[Bug 847782] Re: Ubiquity writes a permanent ethernet entry in interfaces file

[Leo Milano]

** Description changed:

  In certain situations, ubiquity writes an "auto ethN" line
  /etc/network/interfaces. This means that the boot up process, including
- bringing up the X system by upstart, will be delayed for whatever grace
- period is defined in /etc/init/failsafe.conf . This is currently 120
+ bringing up the X system by upstart, will be delayed for whatever
+ timeout is defined in /etc/init/failsafe.conf . This is 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.
+ 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.
  
  Please see bug #839595 for more information

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Title:
  Ubiquity writes a permanent ethernet entry in interfaces file

Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  In certain situations, ubiquity writes an "auto ethN" line
  /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 . This is
  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.

  Please see bug #839595 for more information

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