Hi. On Sun, Oct 28, 2018 at 07:04:02AM -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > > Ever consider you're doing it the wrong way? > > This will work: > > > > iface eth0 inet static > > address 192.168.NN.12 > > netmask 24 > > gateway 192.168.NN.1 > > > in 20 years, I have never seen that syntax used. What man page do I find > that format in.
interfaces(5), the usual place. > > -vvv is not documented, and I'm too lazy to dig into the source to see > > if it does something at all. > > > > ifdown eth0 > > ifup -v eth0 > > > > > What log file, on stretch, would I find that trace data in? > > > > Stdout/stderr, as documented by ifup(8). > > Too volatile, scrolled off screen by the remainder of the boot. I want a > log file I can insert into an email. Then we'll all see whats happening. Er, Gene, -v is there for user invocations, not for init scripts. /etc/init.d/networking uses ordinary ifup, as nobody will want seeing all those gory implementation details at each boot. > > > Theres not anything in /v/l/syslog w/o the -v. > > > > And there should not be anything about ifupdown, unless someone > > redirects stdout/stderr of /etc/init.d/networking to syslog. > > Howto? Don't. Simply don't. It requires wrapping with '| logger' every ifup/ifdown at /etc/init.d/networking. Reco
