[CentOS] turning off udev for eth0

> -----Original Message-----
> From: centos-bounces at centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On
> Behalf Of Les Mikesell
> Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2012 22:24
> To: CentOS mailing list
> Subject: Re: [CentOS] turning off udev for eth0
> 
> On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 5:13 PM, Peter Larsen
> <plarsen at famlarsen.homelinux.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Is there no way to alter udev's behaviour?  Is udev even
> >> needed on a server system using virtual hardware?
> >> Altering the rules file not a big deal in itself but it
> >> adds needless busywork when setting up a new guest.
<SNIP>
> > It's a very common problem. Another way is to have a %post script in KS
> > or after initial startup as a VM, that fixes the file based on what the
> > VM properties are.
> 
> It happens in real hardware too if you move a disk to a different
> chassis, clone a drive, restore a backup to similar hardware, etc.
> 
> Where is the best documentation on what triggers the rules to be
> rewritten, how the bios location works, etc.?

I gave up on tricking UDEV, it was easier to work with the system with my clones.
`system-config-network-cmd -e` yields a text file that, you can have either a firstboot script or the booting sysadm,
`system-config-network-cmd -i -c -f file.txt` will pull back in and reconfigure the system after ifdown'ing eth0.
For good measure I also blanked (and restorecon'd) resolv.conf and hosts prior to pulling in the file.

Good luck.