Failed to bring up interface (Cannot allocate memory)
Issue
When trying to bring up an interface, the following error shows:
[root@HOSTNAME ~]# ifup ifname
RTNETLINK answers: Cannot allocate memory
ERROR : [/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-eth] Failed to bring up ifname.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
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