I updated the description with 'Related Bugs', specifically for bug 974284, which is where Stéphane remembers having the conversation.
** Description changed: If i have a server which has a management-only interface which is usually down, in versions of Ubuntu before 11.10, I could configure that ethernet interface in /etc/network/interfaces, and dhclient would try forever to get an address. I believe this is a regression that was introduced in the fix for bug #838968 , where the '-1' parameter was introduced to dhclient3's invocation in ifupdown. While I do think we should report errors, we should also retry this *forever* since it may be the only way a system can be reached *to see that error*. + + Related bugs: + * bug 838968: static-network-up event does not wait for interfaces to have an address + * bug 974284: invoking dhclient3 with -1 causes issue if no dhcp server available -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1017166 Title: Unplugged or deactivated ethernet interfaces may not be handled properly To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ifupdown/+bug/1017166/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
