NetworkManager fails to bring up with a bond with the error: "Master connection not found or invalid"
Issue
- NetworkManager is unable to bring up a bond.
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The error message in the systemd journal or
/var/log/messages
is similar to the following:NetworkManager[774]: <info> [1607727375.9650] audit: op="connection-activate" uuid="5fb06bd0-0bb0-7ffb-45f1-d6edd65f3e03" name="System eth0" pid=3701 uid=0 result="fail" reason="Can not find a master for System eth0: Master connection not found or invalid" network: Bringing up interface eth0: Error: Connection activation failed: Can not find a master for System eth0: Master connection not found or invalid
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
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