[WBEL-users] redhat-config-network

[Nick Lunt]

Thanks for the explanation. However changing ifcfg-eth0 does not seem to have any effect on the devices or profiles directory on my machine, it certainly does not reflect the changes in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 onto /etc/sysconfig/networking/profiles/ifcfg-eth0.

I'll do some more messing around and see what happens. And many thanks again.

Nick.

ps I apologise for the formatting of this reply, Im currently on windows and outlook is useless when sending email in plain text form.

-----Original Message-----
From: whitebox-users-admin@beau.org [mailto:whitebox-users-admin@beau.org]On Behalf Of Johnny Hughes
Sent: 07 June 2004 23:56
To: Whitebox-Users
Subject: Re: [WBEL-users] redhat-config-network


On Mon, 2004-06-07 at 11:28, Nick Lunt wrote: 
Hi Folks,

I recently installed WBEL after hearing about it on the RHCT course I
recently did.

My RHCT tutor said that redhat-config-network uses profiles, so if I then go
and edit the network files by hand I would have to then also edit the
network files for the profile that redhat-config-created.

I can see on my machine that their is a profiles directory so I have no
reason to disbelieve what my tutor told me, however if I was to use
redhat-config-network do I really have to then edit the profile files if I
manually edit the network files ?

Just to clarify, I won't be using redhat-config-network anyway, but I'd like
this issue clearing up before I go for the RHCE.

The RHCE study book I have doesn't mention the profiles stuff - not yet
anyway.

Many thanks
Nick.

NO ... you do not need to edit the profiles as well if you edit the /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts files by hand.  I edited the ifcfg-eth0 file there and it changed all the files (in /etc/sysconfig/networking/devices and /etc/sysconfig/networking/profiles ... it seems the files are hard links to the original.  It might be a good idea to _check_ the scripts in /etc/sysconfig/netowrking/devices and /etc/sysconfig/networking/profiles though).

-Johnny Hughes