RCA-2026-03-09-001: Analysis

Root Cause

5 Whys Analysis

Why # Question and Answer

1

Why was DNS HA broken?
Because: resolv.conf only had one nameserver

2

Why only one nameserver?
Because: NetworkManager connection only had one DNS configured

3

Why only one DNS?
Because: Static IP configuration wasn’t properly saved

4

Why wasn’t static config preserved?
Because: No runbook exists for EAP-TLS connection creation

5

Why no runbook?
Because: EAP-TLS setup was done ad-hoc without documentation

Root Cause Statement: The EAP-TLS connection was missing static IP and dual DNS configuration, likely reset during system update or never fully configured.