Bug 791335 - Initscripts sys-unconfig does not populate ifcfg-ethX files
Summary: Initscripts sys-unconfig does not populate ifcfg-ethX files
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Classification: Red Hat
Component: system-config-network
Version: 5.7
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Linux
unspecified
medium
Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: Harald Hoyer
QA Contact: Branislav Blaškovič
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Blocks: 1049888
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2012-02-16 19:27 UTC by Scott Croft
Modified: 2014-09-16 00:17 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Doc Type: Bug Fix
Doc Text:
The text user interface version of the system-config-network service, system-config-network-tui, did not store the network configuration correctly after the system was cleaned with the sys-unconfig command. As a consequence, no network configuration was stored in the /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ directory. With this update, even if no previous configuration exists, system-config-network-tui stores the configuration in that directory as expected. As a result, a network configured with system-config-network-tui works after executing sys-unconfig.
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Last Closed: 2014-09-16 00:17:59 UTC
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Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2014:1195 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE system-config-network bug fix update 2014-09-16 04:14:20 UTC

Description Scott Croft 2012-02-16 19:27:12 UTC 
Description of problem: When starting up a system and it is configured after previously running sys-unconfig, the ifcfg-ethX files are not populated with the data/information supplied.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): initscripts-8.45.38-2.el5


How reproducible: every time a new host is booted


Steps to Reproduce:
1. Execute sys-unconfig
2. Shut machine down
3. Boot up and follow steps for configuring the host
4. At the network step, fill in correct information for the network
5. Navigate to /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts and see if the ifcfg-ethX files are populated with the correct information.
  
Actual results:

The ifcfg-ethX files have no information

Expected results:

The ifcfg-ethX files should have the provided information

Additional info:
Comment 1 Bill Nottingham 2012-02-16 19:38:02 UTC 
In RHEL 5, network configuration at this step is done by system-config-network-tui. Reassigning.
Comment 4 Branislav Blaškovič 2014-06-03 12:59:36 UTC 
I can verify, that system-config-network-tui after sys-unconfig fill network-scripts (and /etc/resolv.conf) right. (IP, netmask, gateway, dns,.)

Testing with: system-config-network-1.3.99.23-1.el5
Comment 6 errata-xmlrpc 2014-09-16 00:17:59 UTC 
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-2014-1195.html
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