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-rw-r--r--python/vyos/ifconfig/interface.py11
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/python/vyos/ifconfig/interface.py b/python/vyos/ifconfig/interface.py
index 8fe0de921..18256cf99 100644
--- a/python/vyos/ifconfig/interface.py
+++ b/python/vyos/ifconfig/interface.py
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ class Interface(Control):
def get_state(self):
"""
- Enable (up) / Disable (down) an interface
+ Get interface administrative state. Function will return 'up' or 'down'
Example:
>>> from vyos.ifconfig import Interface
@@ -460,11 +460,16 @@ class Interface(Control):
cmd = 'ip -json link show dev {}'.format(self.config['ifname'])
tmp = self._cmd(cmd)
out = json.loads(tmp)
- return out[0]['operstate'].lower()
+
+ state = 'down'
+ if 'UP' in out[0]['flags']:
+ state = 'up'
+
+ return state
def set_state(self, state):
"""
- Enable (up) / Disable (down) an interface
+ Set interface administrative state to be 'up' or 'down'
Example:
>>> from vyos.ifconfig import Interface