Ubuntu 10.04 never quite worked in OpenVZ container and isn't a supported configuration.
Here's what I'm using on mine to workaround any of these issue: stgraber@shell01:~$ cat /etc/init/openvz.conf # OpenVZ - Fix init sequence to have OpenVZ working with upstart description "Fix OpenVZ" start on startup task pre-start script mount -t devpts devpts /dev/pts || true mount -t tmpfs varrun /var/run || true mount -t tmpfs varlock /var/lock || true mkdir -p /var/run/network cat /proc/mounts > /etc/mtab touch /var/run/utmp chmod 664 /var/run/utmp chown root:utmp /var/run/utmp if [ "$(find /etc/network/ -name upstart -type f)" ]; then chmod -x /etc/network/*/upstart || true fi end script script start networking initctl emit filesystem --no-wait initctl emit local-filesystems --no-wait initctl emit virtual-filesystems --no-wait initctl emit net-device-up --no-wait || true initctl emit net-device-up IFACE=lo --no-wait || true initctl emit net-device-up IFACE=eth0 --no-wait || true init 2 end script Marking the bug as Invalid, Ubuntu 10.04 isn't supported in OpenVZ containers, we're now doing our best to get LXC containers working properly, including these networking events. Hope the above helps. ** Changed in: ifupdown (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/625677 Title: Upgrade to 0.6.8ubuntu29.1 causes networking not to start upon reboot To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ifupdown/+bug/625677/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs