<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="MS Exchange Server version 6.5.7653.38"> <TITLE>Bonding interfaces in %post</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY>  I am attempting to create a bonded interface from two NICs on RHEL 5.1, but I'm running into a strange problem. When the system is completed with the kickstart and reboots, it renames the ifcfg-eth0/1 files to ifcfg-eth0/1.bak and changing the interfaces to DHCP. The ifcfg-bond0 file remains unchanged though. From what I've been able to find on the net, there is something in the boot sequence that requires HWADDR be set in the ifcfg-ethN files and will overwrite them if not found. Once I copy the files back and restart the network service, everything is fine. And subsequent reboots do not mess with the files again, even though they are still missing the HWADDR field. My question is this: Can this function be disabled or bypassed? If not, then will I have to determine the HWADDR of each interface prior to creating the ifcfg-ethN files? Or will anaconda be supporting interface bonding in future releases? Thanks, Joseph Cipolla Senior Systems Engineer WellCare Health Plans, Inc. 8735 Henderson Road Ren 1-1 Tampa, FL 33634 813-290-6200 x1775 <pre>Privacy Notice: This electronic mail message, and any attachments, are confidential and are intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain information that is proprietary and that may be Individually Identifiable or Protected Health Information under HIPAA. If you are not the intended recipient, please immediately contact the sender by telephone, or by email, and destroy all copies of this message. If you are a regular recipient of our electronic mail, please notify us promptly if you change your email address. </pre></BODY> </HTML>