Rename Interface Name in Ubuntu 18.04

Rename Interface Name in Ubuntu 18.04

The below steps allow you to rename an interface name in Ubuntu 18.04 .

1. Check Mac Address of the interface that needs to be renamed using

      ip a

  2. Create the below file

      nano /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules

3.  Add below line to the file and provide mac address of the interface and new interface name

 SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", DRIVERS=="?*", ATTR{address}=="MAC_ADDRESS", NAME="NEW_INTERFACENAME"

4. Change the interface name in /etc/netplan/<filename>.yam l

          network:            ethernets:                NEW_INTERFACENAME:

5. Edit Grub file and add below value

        nano /etc/default/grub

       GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX="net.ifnames=1 biosdevname=0" 

6.  Update grub

update-grub

7.  Reboot VM