ifconfig fails to initialize a virtual interface with a zero IP address

Bug #356800 reported by Tom Metro
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This bug affects 2 people
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net-tools (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: net-tools

ifconfig in net-tools 1.60-19ubuntu1 (Ubuntu 8.04) and 1.60-19ubuntu3 (Ubuntu 8.10) fails to initialize a virtual interface to a zero (0 or 0.0.0.0) IP address:

% sudo /sbin/ifconfig eth0:1 inet 0 up
SIOCSIFFLAGS: Cannot assign requested address
SIOCSIFFLAGS: Cannot assign requested address

This behavior apparently used to work and is depended upon by several DHCP packages, including the default dhcp3, and udhcp, as the way they instantiate or reset the virtual interface to a deconfigured state prior to obtaining a configuration via DHCP.

See Bug #351378 for the full context of the problem and a strace of the failure.

summary: - ifconfig fails to initiaize a virtual interface with a zero IP address
+ ifconfig fails to initialize a virtual interface with a zero IP address
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in net-tools (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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