Static IP address (IPV6) is not being assigned to container. Keeps getting taken by another container

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Issue Description

Describe your issue

It is simlar to two github issues raised in the past regarding Static IP addresses not be respected and their being an IPAM error.

(#15708)

(#21194)

Steps to reproduce the issue

Steps to reproduce the issue

1. Set MAC Address for containers using PodmanArgs=--mac-address 12:34:56:78:9a:da in a Quadlet File.
2. Set IP6 within quadlet file for container
3. After a restart, a container errors and the message is "Error: IPAM error: requested ip address is already allocated to container ID

Describe the results you received

Describe the results you received

Containers for some reason aren't setting the IPv6 address statically.

Describe the results you expected

Describe the results you expected

To set IPv6 address statically for containers and not to deviate from what I have set it as.

podman info output

If you are unable to run podman info for any reason, please provide the podman version, operating system and its version and the architecture you are running.

host:
  arch: amd64
  buildahVersion: 1.38.1
  cgroupControllers:
  - pids
  cgroupManager: systemd
  cgroupVersion: v2
  conmon:
    package: conmon-2.1.12-1.2.x86_64
    path: /usr/bin/conmon
    version: 'conmon version 2.1.12, commit: unknown'
  cpuUtilization:
    idlePercent: 96.47
    systemPercent: 0.93
    userPercent: 2.59
  cpus: 12
  databaseBackend: sqlite
  distribution:
    distribution: opensuse-tumbleweed
    version: "20250128"
  eventLogger: journald
  freeLocks: 2046
  hostname: thehomesystemserver
  idMappings:
    gidmap:
    - container_id: 0
      host_id: 1000
      size: 1
    - container_id: 1
      host_id: 100000
      size: 65536
    uidmap:
    - container_id: 0
      host_id: 1000
      size: 1
    - container_id: 1
      host_id: 100000
      size: 65536
  kernel: 6.13.0-1-default
  linkmode: dynamic
  logDriver: journald
  memFree: 8778215424
  memTotal: 16518098944
  networkBackend: netavark
  networkBackendInfo:
    backend: netavark
    dns:
      package: aardvark-dns-1.13.1-1.2.x86_64
      path: /usr/libexec/podman/aardvark-dns
      version: aardvark-dns 1.13.1
    package: netavark-1.13.1-1.1.x86_64
    path: /usr/libexec/podman/netavark
    version: netavark 1.13.1
  ociRuntime:
    name: crun
    package: crun-1.19.1-1.1.x86_64
    path: /usr/bin/crun
    version: |-
      crun version 1.19.1
      commit: 3e32a70c93f5aa5fea69b50256cca7fd4aa23c80
      rundir: /run/user/1000/crun
      spec: 1.0.0
      +SYSTEMD +SELINUX +APPARMOR +CAP +SECCOMP +EBPF +CRIU +LIBKRUN +WASM:wasmedge +YAJL
  os: linux
  pasta:
    executable: /usr/bin/pasta
    package: passt-20250121.4f2c8e7-1.1.x86_64
    version: |
      pasta 20250121.4f2c8e7-1.1
      Copyright Red Hat
      GNU General Public License, version 2 or later
        <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html>
      This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
      There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
  remoteSocket:
    exists: true
    path: /run/user/1000/podman/podman.sock
  rootlessNetworkCmd: pasta
  security:
    apparmorEnabled: false
    capabilities: CAP_CHOWN,CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE,CAP_FOWNER,CAP_FSETID,CAP_KILL,CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE,CAP_SETFCAP,CAP_SETGID,CAP_SETPCAP,CAP_SETUID,CAP_SYS_CHROOT
    rootless: true
    seccompEnabled: true
    seccompProfilePath: /usr/share/containers/seccomp.json
    selinuxEnabled: false
  serviceIsRemote: false
  slirp4netns:
    executable: ""
    package: ""
    version: ""
  swapFree: 0
  swapTotal: 0
  uptime: 0h 7m 58.00s
  variant: ""
plugins:
  authorization: null
  log:
  - k8s-file
  - none
  - passthrough
  - journald
  network:
  - bridge
  - macvlan
  - ipvlan
  volume:
  - local
registries:
  search:
  - registry.opensuse.org
  - registry.suse.com
  - docker.io
store:
  configFile: /home/thehome/.config/containers/storage.conf
  containerStore:
    number: 0
    paused: 0
    running: 0
    stopped: 0
  graphDriverName: overlay
  graphOptions: {}
  graphRoot: /home/thehome/.local/share/containers/storage
  graphRootAllocated: 644248276992
  graphRootUsed: 113209344
  graphStatus:
    Backing Filesystem: extfs
    Native Overlay Diff: "true"
    Supports d_type: "true"
    Supports shifting: "false"
    Supports volatile: "true"
    Using metacopy: "false"
  imageCopyTmpDir: /var/tmp
  imageStore:
    number: 3
  runRoot: /run/user/1000/containers
  transientStore: false
  volumePath: /home/thehome/.local/share/containers/storage/volumes
version:
  APIVersion: 5.3.2
  Built: 1737526969
  BuiltTime: Wed Jan 22 06:22:49 2025
  GitCommit: ""
  GoVersion: go1.23.4
  Os: linux
  OsArch: linux/amd64
  Version: 5.3.2

Podman in a container

Yes

Privileged Or Rootless

Privileged

Upstream Latest Release

Yes

Additional environment details

Additional environment details

Additional information

Additional information like issue happens only occasionally or issue happens with a particular architecture or on a particular setting

[Luap99]

Please provide a proper reproducer, how is the network and the container created?