yum update of wpa_supplicant package (or a service restart) can break a host's network connectivity
Issue
- When the wpa_supplicant package is updated or the package is manually restarted on a system which is not using the NetworkManager service, network connectivity can be broken.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- wpa_supplicant service
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