Bug 138852 (IT#50742) - Anaconda assigns the same network config to multiple interfaces
Summary: Anaconda assigns the same network config to multiple interfaces
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: IT#50742
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
Classification: Red Hat
Component: anaconda
Version: 3.0
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Paul Nasrat
QA Contact: Mike McLean
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Blocks: 132991
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2004-11-11 16:52 UTC by Steve Conklin
Modified: 2007-11-30 22:07 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2005-05-18 14:28:53 UTC
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Red Hat Product Errata RHEA-2005:191 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE anaconda enhancement update 2005-05-18 04:00:00 UTC

Description Steve Conklin 2004-11-11 16:52:45 UTC
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Description of problem:
From IT#50742

 When a ks.cfg is written that has a network line like the following:
network --bootproto static --ip 146.128.226.133 --gateway
146.128.226.1 --netmask 255.255.255.0  --nameserver 150.110.235.192

If the system has more than one interface, and the connected interface
is eth2 and eth2 is used to install either by specifying the
"ksdevice" at the boot prompt, or by manually selecting the interface
with anaconda,  the following things will happen:

1) Both /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 and ifcfg-eth2 will
have the *same IP configuration*.  The same IP address, netmask,
broadcast, etc.  The MAC addresses are different, and the device names
are different (each is correctly set in the ifcfg-eth? for its
respective interface).

2) As a clue to how this is happening, the /root/anaconda-ks.cfg that
is generated when the system has been installed has the following in it:

network --device eth0 --bootproto static --ip 146.128.226.133
--netmask 255.255.255.0 --gateway 146.128.226.1 --nameserver
150.110.235.192
network --device eth2 --bootproto static --ip 146.128.226.133
--netmask 255.255.255.0 --gateway 146.128.226.1 --nameserver
150.110.235.192


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(the customer) would like to see anaconda pass the ksdevice boot
option to the installer itself and configure only that interface
specified.

NOTE: I added --device eth1 to the ks.cfg and only the eth1 device was
configured (as expected). However, Citi needs thier ks.cfg to be
generic and prefers specifying the device as a boot parameter.


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How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Configure kickstart as above
2.build system
3.
    

Actual Results:  multiple NICs have the same configuration

Expected Results:  Network interfaces shouldn't be configured the same 

Additional info:

Comment 4 Paul Nasrat 2005-02-03 20:25:46 UTC
Commited to RHEL3 tree

Comment 10 Dennis Gregorovic 2005-05-18 14:28:53 UTC
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on the solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2005-191.html



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