RTNETLINK answers: File exists error when doing ifup?
Issue
- While doing
ifupto an interface returns the below error.
# ifup ethX
RTNETLINK answers: File exists
- Here is the relevant configuration files used.
# cat /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth2
DEVICE=eth2
ONBOOT=yes
BOOTPROTO=static
IPADDR=10.10.210.164
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
TYPE=Ethernet
- Static routing configuration for eth2
# cat /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/route-eth2
10.10.210.0/24 via 10.10.210.256
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
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