Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: ifupdown
Hi,
I found an issue whereby a typo in /etc/network/interfaces can prevent
lucid from booting. I apologise if this should have been reported
against upstart or something different. I'm still getting used to
Lucid.
1. I'm using Ubuntu Lucid Server AMD64 - Alpha 2
2. Package version is ifupdown 0.6.8ubuntu29 (upstart 0.6.5-3)
3. I expect the system to boot, regardless of any errors in
/etc/network/interfaces
4. A simple typo in /etc/network/interfaces will prevent the system from
booting properly
This is the typo (note eth4 is used instead of eth3 in the second line):
auto eth3
iface eth4 inet manual
up ifconfig eth3 0.0.0.0 up
The system will not boot with the above lines in the file...it gets
stuck. All I can see is the progress indicator which eventually turns
completely white. I would expect an error message or the system to
simply boot but this didn't happen.
This took quite a while to debug as there were no error messages that
let me know that my interfaces file was wrong. I only figured this out
by chance.
The fix is to boot the live CD, mount the system and fix the file.
Thanks,
Mark
** Affects: ifupdown (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Typo in /etc/network/interfaces prevents system from booting
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/526940
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