vyos@vyos# sudo systemctl status netplug
× netplug.service - Network cable hotplug management daemon
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/netplug.service; static)
Active: failed (Result: signal) since Sat 2026-02-07 09:06:48 UTC; 10s ago
Duration: 11min 21.007s
Docs: man:netplugd(8)
Main PID: 2864 (code=killed, signal=ABRT)
CPU: 39.989s
Feb 07 09:06:48 vyos netplugd[5463]: /etc/netplug/netplug eth2.1234 in -> pid 5463
Feb 07 09:06:48 vyos netplugd[2864]: eth2.1234.321: can't get flags: No such device
Feb 07 09:06:48 vyos netplugd[2864]: eth2.3333: can't get flags: No such device
Feb 07 09:06:48 vyos netplugd[2864]: eth2.3333: can't get flags: No such device
Feb 07 09:06:48 vyos netplugd[2864]: eth2.1234.321: state DOWN flags 0x00001002 BROADCAST,MULTICAST -> 0x00011043 UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,>
Feb 07 09:06:48 vyos netplugd[2864]: eth2.1234.321: state DOWNANDOUT flags 0x00001002 BROADCAST,MULTICAST -> 0x00001043 UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULT>
Feb 07 09:06:48 vyos systemd[1]: netplug.service: Main process exited, code=killed, status=6/ABRT
Feb 07 09:06:48 vyos netplugd[2864]: if_info.c:237: ifsm_flagchange: Assertion `info->worker == -1' failed
Feb 07 09:06:48 vyos systemd[1]: netplug.service: Failed with result 'signal'.
Feb 07 09:06:48 vyos systemd[1]: netplug.service: Consumed 39.989s CPU time.how to reproduce:
set interfaces ethernet eth1 address '10.0.0.1/30' set interfaces ethernet eth1 vif 23 set interfaces ethernet eth1 vif-s 2222 vif-c 22 set interfaces ethernet eth2 vif 3333 set interfaces ethernet eth2 vif-s 1234 vif-c 321 commit
set vpp settings interface eth1 set vpp settings interface eth2 commit
Tested on vmware vm:
vyos@vyos# ethtool -i eth2 driver: tun version: 1.6 firmware-version: expansion-rom-version: bus-info: tap supports-statistics: no supports-test: no supports-eeprom-access: no supports-register-dump: no supports-priv-flags: no vyos@vyos# ethtool -i eth3 driver: vmxnet3 version: 1.7.0.0-k-NAPI firmware-version: expansion-rom-version: bus-info: 0000:1c:00.0 supports-statistics: yes supports-test: no supports-eeprom-access: no supports-register-dump: yes supports-priv-flags: no