postfix fails on boot with "fatal: could not find any active network interfaces"

Bug #393656 reported by Richard Hansen
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postfix (Ubuntu)
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Low
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: postfix

Upon boot, postfix fails with the following in my /var/log/mail.log:

Jun 29 11:14:21 shoe postfix[2815]: fatal: could not find any active network interfaces

Once the machine has booted, I can run "sudo /etc/init.d/postfix start" manually and it works fine. I have a single wired connection with static IP address. The boxes "Connect automatically" and "Available to all users" are checked in System -> Preferences -> Network Connections.

I noticed that the /etc/rc?.d symlinks have it start at 20. The file /etc/rcS.d/README says that networking isn't available until after 40, although I think that only matters to the scripts in /etc/rcS.d. (If I understand correctly, the scripts in rc2.d should run after all rcS.d scripts are done.)

This problem does not exist on a second machine with a similar configuration.

Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty i386 (32-bit)
postfix-2.5.5-1.1
dovecot-postfix-1:1.1.11-0ubuntu4

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LaMont Jones (lamont) wrote :

Is it possible that the loopback interface isn't configured on the first machine?

ubuntu relies on udev to start networking, so there could be some timing issues at work, possibly.

lamont

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Richard Hansen (rhansen) wrote :

lo is configured, but I'm not sure when that interface is brought up.

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Chuck Short (zulcss) wrote :

Hi,

I was wondering if you were still having this problem?

Thanks
chuck

Changed in postfix (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
status: New → Incomplete
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Richard Hansen (rhansen) wrote :

Yes, although I haven't tried it in karmic yet.

Changed in postfix (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → New
Chuck Short (zulcss)
Changed in postfix (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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