After upgrading kernel, ifup eth0 gives error "Device eth0 has different MAC address than expected, ignoring"

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Issue

  • After upgrading kernel, ifup eth0 gives error "Device eth0 has different MAC address than expected, ignoring".
  • Rebooting the system to old system works.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8

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