[Bug 847782] Re: installer writes a permanent ethernet entry in interfaces file

[Leo Milano]

Clint: good point about annoying vs safer.

Overall, I don't think we know, at installation time, what the user
intends to do. In my case, for instance, I never intended to create any
static connection. Actually, I configured a DHCP ethernet connection. I
really had no intention of persisting the connection, and such is the
case of other folks commenting in the related bug reports. Of course,
other people will be setting up servers in some large
institutions/corporation, and they deserve to be

So, yes, I think the best way to handle this is by explicitly asking the
user before leaving the installation. The simpler installer doesn't
hardcode ethernet connections, so the bulk of the users are not a
concern. And the folks doing a custom install won't mind an extra
question.

Should I update the bug description along these?

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Title:
  installer writes a permanent ethernet entry in interfaces file

Status in “debian-installer” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  In certain situations, ubiquity writes an "auto ethN" line
  /etc/network/interfaces. This means that the boot up process,
  including bringing up the X system by upstart, will be delayed for
  whatever timeout is defined in /etc/init/failsafe.conf (see bug
  839595). This is currently 120 seconds

  This seems to affect mostly (if not only) people who use either the
  netinstall, or the alternate CD, while using a whired connection. Note
  that a line stating "auto eth0" will prevent the network from being
  considered "up", unless the ethernet card is connected to the
  internet. Adding this line by hand might be a good idea for certain
  servers, but for most practical use it is not needed, since network
  manager will always bring up an ethernet connection via DHCP.

  Please see bug #839595 for more information

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