I've traced it to the ifdown -a --exclude=lo
line in /etc/init/networking.conf I've scheduled the shutdown to 10:08:00 and here is part of the log (nothing except ifdown between these echos) Thu Oct 3 10:08:01 EEST 2013 netw post 3 Thu Oct 3 10:08:11 EEST 2013 netw post end -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1230056 Title: ifdown waiting for 10 seconds before finishing in /etc/init/networking.conf during shutdown To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ifupdown/+bug/1230056/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
