NetworkManager will not start; attempting to do so shows "/etc/sysconfig/network: No such file or directory"

Solution Unverified - Updated -

Issue

  • Unable to start NetworkManager
  • Starting NetworkManager with service NetworkManager start shows the following

    /etc/init.d/NetworkManager: line 35: /etc/sysconfig/network: No such file or directory
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • NetworkManager

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