[Bug 1017166] [NEW] Unplugged or deactivated ethernet interfaces may not be handled properly

[Clint Byrum]

Public bug reported:

If i have a server which has a management-only interface which is
usually down, in versions of Ubuntu before 11.10, I could configure that
ethernet interface in /etc/network/interfaces, and dhclient would try
forever to get an address.

I believe this is a regression that was introduced in the fix for bug
#838968 , where the '-1' parameter was introduced to dhclient3's
invocation in ifupdown.

While I do think we should report errors, we should also retry this
*forever* since it may be the only way a system can be reached *to see
that error*.

** Affects: ifupdown (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: regression-release

** Tags added: regression-release

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Title:
  Unplugged or deactivated ethernet interfaces may not be handled
  properly

Status in “ifupdown” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  If i have a server which has a management-only interface which is
  usually down, in versions of Ubuntu before 11.10, I could configure
  that ethernet interface in /etc/network/interfaces, and dhclient would
  try forever to get an address.

  I believe this is a regression that was introduced in the fix for bug
  #838968 , where the '-1' parameter was introduced to dhclient3's
  invocation in ifupdown.

  While I do think we should report errors, we should also retry this
  *forever* since it may be the only way a system can be reached *to see
  that error*.

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