Package: dhcp3-client Version: 3.1.0-5 Severity: normal File: /sbin/dhclient3
Hello when network is already configured in the kernel/initramfs, the / is mounted from network, and dhclient is started to run the appopriate setup scripts it pauses for a very long time. Skipping dhclient is not really an option as it is necessary to run the appropriate networking startup scripts on the system. Dhclient locks up because it runs scripts from dhclient-enter-hooks.d (such as the script from samba-common) while the network is down. These scripts read and write the filesystem that is inaccessible thanks to dhclient, and it takes a long time before all the timeouts pass. Moving the script to dhclient-exit-hooks.d solves the problem. However, many packages appear to install scripts there. Suggestions: 1) do not down the network, ever, unless the lease is revoked 2) do not run arbitrary scripts while the network is down Thanks Michal -- System Information: Debian Release: lenny/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.23.3-src (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages dhcp3-client depends on: ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.20 Debian configuration management sy ii debianutils 2.28.4 Miscellaneous utilities specific t ii dhcp3-common 3.1.0-5 common files used by all the dhcp3 ii libc6 2.7-10 GNU C Library: Shared libraries dhcp3-client recommends no packages. -- debconf information excluded -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
