I am also still having this issue as well: $ service networking restart stop: Unknown instance: networking stop/waiting
$ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS Release: 12.04 Codename: precise $ dpkg -l sysvinit\* | grep sysvinit un sysvinit <none> (no description available) ii sysvinit-utils 2.88dsf-13.10ubuntu11.1 System-V-like utilities -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/440179 Title: service fails to start/stop/restart networking daemon To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sysvinit/+bug/440179/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs