"RTNETLINK answers: File exists" when trying to create a static network route to the local base network on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Issue
- Add route showing errors:
# ip route add 192.168.X.X/24 via 192.168.X.X dev eth0 RTNETLINK answers: File exists
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
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