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Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 15:34:58 +0200
From: Daniel Hartmeier <daniel@benzedrine.cx>
To: Karl Pielorz <kpielorz_lst@tdx.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Create CARP interface in state INIT?
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On Thu, Aug 08, 2013 at 01:11:58PM +0100, Karl Pielorz wrote:

> Is there any way from rc.conf of creating a carp interface in the
> 'down' state - i.e. INIT?

I think any interface configured with ifconfig_* in rc.conf will cause
an explicit additional "ifconfig up" call from /etc/network.subr.

Furthermore, ifconfig itself will add "up" when setting the IP address.

So, don't configure the carp interface in rc.conf, but do it in
/etc/rc.local, and be careful to add the address while the vhid is not
yet configured, as in:

  ifconfig carp0 create
  ifconfig carp0 inet 192.168.107.21
  ifconfig carp0 down
  ifconfig carp0 vhid 21 pass secret advskew 100

HTH,
Daniel