On Sun, Jun 21, 2015 at 12:49 AM, ToddAndMargo <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> In SL7, how do I auto create /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
> from what is defaulted in my system?

They're now controlled more directly by NetworkManager and partly by
systemd, under /var/lib/NetworkManager/.

> I was told that system-config-network would do that, but I can
> not find it.

That tool went away with SL 7 and the upstream RHEL 7: Try 'nmtui',
the new command line NEtworkManager tool.

> I really don't feel like doing it by hand.  Plus, I may alter
> some of the defaults by accident.
>
> "ifup eth0" is annoyed with me.
>
> Many thanks,
> -T
>
> # ifconfig eth0
> eth0: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST>  mtu 1500
>         inet 192.168.255.170  netmask 255.255.255.0  broadcast
> 192.168.255.255
>         inet6 fe80::5054:ff:fe6f:1147  prefixlen 64  scopeid 0x20<link>
>         ether 52:54:00:6f:11:47  txqueuelen 1000  (Ethernet)
>         RX packets 25219  bytes 41394275 (39.4 MiB)
>         RX errors 0  dropped 0  overruns 0  frame 0
>         TX packets 20788  bytes 2880089 (2.7 MiB)
>         TX errors 0  dropped 0 overruns 0  carrier 0  collisions 0