The network.ipv4_address is being set as 127.0.0.1 when system's hostname is not resolvable through /etc/hosts file and from DNS servers.

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Issue

  • The network.ipv4_address is being set as 127.0.0.1 when system's hostname is not resolvable through /etc/hosts file and from DNS servers.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

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