Quilt | Fax: *49 3221 2323190