No IP After Clone

No IP Address After Cloning

This usually happens when the original system used netplan instead of the standard network configuration.

Rebuild machine-id (crucial!)

sudo rm /etc/machine-id
sudo systemd-machine-id-setup

Chose one of the two options below

Replace netplan with standard network configuration

1. Switch from netplan to standard DHCP:

   sudo apt remove netplan.io
   sudo apt install ifupdown
   

2. Configure DHCP - Edit /etc/network/interfaces:

   auto lo
   iface lo inet loopback
   
   auto eth0
   iface eth0 inet dhcp
   

3. Restart networking:

   sudo systemctl restart networking
   

4. Reboot the VM

Alternative: Keep Using Netplan

If You Prefer Netplan

If you want to keep netplan, just rebuild machine-id and configure netplan for DHCP:

1. Rebuild machine-id:

   sudo rm /etc/machine-id
   sudo systemd-machine-id-setup
   

2. Configure netplan - Edit /etc/netplan/01-netcfg.yaml:

   network:
     version: 2
     ethernets:
       eth0:
         dhcp4: true
   

3. Apply configuration:

   sudo netplan apply
   

4. Reboot the VM