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I am getting the following MSG after restarting networking services

stop: unknown instance: networking stop/waiting in ubuntu server 12.04.3

What does lt mean? However I am able to Ping my dns and sites. Can I go ahead and install Samba or I might get problems later because of this error. Please help!

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The problem you're seeing, as least as it relates to 12.04 Server, is that the networking service is not invoked and kept in a stopped state. I verified this on both my 12.04 servers with the following:

sysadmin@ubuntu-server:/$ service networking status
networking stop/waiting

However, NetworkManager is running:

sysadmin@ubuntu-server:/$ service network-manager status
network-manager start/running, process 1479

and both servers are connected to the network, reachable and functioning fine.

Therefore, if you wish to reload a changed configuration file, you should issue

service network-manager restart

Verify your changed settings through ifconfig. You may install any software you wish unless it requires a static IP address for some reason (very few do).

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  • thank you for your help. #Sudo service network-manager restart brings "network-manager: unrecognised service". How do I enable this service? When I run rcconf it does not show any service by that name except network-interface which I have enable as well as network-interface-container and network-interface-security. What other steps am I missing/should do. I have however installed one piece of software an it is working perfectly. Thanking you in advance.
    – Given
    Mar 5, 2014 at 11:15
  • @Given What file did you edit to make the changes to your network config? I will need to edit/delete my answer as I realized network-manager is only active if you have a GUI on your system, which Server typically does not unless you've installed one.
    – douggro
    Mar 5, 2014 at 18:32
  • thanks you gave me the clue. Sudo rcconf did not show that network-manager service was there.sitepoint.com/… showed that there was supposed to be a directory /etc/NetworkManager. My /etc did not have this. So I concluded that network manager was not installed or enable. Despite another site suggesting that in ubuntu it is installed by default I just installed it through apt-get install network-manager. Then rcconf showed network-manager, networking & network-manager status, network-manager status all worked Bravo!
    – Given
    Mar 5, 2014 at 19:23
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I fixed such problem adding to the file /etc/network/run/ifstate string

eth0=eth0

previously file contained only string lo=lo.

Also I created file /etc/network/run/ifup.eth0 with touch and that solved problem, service networking start/stop started to run correctly.

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Running /etc/init.d/networking re/start/stop/status is deprecated because it may not enable again some interfaces.

You can still make the same using the command:

sudo ifdown eth0 && sudo ifup eth0

It doesn't mean you can't use Internet so feel free to install whatever there is no problem

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  • Hi Hadi thanks. I have done what you have suggested above but the error persists.
    – Given
    Mar 5, 2014 at 11:17
  • what is the error please post what did u do and what is the output
    – Maythux
    Mar 5, 2014 at 11:28
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If using VMware, Check and make sure under Network Adapter for the guest VM, the Device Status has "Connected" and "Connect at power on" check. The reboot the VM.

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