How to assign a specific network interface name in RHEL 7, 8, 9

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Issue

  • Need to directly control network interface names in RHEL7
  • How to make NIC names persistent across reboots in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • How do I manually name NICs to names like netX in RHEL 9?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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