dhclient.conf has "timeout 300" set by default in ubuntu so theoretically according to the manpge it should exit after 5min. this looks like a bug in dhclient itself
** Also affects: isc-dhcp (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1503680 Title: dhclient for eth0 does never exit and retries dhcp foerever To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/snappy/+bug/1503680/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs