How to Resolve “/etc/sysconfig/network – No Such File or Directory” in Linux

by Davoud Teimouri · Published 26/08/2017 · Updated 24/06/2023

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/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.

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user says:

14/02/2018 at 10:09 pm

can’t create /etc/sysconfig/network: nonexistent directory

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user says:

14/02/2018 at 10:09 pm

# echo “NETWORKING=yes” >/etc/sysconfig/network
-sh: can’t create /etc/sysconfig/network: nonexistent directory

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Davoud Teimouri says:

15/02/2018 at 9:38 am

Let me know, what’s your Linux distribution and its version as well.

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SamSmooth says:

30/05/2018 at 10:08 am

No need to restart the machine,
just run

service network restart

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