# Troubleshooting the Docker daemon — Prevent Netplan from overriding network configuration

> On systems that use Netplan through cloud-init, you may need to apply a custom configuration to prevent netplan from overriding the network manager configuration Follow the steps in Un-manage Docker interfaces for creating the network manager configuration.

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On systems that use Netplan through cloud-init, you may need to apply a custom configuration to prevent netplan from overriding the network manager configuration

Follow the steps in Un-manage Docker interfaces for creating the network manager configuration. Create a netplan configuration file under /etc/netplan/50-cloud-init.yml.

The following example configuration file is a starting point. Adjust it to match the interfaces you want to un-manage. Incorrect configuration can lead to network connectivity issues.

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```yamltitleetcnetplan50-cl
   network:
     ethernets:
       all:
         dhcp4: true
         dhcp6: true
         match:
           # edit this filter to match whatever makes sense for your system
           name: en*
     renderer: networkd
     version: 2
```

Apply the new Netplan configuration.

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
   $ sudo netplan apply
```

Restart the Docker daemon

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
   $ sudo systemctl restart docker
```

Verify that the Docker interfaces have the unmanaged state.

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
   $ networkctl
```

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