** Description changed: - In certain situations, ubiquity writes an "auto ethN" line + In certain situations, ubiquity writes an "auto ethX" line in /etc/network/interfaces. This means that the boot up process, including bringing up the X system by upstart, will be delayed for whatever timeout is defined in /etc/init/failsafe.conf (see bug 839595). This is - currently 120 seconds + currently 120 seconds. - This seems to affect mostly (if not only) people who use either the - netinstall, or the alternate CD, while using a whired connection. Note - that a line stating "auto eth0" will prevent the network from being - considered "up", unless the ethernet card is connected to the internet. - Adding this line by hand might be a good idea for certain servers, but - for most practical use it is not needed, since network manager will - always bring up an ethernet connection via DHCP. + This only affects users who customized the interfaces file by hand, as + well as people who used either the netinstall, or the alternate + installation CD, on a wired connection. + + So far, it seems like the best solution would be for the custom (net or + alternative) installer to give the user the option to choose what to do + with the interfaces file after finishing installation Please see bug #839595 for more information
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