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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# This example script activates an interface based on the specified
+# configuration.
+#
+# In the interest of keeping the KVP daemon code free of distro specific
+# information; the kvp daemon code invokes this external script to configure
+# the interface.
+#
+# The only argument to this script is the configuration file that is to
+# be used to configure the interface.
+#
+# Each Distro is expected to implement this script in a distro specific
+# fashion. For instance on Distros that ship with Network Manager enabled,
+# this script can be based on the Network Manager APIs for configuring the
+# interface.
+#
+# This example script is based on a RHEL environment.
+#
+# Here is the format of the ip configuration file:
+#
+# HWADDR=macaddr
+# IF_NAME=interface name
+# DHCP=yes (This is optional; if yes, DHCP is configured)
+#
+# IPADDR=ipaddr1
+# IPADDR_1=ipaddr2
+# IPADDR_x=ipaddry (where y = x + 1)
+#
+# NETMASK=netmask1
+# NETMASK_x=netmasky (where y = x + 1)
+#
+# GATEWAY=ipaddr1
+# GATEWAY_x=ipaddry (where y = x + 1)
+#
+# DNSx=ipaddrx (where first DNS address is tagged as DNS1 etc)
+#
+# IPV6 addresses will be tagged as IPV6ADDR, IPV6 gateway will be
+# tagged as IPV6_DEFAULTGW and IPV6 NETMASK will be tagged as
+# IPV6NETMASK.
+#
+# The host can specify multiple ipv4 and ipv6 addresses to be
+# configured for the interface. Furthermore, the configuration
+# needs to be persistent. A subsequent GET call on the interface
+# is expected to return the configuration that is set via the SET
+# call.
+#
+
+
+
+echo "IPV6INIT=yes" >> $1
+echo "NM_CONTROLLED=no" >> $1
+echo "PEERDNS=yes" >> $1
+echo "ONBOOT=yes" >> $1
+
+dhcp=$(grep "DHCP" $1 2>/dev/null)
+if [ "$dhcp" != "" ];
+then
+echo "BOOTPROTO=dhcp" >> $1;
+fi
+
+cp $1 /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/
+
+
+interface=$(echo $1 | awk -F - '{ print $2 }')
+
+/sbin/ifdown $interface 2>/dev/null
+/sbin/ifup $interfac 2>/dev/null