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/etc/init/networking.conf is in ifupdown 0.7~beta2ubuntu8.

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# networking - configure virtual network devices
#
# This task causes virtual network devices that do not have an associated
# kernel object to be started on boot.

description	"configure virtual network devices"

emits static-network-up
emits net-device-up

start on (local-filesystems
	  and (stopped udevtrigger or container))

task

pre-start exec mkdir -p /run/network

exec ifup -a