Public bug reported: using a bridge device configured like this:
auto br0 iface br0 inet6 auto iface br0 inet static address 10.8.10.192 netmask 255.255.254.0 gateway 10.8.10.1 dns-nameservers 10.1.1.11 10.1.0.11 bridge_ports eth0 bridge_stp off bridge_fd 0 bridge_maxwait 0 auto eth0 iface eth0 inet manual yields an error when bringing up with ifup error: "net.ipv6.conf.br0.accept_ra" is an unknown key Failed to bring up br0. commenting the inet6 line solves the problem. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: ifupdown 0.7~beta2ubuntu8 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-26.41-generic 3.2.19 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-26-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu11 Architecture: amd64 Date: Thu Jul 5 13:22:48 2012 ProcEnviron: TERM=screen PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: ifupdown UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-09 (87 days ago) ** Affects: ifupdown (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1021398 Title: ifup bridge devices does not work with inet6 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ifupdown/+bug/1021398/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs