[Bug 1247963] [NEW] Would be nice to be able to cancel the wait for network configuation in failsafe.conf

[Adam Conrad]

Public bug reported:

13:20 < slangasek> infinity: if you're actually waiting 300 seconds for your network configuration, it's because your network is misconfigured :P
13:20 < infinity> Every time I accidentally leave eth0 in auto and then do something silly like reboot in an airport lounge, I have a sad.  That could really do with an "I don't care, skip it" key, like fsck has.
13:21 < infinity> slangasek: Yes, it's absolutely because I left something on auto and don't have a cable in.  Not arguing otherwise. :)
13:23 < infinity> slangasek: The "I don't care" key would still be nice, for idiots like me, and also for people who actually have a broken network and would like to get to the OS in a timely fashion to debug it.
13:23 < infinity> Currently, I swear I can hear a tiny whip cracking and cackling in the distance  while it says "your network is still broken, I shall punish you for another minute.  hold please."
13:24 < slangasek> infinity: ah, hmm.  well, that would take some rejiggering of /etc/init/failsafe.conf to give it a way to listen for a key asynchronously

** Affects: upstart (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Wishlist
         Status: New

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Title:
  Would be nice to be able to cancel the wait for network configuation
  in failsafe.conf

Status in “upstart” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  13:20 < slangasek> infinity: if you're actually waiting 300 seconds for your network configuration, it's because your network is misconfigured :P
  13:20 < infinity> Every time I accidentally leave eth0 in auto and then do something silly like reboot in an airport lounge, I have a sad.  That could really do with an "I don't care, skip it" key, like fsck has.
  13:21 < infinity> slangasek: Yes, it's absolutely because I left something on auto and don't have a cable in.  Not arguing otherwise. :)
  13:23 < infinity> slangasek: The "I don't care" key would still be nice, for idiots like me, and also for people who actually have a broken network and would like to get to the OS in a timely fashion to debug it.
  13:23 < infinity> Currently, I swear I can hear a tiny whip cracking and cackling in the distance  while it says "your network is still broken, I shall punish you for another minute.  hold please."
  13:24 < slangasek> infinity: ah, hmm.  well, that would take some rejiggering of /etc/init/failsafe.conf to give it a way to listen for a key asynchronously

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