Bug 1011013 – add PERSISTENT_DHCLIENT=1 to ifcfg-eth0

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Bug 1011013 - add PERSISTENT_DHCLIENT=1 to ifcfg-eth0

Summary:	add PERSISTENT_DHCLIENT=1 to ifcfg-eth0

Status:	CLOSED ERRATA

Aliases:	None

Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Classification:	Red Hat
Component:	guest-images (Show other bugs)
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Version:	6.6
Hardware:	Unspecified Unspecified

Priority	unspecified Severity unspecified
Target Milestone:	rc
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Assigned To:	Joey Boggs
QA Contact:	Virtualization Bugs
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Reported:	2013-09-23 09:28 EDT by Joey Boggs
Modified:	2014-03-12 09:43 EDT (History)
CC List:	7 users (show)

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Fixed In Version:	rhel-guest-image-6.5-20130926.0.el6
Doc Type:	Bug Fix
Doc Text:	Cause: missing dhclient configuration option caused network disconnection if dhcp failed Consequence: loss of network connectivity Fix: PERSISTENT_DHCLIENT=1 added to ifcfg-eth0 Result: if nic is unable to negotiate a dhcp address it will retry
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Last Closed:	2013-11-21 19:22:51 EST
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Tracker	ID	Priority	Status	Summary	Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata	RHBA-2013:1735	normal	SHIPPED_LIVE	rhel-guest-image bug fix and enhancement update	2013-11-20 17:04:16 EST

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Description Joey Boggs 2013-09-23 09:28:31 EDT

Description of problem:

PERSISTENT_DHCLIENT=1 Needs to be added into ifcfg-eth0 to recover from dhcp errors

Comment 4 Wei Shi 2013-10-31 05:18:36 EDT

Verified:
  rhel-guest-image-6-6.5-20131024.0-1

# cat /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 
DEVICE=eth0
BOOTPROTO=dhcp
ONBOOT=on
PERSISTENT_DHCLIENT=1

Comment 5 errata-xmlrpc 2013-11-21 19:22:51 EST

Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2013-1735.html

Comment 6 Wei Shi 2014-03-11 22:46:02 EDT

*** Bug 1054949 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

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