======Manually trigger creation====== We are looking to trigger the recreation of the /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules file under RHEL 6.5 (current patches) QUOTE FROM ARTICLE ABOVE: Resolution •You can manually force udev to create the rules file by running the following command: This command is recommended to trigger the rules file: # udevadm trigger --subsystem-match=net Usually the /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules file can simply be deleted and it'll be regenerated upon reboot. But sometimes it's not or not fully regenerated. In these cases you can try either of these: udevadm trigger udevadm trigger --action=add For me on an Ubuntu Precise (12.04.1) system the reboot created an entry in the rules file only for one of the NICs. And the udevadm trigger did not recreate the rules file. However the udevadm trigger --action=change command did the trick: /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules was regenerated and it contained entries for both NICs. P.S.: the udevadm trigger --action=change trick should be used only after you deleted the rules file and rebooted. Thanks