[sf-lug] installing ubuntu but wanting a fixed ip address

[Alex Kleider]

--- On Wed, 11/5/08, Asheesh Laroia <asheesh at asheesh.org> wrote:

> Also, rc_local (isn't it rc.local?) is run as root, so
> the extra "sudo" is unnecessary and meaningless.
> 
It turns out that in fact my extra line in (yes, it is) 
/etc/init.d/rc.local
              ^
was
ifup eth0
NOT
sudo ifup eth0

thought you'd like to know:-)

While on the subject:
_IF_ one can accept the need for such an initialization command, is this the appropriate place for it to go or would some other location be considered better?