WARNING: Could not read '/lib/modules/2.6.32-279.9.1.el6.x86_64/kernel/net/ipv6/ipv6.ko': Invalid module format

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Issue

  • Bonding not working and receive the following error when trying to load the bonding module:
# modprobe bonding
WARNING: Could not read '/lib/modules/2.6.32-279.9.1.el6.x86_64/kernel/net/ipv6/ipv6.ko': Invalid module format
FATAL: Error inserting bonding (/lib/modules/2.6.32-279.9.1.el6.x86_64/kernel/drivers/net/bonding/bonding.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux

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