Thank you all for your suggestions. I appreciate the discussion. There are two network statements in the kick start file because that is the way that Anaconda creates /root/anaconda-ks.cfg. You may recall that anaconda-ks.cfg is the file of kick start statements created when a configuration is specified with the GUI. When the Hostname is specified at the bottom of the Network Configuration screen the second network statement is added to anaconda-ks.cfg: network --hostname=lamp.hunter.org I was following Anaconda's pattern. I tried again after combining the options of the two network statements into a single statement. Now everything works as expected. I was certain that I had tried this once before without the expected results. I was obviously confused. Thank you again. On Mon, 2013-03-25 at 12:59 +0000, Kovacs, Corey J. wrote: > For what it's worth, my experience has always been a second network line will override settings on the first. As DHCP is the default, maybe that's got something to do with it. > > It does appear that you are trying to configure things on two separate lines for the same interface. That's not going to work as that's not the way those "commands" are meant to be used (as far as I know anyway). > > I think Michael is right in that you should probably combine it all into one line. > > A bigger question though, it seems, is why NetworkManager is ignoring the config? > > One thing to try is disabling NetworkManager, and or add the "NM_CONTROLLED=no" line to the ifcfg-eth0 file as well. > > Simply take NetworkManager out of the loop to eliminate it as a potential problem area. > > Good luck > > -C > > > Corey Kovacs > Sr. System Architect > Technology Management Associates > RHCA: 110-541-489 > > ________________________________________ > From: kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] on behalf of Michael Mayer [michael@xxxxxxxx] > Sent: Monday, March 25, 2013 3:01 AM > To: kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Static IP Addressing > > Dean, just wondering: > > Does the problem persist if you combine the two "network" lines into > one, i.e. use > > network --activate --bootproto=static --device=eth0 > --gateway=192.168.1.254 --ip=192.168.1.12 --nameserver=75.75.76.76 > --netmask=255.255.255.0 --noipv6 --hostname=lamp.hunter.org > > > Michael. > > > On 03/24/2013 11:13 PM, Dean Hunter wrote: > > No, there is only the one network. Something does not like my > > specification of a static IP address and replaces it with a default DHCP > > configuration. I have the same problem on every machine I try to specify > > a static IP address. > > > > On Sun, 2013-03-24 at 10:54 -0400, Harry Hoffman wrote: > >> Is there a spurious network in there? > >> > >> -------- Original Message -------- > >> From: Dean Hunter > >> Sent: Sat, Mar 23, 2013 10:30 PM > >> To: kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >> CC: > >> Subject: Static IP Addressing > >> > >> > >> > >> Why does this kickstart file: > >> > >> authconfig --enableshadow --passalgo=sha512 > >> autopart --type=lvm > >> bootloader --boot-drive=vda --location=mbr > >> cdrom > >> clearpart --all --drives=vda --initlabel > >> firstboot --disable > >> ignoredisk --only-use=vda > >> install > >> keyboard --vckeymap=us --xlayouts=us > >> lang en_US.UTF-8 > >> network --activate --bootproto=static --device=eth0 > >> --gateway=192.168.1.254 --ip=192.168.1.12 --nameserver=75.75.76.76 > >> --netmask=255.255.255.0 --noipv6 > >> network --hostname=lamp.hunter.org > >> rootpw --iscrypted \$6\$82gtiKgE7AvH./ic\ > >> $TeDjrPrkQ19ULsPEzxStyqzkfRaGvKn0NpSB4ekV98hJOABaO5uQDzQmlCy8t7RwytXzS3t/yRyGZA.8ez2wf/ > >> reboot > >> text > >> timezone America/Chicago --isUtc --ntpservers=192.168.1.11 > >> xconfig --startxonboot > >> > >> produce this network configuration: > >> > >> 22:52:57,773 DEBUG ifcfg: content of files (network initialization): > >> 22:52:57,774 DEBUG ifcfg: /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0: > >> # Generated by dracut initrd > >> DEVICE=eth0 > >> ONBOOT=yes > >> NETBOOT=yes > >> UUID=5edcb3fc-f4b5-4ce7-98d2-bde0f02a5e2b > >> BOOTPROTO=none > >> IPADDR= > >> PREFIX= > >> HWADDR="52:54:00:19:88:c9" > >> TYPE=Ethernet > >> NAME="Boot Disk" > >> DNS1=75.75.76.76 > >> > >> 22:52:57,819 DEBUG ifcfg: > >> loadIfcfFile /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 > >> 22:52:57,830 DEBUG ifcfg: NetworkDevice eth0 set: ONBOOT=yes > >> 22:52:57,834 DEBUG ifcfg: writeIfcfgFile eth0 > >> to /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 not needed > >> 22:52:57,870 DEBUG ifcfg: > >> loadIfcfFile /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 > >> 22:52:57,872 DEBUG ifcfg: NetworkDevice eth0 set: ONBOOT=yes > >> 22:52:57,873 DEBUG ifcfg: writeIfcfgFile eth0 > >> to /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 not needed > >> 23:02:32,739 DEBUG ifcfg: > >> loadIfcfFile /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 > >> 23:02:32,756 DEBUG ifcfg: > >> loadIfcfFile /mnt/sysimage/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Kickstart-list mailing list > >> Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Kickstart-list mailing list > > Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list > > _______________________________________________ > Kickstart-list mailing list > Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list > > _______________________________________________ Kickstart-list mailing list Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list
