How to Resolve “/etc/sysconfig/network – No Such File or Directory” in Linux
/etc/sysconfig/network – Missing in Linux!
Sometimes, you did install Linux on a virtual machine that the virtual machine has no NIC, when installation has been completed, you will face with the below error during “ifdown”, “ifup” or restarting network services:
/etc/sysconfig/network: No such file or directory
This is the usual error, because operating system doesn’t detect any NIC during installation and “Networking” feature is disabled on server.
What’s Solution!
The networking should be enabled manually, run the below command on terminal:
# echo "NETWORKING=yes" >/etc/sysconfig/network
Rebooting machine is recommended after that change.
Further Reading
How To Disable HBA Port on Linux
Guest Operating System Upgrade or New Virtual Machine?
can’t create /etc/sysconfig/network: nonexistent directory
# echo “NETWORKING=yes” >/etc/sysconfig/network
-sh: can’t create /etc/sysconfig/network: nonexistent directory
Let me know, what’s your Linux distribution and its version as well.
No need to restart the machine,
just run
service network restart