Networking comes up with DHCP configuration, instead of static

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • The machine should come up with a static ip address. However, in RHEL 7.4 the machine seems to boot using DHCP and then switches to using the static address after a few minutes of being up.
  • The system is configured to use a static address, but is being overwritten by dracut

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Subscriber exclusive content

A Red Hat subscription provides unlimited access to our knowledgebase, tools, and much more.

Current Customers and Partners

Log in for full access

Log In

New to Red Hat?

Learn more about Red Hat subscriptions

Using a Red Hat product through a public cloud?

How to access this content