> > On 12 May 2016 18:28, "Chris Friesen" <<a href="mailto:cbf123@mail.usask.ca">cbf123@mail.usask.ca</a>> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > Could someone point me to the commit that removed support for assigning "ethX" names based on MAC addresses? > > > > Alternately, can someone suggest a way to get equivalent behaviour (the ability to set "ethX" names based on MAC address) using the current infrastructure? (Preferably as of RHEL 7, so systemd 219 plus a bunch of patches.) > > > > The back story is that we've got a lot of scripts/tools that currently assume the "ethX" naming, and while we will eventually sort it out we really don't want to do it right now. The previous method of assigning "ethX" names was working well for our use-case (though I realize it had issues more generally). > > For future reference when dealing with EL systems it's best to check the Red Hat documentation in the first instance: <a href="https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7/html/Networking_Guide/ch-Consistent_Network_Device_Naming.html">https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7/html/Networking_Guide/ch-Consistent_Network_Device_Naming.html</a>