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-rw-r--r--python/vyos/ifconfig/interface.py7
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/python/vyos/ifconfig/interface.py b/python/vyos/ifconfig/interface.py
index 7a63c68d7..86fdba661 100644
--- a/python/vyos/ifconfig/interface.py
+++ b/python/vyos/ifconfig/interface.py
@@ -958,6 +958,9 @@ class Interface(Control):
pid_file = f'{config_base}_{ifname}.pid'
lease_file = f'{config_base}_{ifname}.leases'
+ # Stop client with old config files to get the right IF_METRIC.
+ self._cmd(f'systemctl stop dhclient@{ifname}.service')
+
if enable and 'disable' not in self._config:
if dict_search('dhcp_options.host_name', self._config) == None:
# read configured system hostname.
@@ -976,10 +979,8 @@ class Interface(Control):
# 'up' check is mandatory b/c even if the interface is A/D, as soon as
# the DHCP client is started the interface will be placed in u/u state.
# This is not what we intended to do when disabling an interface.
- return self._cmd(f'systemctl restart dhclient@{ifname}.service')
+ return self._cmd(f'systemctl start dhclient@{ifname}.service')
else:
- self._cmd(f'systemctl stop dhclient@{ifname}.service')
-
# cleanup old config files
for file in [config_file, options_file, pid_file, lease_file]:
if os.path.isfile(file):