Include MAC-Address into the NetworkManager keyfile

roles/bootstrap/vars/packages.yml

@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ rhel8:
   - open-vm-tools
   - shim
   - telnet
+  - vim
   - zstd
 
 rhel9:
@@ -193,6 +194,7 @@ rhel9:
   - open-vm-tools
   - shim
   - telnet
+  - vim
   - zstd
 
 rocky:

roles/configuration/tasks/main.yml

@@ -204,6 +204,11 @@
           changed_when: net_inf.rc == 0
           register: net_inf
 
+        - name: Register MAC Address of the Network Interface
+          ansible.builtin.shell: ip link show "{{ net_inf.stdout }}" | awk '/link\/ether/ {print $2}' | tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]'
+          register: net_mac
+          changed_when: net_mac.rc == 0
+
         - name: Copy NetworkManager keyfile
           ansible.builtin.template:
             src: network.j2

roles/configuration/templates/network.j2

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ type=ethernet
 interface-name={{ net_inf.stdout }}
 
 [ethernet]
+mac-address={{ net_mac.stdout }}
 
 [ipv4]
 address={{ vm_ip }},{{ vm_gw }}
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ dns={{ vm_dns }}
 method=manual
 
 [ipv6]
-addr-gen-mode=default
+addr-gen-mode=stable-privacy
 method=disabled
 
 [proxy]