sys-subsystem-net-devices-eth0.device unit activating tentative when eth0 was renamed enp0s4
Author: gdamjanCreated Sep 15, 2026Updated Sep 16, 2026
Labelsbug 🐛udevpid1needs-reporter-feedback ❓
systemd version the issue has been seen with
262rc3-1-arch
Used distribution
ArchLinux
Linux kernel version used
7.2.6-arch2-1
CPU architectures issue was seen on
x86_64
Component
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Expected behaviour you didn't see
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Unexpected behaviour you saw
booting a VM with ArchLinux and latest systemd (262rc3-1-arch).
udev does rename the virtio_net interface from eth0 to enp0s4 but it seems pid1 somehow keeps eth0 around too.
# systemctl --state tentative --no-pager --no-legend
● sys-devices-pci0000:00-0000:00:04.0-virtio2-net-eth0.de… loaded activating tentative /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:04.0/virtio2/net/eth0
● sys-subsystem-net-devices-eth0.device loaded activating tentative /sys/subsystem/net/devices/eth0Steps to reproduce the problem
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Additional program output to the terminal or log subsystem illustrating the issue
Source: systemd/systemd