This bug is still reproducible in Ubuntu 15.10 Server. This effectively makes /usr/share/doc/openvpn/README.Debian.gz procedure invalid.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to ifupdown in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1309788 Title: ifup does not execute if-up.d scripts for manual interfaces Status in ifupdown package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: When having an interfaces stanza: auto myvpn iface myvpn inet manual openvpn myvpn At least on ubuntu 13.10 (confirmed with ifupdown 0.7.44ubuntu3), doing a 'ifup -v myvpn' resulted in: # ifup -v myvpn Configuring interface myvpn=myvpn (inet) run-parts --verbose /etc/network/if-pre-up.d run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-pre-up.d/ethtool run-parts --verbose /etc/network/if-up.d run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-up.d/000resolvconf run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-up.d/ethtool run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-up.d/ntpdate run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-up.d/openssh-server run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-up.d/openvpn * Starting virtual private network daemon(s)... * Starting VPN 'myvpn' run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-up.d/upstart # On ifupdown 0.7.47.2ubuntu4 (trusty): # ifup -v myvpn Configuring interface myvpn=myvpn (inet) run-parts --verbose /etc/network/if-pre-up.d run-parts: executing /etc/network/if-pre-up.d/ethtool ip link set dev myvpn up Cannot find device "myvpn" Failed to bring up myvpn. # IMHO the mentioned line (ip link set ...) seems to be called before the if-up.d/* scripts. I cannot confirm if the origin of the issue is the same change mentioned in the bug #1305271, since I don't have the tools to rebuild the package without the mentioned line. Information: # lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Release: 14.04 # apt-cache policy ifupdown ifupdown: Installed: 0.7.47.2ubuntu4 Candidate: 0.7.47.2ubuntu4 Version table: *** 0.7.47.2ubuntu4 0 500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: ifupdown 0.7.47.2ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-generic 3.13.9 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sat Apr 19 00:49:42 2014 InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-18 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140416.2) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_US:en TERM=cygwin PATH=(custom, no user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: ifupdown UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ifupdown/+bug/1309788/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp