/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 destroyed after the most recent F8 updates

[David Chambers]

On 03/27/2008 02:34 AM Joachim Backes wrote:
> Hi,
>
> very weird:
>
> after installing the most recent F8 updates, in a lot of my machines 
> (not all!!) after reboot the
> NIC information is destroyed, that is, 
> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 has been
> overwritten and altered to DHCP protocol.
>
> It seems that kudzu-1.2.79.2-1 is the culprit.
>
> Also see https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=253146
>
> Regards
>
It did that to several of my machines, too.  Incredibly annoying, since 
the machines are in a server room and not instantly accessible.  IMO 
this is a serious bug, since the affected machines drop off the network 
(there's no dhcp) and become inaccessible.

- D