Network interfaces(NIC) will be named with prefix ___tmp when HWADDR is not specified
Issue
- Ethernet interface keeps changing into "
__tmpxxxx". - When server is rebooted, interfaces are named as "
__tmp" instead of "ethx". - Invalid network interface name after reboot.
- Bond device fails at boot when nic device is named
__tmp
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
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