Bug 78992 - Alias interfaces can't be disabled
Summary: Alias interfaces can't be disabled
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Status: CLOSED RAWHIDE
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: initscripts
Version: 8.0
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Bill Nottingham
QA Contact: Brock Organ
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Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2002-12-04 14:12 UTC by Jos Vos
Modified: 2014-03-17 02:32 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Doc Type: Enhancement
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Last Closed: 2003-01-14 04:35:52 UTC
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Patch against 6.90-1 (790 bytes, patch)
2003-01-14 09:22 UTC, Jos Vos 		no flags Details | Diff
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Description Jos Vos 2002-12-04 14:12:05 UTC 
Description of Problem:
The alias interface configuration (e.g., ifcfg-eth0:0) doesn't support a feature
to disable it.  Even if ONBOOT=no, the alias interface will be brought up
together with the parent interface.  This causes a problem in case someone wants
to control the alias interface only manually, with explicit "ifup" and "ifdown"
commands.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
All initscripts versions, up to 6.90-1.

Additional Information:
I will attach a (backwards-compatible) patch to solve this problem. If
ONPARENT=no is set in the config file, the interface will not be brought up
automatically together with the parent.
Comment 1 Bill Nottingham 2003-01-14 04:29:52 UTC 
ENOPATCH
Comment 2 Bill Nottingham 2003-01-14 04:35:52 UTC 
but something added in 7.03-1 anyway. :)
Comment 3 Jos Vos 2003-01-14 09:22:12 UTC 
Created attachment 89344 [details]
Patch against 6.90-1

Sorry, I seem to have forgotten to attach the patch earlier.  This is my patch,
don't know how this compares to your solution.
Comment 4 Bill Nottingham 2003-01-14 17:58:14 UTC 
Similar, although I note I missed the second case, which will be fixed in 7.04-1.
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