Failed to bring up interface (Cannot allocate memory)

Solution Verified - Updated -

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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