It's always a problem when mixing different tools doing pretty much the same job. ifupdown always assumes it's the only tool messing with network interfaces and so will fail if any conflicting configuration is found.
** Changed in: ifupdown (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low ** Changed in: ifupdown (Ubuntu) Status: New => Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1080975 Title: ifup fails on boot if initramfs already configured the device To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ifupdown/+bug/1080975/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs