I can also confirm that the issue exists. I'm the administrator of 2 DNS nameservers (bind9) running Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS with upgraded kernel (linux-image-generic-lts-xenial which depends on linux-image-4.4.0-81-generic at this time).
root@ns2:~# lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS Release: 14.04 Codename: trusty root@ns2:~# uname -a Linux ns2 4.4.0-81-generic #104~14.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jun 14 12:45:52 UTC 2017 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux While one of nameservers behaves as expected, the other experiences the issue described above: It's dual stack setup, i.e. there is global IPv4 and IPv6 address on a single interface. /etc/network/interfaces on failing machine is as follows (IPs have been obfuscated): # This file describes the network interfaces available on your system # and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5). # The loopback network interface auto lo iface lo inet loopback # The primary network interface auto eth0 iface eth0 inet static address XXX.XXX.XXX.34 netmask 255.255.255.224 network XXX.XXX.XXX.32 broadcast XXX.XXX.XXX.63 gateway XXX.XXX.XXX.33 # dns-* options are implemented by the resolvconf package, if installed dns-nameservers XXX.XXX.XXX.35 XXX.XXX.XXX.3 dns-search XXXXX iface eth0 inet6 static address XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:2::1 netmask 64 gateway XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX::1 The problem I'm experiencing is that there is no default IPv6 route set after reboot. Setting it manually temporarily fixes the problem. Investigation: 1. ifconfig shows eth0 is up with 1 v4, 1 v6 link-local and 1 v6 global IP address (seems OK) 2. route -6 -n shows single v6 default route using link-local address of router's interface as nexthop 3. /etc/init.d/networking stop says: stop: job failed while stopping 4. by examining this initscript i established that it uses ifdown internally, ifdown -a --exclude=lo -v to be exact 5. root@ns2:~# ifdown -a --exclude=lo -v run-parts --verbose /etc/network/if-down.d run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-down.d/bind9 run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-down.d/resolvconf run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-down.d/upstart run-parts --verbose /etc/network/if-post-down.d run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-post-down.d/ip6tasave run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-post-down.d/iptasave root@ns2:~# echo $? 0 which is strange because SSH connectivity remains intact 6. root@ns2:~# ifdown eth0 ifdown: interface eth0 not configured this makes more sense 7. there is --force switch to ifdown; lets try it root@ns2:~# ifdown eth0 --force finally brings eth0 down moreover, subsequent: root@ns2:~# ifup eth0 brings interface up and sets v6 gateway correctly 8. at this point I still cannot stop & start "networking" using initscript, but ifdown && ifup work fine 9. soft reboot 10. v6 gateway is set up automatically after reboot (oO) 11. hard reboot 12. v6 gateway is set up automatically after reboot (expected behavior) 13. soft reboot 14. we're back in square one 15. root@ns2:/run/network# ls -al razem 12 drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 180 cze 27 17:24 . drwxr-xr-x 19 root root 640 cze 27 17:26 .. -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6 cze 27 17:24 ifstate -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1 cze 27 17:24 ifstate.eth0 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3 cze 27 17:24 ifstate.lo -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 cze 27 17:24 .ifstate.lock -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 cze 27 17:24 ifup.eth0 -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 cze 27 17:24 ifup.lo drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 40 cze 27 17:24 static-network-up-emitted root@ns2:/run/network# cat ifstate lo=lo root@ns2:/run/network# cat ifstate.eth0 root@ns2:/run/network# cat ifstate.lo lo root@ns2:/run/network# cd static-network-up-emitted/ root@ns2:/run/network/static-network-up-emitted# ls -al razem 0 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 40 cze 27 17:24 . drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 180 cze 27 17:24 .. (sorry for polish locale) 16. ifdown eth0 --force and ifup eth0 solve the problem again NOTE1: while ifdown & ifup seems to fail some time, ifconfig eth0 down & ifconfig eth0 up seem to always work as expected NOTE2: tried number of hard and soft resets before trying ifdown eth0 --force with no result NOTE3: system runs on Xen 6.2 build 70446c To sum up: ---------- -quick, temporary fix: ifdown eth0 --force && ifup eth0 -in general it seems like some software is interfering with ifup/ifdown using interface state files in /run/network ---------- N.B. list of installed packages: $apt list --installed Listing... accountsservice/trusty-updates,now 0.6.35-0ubuntu7.3 amd64 [installed] acpid/trusty,now 1:2.0.21-1ubuntu2 amd64 [installed] adduser/trusty,now 3.113+nmu3ubuntu3 all [installed] apparmor/trusty-updates,trusty-security,now 2.10.95-0ubuntu2.6~14.04.1 amd64 [installed] apport/trusty-updates,now 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.24 all [installed] apport-symptoms/trusty,now 0.20 all [installed] 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1:007-2ubuntu1.1 amd64 [installed] util-linux/trusty-updates,now 2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.9 amd64 [installed] uuid-runtime/trusty-updates,now 2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.9 amd64 [installed] vim/trusty-updates,trusty-security,now 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1 amd64 [installed] vim-common/trusty-updates,trusty-security,now 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1 amd64 [installed] vim-runtime/trusty-updates,trusty-security,now 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1 all [installed] vim-tiny/trusty-updates,trusty-security,now 2:7.4.052-1ubuntu3.1 amd64 [installed] w3m/trusty-updates,trusty-security,now 0.5.3-15ubuntu0.1 amd64 [installed] wget/trusty-updates,trusty-security,now 1.15-1ubuntu1.14.04.2 amd64 [installed] whiptail/trusty,now 0.52.15-2ubuntu5 amd64 [installed] wireless-regdb/trusty,now 2013.02.13-1ubuntu1 all [installed,automatic] xauth/trusty,now 1:1.0.7-1ubuntu1 amd64 [installed] xe-guest-utilities/trusty-updates,now 6.2.0-1120+dsf1-0ubuntu1~14.04.1 all [installed] xenstore-utils/trusty-updates,trusty-security,now 4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.11 amd64 [installed,automatic] xkb-data/trusty,now 2.10.1-1ubuntu1 all [installed] xml-core/trusty,now 0.13+nmu2 all [installed] xz-utils/trusty,now 5.1.1alpha+20120614-2ubuntu2 amd64 [installed] zlib1g/trusty,now 1:1.2.8.dfsg-1ubuntu1 amd64 [installed] -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to ifupdown in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1218442 Title: IPv6 addresses are lost when an interface is shortly down Status in ifupdown package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: /etc/network/interfaces has been configured with IPv4 and IPv6 addresses on an interface. There are two networks each: $ ip -4 addr show dev eth0 2: eth0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,PROMISC,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state UP qlen 1000 inet 10.1.1.51/24 brd 10.1.1.255 scope global eth0 inet 10.2.1.51/24 brd 10.2.1.255 scope global eth0 $ ip -6 addr show dev eth0 2: eth0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,PROMISC,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qlen 1000 inet6 xxxx:yyyy:zzzz:201::33/64 scope global valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever inet6 xxxx:yyyy:zzzz:101::33/64 scope global valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever inet6 fe80::aaaa:aaff:febb:ccdd/64 scope link valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever (Global addresses and MAC address anonymized) Both are configured within "manual" entries in /etc/network/interfaces. When I turn down eth0 and bring it up again, the result is: $ ip -4 addr show dev eth0 2: eth0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,PROMISC,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state UP qlen 1000 inet 10.1.1.51/24 brd 10.1.1.255 scope global eth0 inet 10.2.1.51/24 brd 10.2.1.255 scope global eth0 $ ip -6 addr show dev eth0 2: eth0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,PROMISC,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qlen 1000 inet6 fe80::aaaa:aaff:febb:ccdd/64 scope link valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever That is, the global IPv6 addresses are lost. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04 Package: ifupdown 0.7.5ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-29.42-generic 3.8.13.5 Uname: Linux 3.8.0-29-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8.3 Architecture: amd64 Date: Thu Aug 29 16:28:46 2013 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-08-14 (14 days ago) InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424) MarkForUpload: True SourcePackage: ifupdown UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ifupdown/+bug/1218442/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp