The "bootwait" workaround was successful. The only problem is that the I couldn't get the password prompt to show up and had to resort to the recovery console. Even then it took me separate attempts to get the password accepted. I'm guessing this is another issue already being addressed.
-- /etc/init.d startup scripts are not run at boot if bad (or timed-out) non-root volume password https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/495714 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs