MACADDR parameter in a bond ifcfg file no longer works as expected in RHEL 6.7

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Setting a custom MAC address for a bond interface using the MACADDR parameter no longer works after updating to RHEL 6.7.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7
  • kernel 2.6.32.573.el6 to 2.6.32.573.7.1.el6
  • bonding

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