diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/configeth b/xCAT/postscripts/configeth
index fd53c5dc9..745b4524c 100755
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/configeth
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/configeth
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ if [ "$(uname -s|tr 'A-Z' 'a-z')" = "linux" ];then
    . $str_dir_name/xcatlib.sh
    . $str_dir_name/nicutils.sh
 fi
-
+error_code=0
 function configipv4(){
     str_if_name=$1
     str_v4ip=$2
@@ -320,6 +320,10 @@ function add_ip_temporary(){
             str_bcase=$(v4calcbcase $str_ip $str_mask)
             #the label is ready, add the ip address directly
             ip addr add $str_ip/${str_mask} broadcast $str_bcase dev $str_nic_name scope global label $str_label
+            if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+                log_error "add the ip address $str_ip/${str_mask} failed."
+                error_code=1
+            fi
         fi
     fi
 }
@@ -349,7 +353,7 @@ if [ "$str_os_type" = "linux" ];then
     fi
 else
     echo "configeth dose not support AIX in this build"
-    exit 0
+    exit 1
 
 fi
 
@@ -409,7 +413,7 @@ if [ "$1" = "-r" ];then
         #delete the configuration files
         delete_nic_config_files $str_nic_name
     fi
-    exit 0
+    exit $error_code
 elif [ "$1" = "-s" ];then
     if [ $# -lt 2 ];then
         logger -t xcat -p local4.err "configeth: config install nic, but the nic name is missed"
@@ -472,7 +476,7 @@ elif [ "$1" = "-s" ];then
             fi
        fi
     else
-        str_lease_file=`ls /var/lib/dhclient/*$str_inst_nic* | grep lease`
+        str_lease_file=`ls /var/lib/dhclient/*$str_inst_nic* | grep lease >& /dev/null`
         if [ -e "$str_lease_file" ];then
             str_inst_ip=`grep fixed-address $str_lease_file | tail -n 1 | awk '{print $2}' | sed 's/;$//'`
             str_inst_mask=`grep subnet-mask $str_lease_file | tail -n 1 | awk '{print $3}' | sed 's/;$//'`
@@ -504,7 +508,7 @@ elif [ "$1" = "-s" ];then
     if [ -z "$str_inst_ip" -o -z "$str_inst_mask" ];then
         logger -t xcat -p local4.err "configeth: config install nic, can not find the information from lease file, return."
         log_info "configeth on $NODE: config install nic, can not find information from dhcp lease file, return."
-        exit 0
+        exit 1
     fi
 
     str_inst_net=$(v4calcnet $str_inst_ip $str_inst_mask)
@@ -636,8 +640,12 @@ elif [ "$1" = "-s" ];then
     fi
 
     ifup $str_inst_nic
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+        log_error "ifup $str_inst_nic failed."
+        error_code=1
+    fi
 
-    exit 0
+    exit $error_code
 fi
 
 #main prcess
@@ -717,6 +725,7 @@ while [ $num_index -lt ${#array_nic_ips[*]} ];do
     if [ ! $str_netname ];then
         logger -t xcat -p local4.err "configeth: Network name is not defined on $str_nic_name for $str_ip."
         log_error "configeth on $NODE: Network name is not defined on $str_nic_name for $str_ip."
+        error_code=1
         num_index=$((num_index+1))
         continue
     fi
@@ -726,6 +735,7 @@ while [ $num_index -lt ${#array_nic_ips[*]} ];do
     if [ ! $str_line ];then
         logger -t xcat -p local4.err "configeth: Network object $str_netname is not defined."
         log_error "configeth on $NODE: Network object $str_netname is not defined."
+        error_code=1
         num_index=$((num_index+1))
         continue
     fi
@@ -739,6 +749,7 @@ while [ $num_index -lt ${#array_nic_ips[*]} ];do
     if [ ! $str_subnet -o ! $str_netmask ];then
         logger -t xcat -p local4.err "configeth: subnet or netmask is not defined in network object $str_netname."
         log_error "configeth on $NODE: subnet or netmask is not defined in network object $str_netname."
+        error_code=1
         num_index=$((num_index+1))
         continue
     fi
@@ -770,6 +781,7 @@ while [ $num_index -lt ${#array_nic_ips[*]} ];do
     else
         logger -t xcat -p local4.err "configeth: the ipaddress( $str_ip ) for $str_nic_name is invalid."
         log_error "configeth on $NODE: the ipaddress( $str_ip ) for $str_nic_name is invalid."
+        error_code=1
     fi
     num_index=$((num_index+1))
 done
@@ -790,6 +802,7 @@ if [ "$str_os_type" = "aix" ];then
             chdev -l $str_nic_name -a netaddr='' -a netmask=''
             logger -t xcat -p local4.err "configeth: delete undefined ip address $str_old_ip"
             log_error "configeth on $NODE: delete undefined ip address $str_old_ip"
+            error_code=1
         fi
     fi
 
@@ -864,6 +877,10 @@ if [ "$str_os_type" = "aix" ];then
     
     #change the nic status to up
     chdev -l $str_nic_name -a state=up
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+        log_error "chdev -l $str_nic_name -a state=up failed."
+        error_code=1
+    fi
 else
     str_history=''
     bool_restart_flag=0
@@ -895,6 +912,10 @@ else
                         log_info "configeth on $NODE: delete $str_old_ip for $str_nic_name temporary."
                         str_old_ip=`echo $str_old_ip | tr '_' '/'`
                         ip addr del $str_old_ip dev $str_nic_name
+                        if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+                            log_error "ip addr del $str_old_ip dev $str_nic_name failed."
+                            error_code=1
+                        fi
                     fi
                 done
             else
@@ -1028,11 +1049,19 @@ else
     if [ $bool_restart_flag -eq 1 ];then
         if [ "$str_os_type" = "debian" ];then
             ifup -a -i /etc/network/interfaces.d/$str_nic_name
+            if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+                log_error "ifup -a -i /etc/network/interfaces.d/$str_nic_name failed."
+                error_code=1
+            fi
         else
             echo "bring up ip"
             ifup $str_nic_name
+            if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+                log_error "ifup $str_nic_name failed."
+                error_code=1
+            fi
         fi
     fi
 fi
 
-exit 0
+exit $error_code
diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/confignetwork b/xCAT/postscripts/confignetwork
index bb0a90cec..6fac25ac8 100755
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/confignetwork
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/confignetwork
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ function sort_nics_device_order {
                 echo $alonenic
             else
                 errorcode=1
-                echo "Error: nicips,nictype and nicnetwork should be configured in nics table for $alonenic."
+                echo "Error: nicips,nictypes and nicnetworks should be configured in nics table for $alonenic."
                 ((num1+=1)) 
                 continue
             fi
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ function configure_nicdevice {
         elif [ x"$nic_dev_type" = "xinfiniband" ]; then
             log_error "confignetwork does not support configure IB. "
         else
-            log_error "Error : please check nictypes for $nic_pair."
+            log_error "Error : please check nic data in nics table."
             errorcode=1
         fi 
 
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ parser_nic_attribute "$NICCUSTOMSCRIPTS" "niccustomscripts"
 #bond0 eth2@eth3
 new_nicdevice=`find_nic_and_device_list $str_all_nics|sort -g -k1 -g -k2|uniq`
 if [ -z "$new_nicdevice" ]; then
-    log_info "There is no nic device to configure."
+    log_info "There is no other nic device to configure."
     exit $errorcode  
 fi
 
diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/confignics b/xCAT/postscripts/confignics
index 41f15db31..96a452ab4 100755
--- a/xCAT/postscripts/confignics
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/confignics
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ if [ "$(uname -s|tr 'A-Z' 'a-z')" = "linux" ];then
    str_dir_name=`dirname $0`
    . $str_dir_name/xcatlib.sh
 fi
-
+error_code=0
 #the nics' information contain: 
 #1. ip address
 #2. nic network
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ function findnetwork(){
     done
     
     echo "Error: Can not find the corresponding network defination for ip address: $str_ip ."
+    error_code=1
 }
 
 function checknetwork(){
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ str_os_type=`uname | tr 'A-Z' 'a-z'`
 if [ "$str_os_type" = "aix" ];then
     logger -t xcat -p local4.err "confignics: aix does not support in this build"
     echo "confignics: aix does not support in this build"
-    exit 0
+    exit 1
 fi
 bool_remove=0
 num_iba_ports=
@@ -167,7 +168,7 @@ then
         then
             logger -t xcat -p local4.info "confignics --script <myscript> could Not be used with other options"
             echo "confignics --script <myscript> could Not be used with other options"
-            exit -1
+            exit 1
         fi
         boot_myscript=1
         myscript=$2;
@@ -215,7 +216,7 @@ if [ -z "$NICIPS" ];then
    else
        logger -t xcat -p local4.info "confignics: nicips attribute is not defined. "
        echo "confignics on $NODE: nicips attribute is not defined. "
-       exit 0
+       exit 1
    fi
 fi
 splitconfig "$NICIPS"
@@ -226,7 +227,7 @@ splitconfig "$NICCUSTOMSCRIPTS"
 if [ $boot_myscript -eq 1 ];then
     . $str_dir_name/$myscript
     if [ $? -ne 0 ];then
-        exit -1
+        exit 1
     fi
     exit 0
 fi
@@ -277,6 +278,9 @@ if [ $bool_remove -eq 1 ];then
         logger -t xcat -p local4.info "confignics: remove nic $str_temp_nic"
         echo "confignics on $NODE: remove nic $str_temp_nic"
         configeth -r $str_temp_nic
+        if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+            error_code=1
+        fi
     done
 fi
 old_ifs=$IFS
@@ -310,6 +314,9 @@ do
                 logger -t xcat -p local4.info "confignics: call 'configeth $str_inst_nic'"
                 echo "confignics on $NODE: call 'configeth -s $str_inst_nic"
                 configeth -s $str_inst_nic
+                if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+                    error_code=1
+                fi
                 continue
             else
                 continue
@@ -322,6 +329,7 @@ do
         else
             logger -t xcat -p local4.info "confignics: unknown nic type for $key: $str_value ."
             echo "confignics on $NODE: unknown nic type for $key: $str_value ."
+            error_code=1
             continue
         fi
 
@@ -337,6 +345,9 @@ do
              logger -t xcat -p local4.info "confignics: call 'configeth $key ${array_temp[0]} $str_network'"
              echo "confignics on $NODE: call 'configeth $key ${array_temp[0]} $str_network'"
              configeth $key ${array_temp[0]} $str_network
+             if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+                 error_code=1
+             fi
         elif [ "$str_nic_type" = "infiniband" ];then
             if [ $str_ib_nics ];then
                 str_ib_nics=$str_ib_nics","$key
@@ -346,6 +357,7 @@ do
         else
             logger -t xcat -p local4.info "confignics: unknown type $str_nic_type for NIC: $key"
             echo "confignics on $NODE: unknown type $str_nic_type for NIC: $key"
+            error_code=1
         fi
     fi
 done
@@ -358,5 +370,9 @@ else
         logger -t xcat -p local4.info "confignics: executed script: 'configib -u' to remove all ib nics and configuration files"
         echo "confignics on $NODE: executed script: 'configib -r' to remove all ib nics and configuration files"
         configib
+        if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+            error_code=1
+        fi
     fi
 fi
+exit $error_code