it seems that none of the scripts in if-up.d are run.. for instance avahi-daemon is started later when dbus is started.
** Also affects: ifupdown (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Unconfirmed -- NFSv4 mounts often missing after boot https://launchpad.net/bugs/46516 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs