"ifcfg-rh:error: Missing or invalid IP4 prefix 0" messages are logged. Why?

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Issue

  • What's the meaning of the following message and is any action required?
nm-system-settings: ifcfg-rh: parsing /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 ...
nm-system-settings: ifcfg-rh:error: Missing or invalid IP4 prefix 0

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 and later
  • NetworkManager

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