Went ahead and modified /etc/init.d/networking to provide straces of the ifdown command that is runs on a stop action.
running.png is a screen shot of my VM's normal output when running `/etc/init.d/networking stop shutdown.png is a screen shot of the same VM's shutdown logging. running.strace is a strace of the ifdown command that is being initiated by `/etc/init.d/networking stop` when ran while the system is in a normal up condition. shutdown.strace is the same strace but when the ifdown command is ran by `/etc/init.d/networking stop` during the normal shutdown procedures triggered by `/etc/rc6.d/S35networking`. -- dhclient3 hangs on shutdown https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/571933 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