Description of problem: There is a check in /etc/init.d/network to that skips ifcfg- scripts if they are of TYPE=Bridge. Presumably, this is because bridges are brought up automatically if an interface that is bridged by that bridge is brought up. It is perfectly reasonable to define a bridge with no interfaces bridged. For instance, this is common when using virtualization when creating private networks. Right now, there doesn't seem to be a way to bring up a bridge with no ports at boot time. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): initscripts-8.76.2-1 How reproducible: Steps to Reproduce: 1. Create a bridge in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-br0 2. Set ONBOOT=yes 3. Do not bridge any physical interfaces to br0 Actual results: After booting, ifconfig br0 fails because br0 has not been brought up. Expected results: After booting, br0 should have been brought up. Additional info:
is this problem happening yet? Thanks for any reply. -- Fedora Bugzappers volunteer triage team https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers
I've tested this on Fedora 10 - it works there.