Why does NIC configuration file be changed to ifcfg-eth*.bak

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • The name of config file of ifcfg-eth0 is changed to ifcfg-eth0.bak.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5

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