Error after running command `service network restart` RTNETLINK answers: File exists
Issue
- After issuing any of the following commands:
service network restart
or
systemctl restart network
The following error is generated:
network[19416]: RTNETLINK answers: File exists
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5,6, 7
- initscripts-*
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