====== Alma Linux Interface Up Down Command ====== Jan 2023 \\ \\ ---- ===== Introduction ===== Bringing network interfaces UP and DOWN in Alma Linux 8 is different from what we were used to in CentOS (7.x). The Network Scripts were deprecated in Red Hat 8 (So Alma Linux 8 and CentOS 8). \\ \\ ==== Set Network Interface Down ==== To set a network interface down on Alma Linux 8 you need to use the following: \\ ip link set {interface name} down e.g. ip link set eno2 down \\ ==== Set Network Interface Up ==== To set a network interface down on Alma Linux 8 you need to use the following: \\ ip link set {interface name} up e.g. ip link set eno2 up \\ \\