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+#!/bin/env python
+# -*- Mode: python; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 4 -*-
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2010 Red Hat, Inc.
+#
+
+import dbus, sys
+
+# This example takes a device interface name as a parameter and tells
+# NetworkManager to disconnect that device, closing down any network
+# connection it may have
+
+if len(sys.argv) != 2:
+    raise Exception("Usage: %s <interface>" % sys.argv[0])
+
+bus = dbus.SystemBus()
+
+# Get a proxy for the base NetworkManager object
+proxy = bus.get_object("org.freedesktop.NetworkManager", "/org/freedesktop/NetworkManager")
+manager = dbus.Interface(proxy, "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager")
+
+dpath = None
+
+# Find the device the user wants to disconnect
+devices = manager.GetDevices()
+for d in devices:
+    dev_proxy = bus.get_object("org.freedesktop.NetworkManager", d)
+    prop_iface = dbus.Interface(dev_proxy, "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties")
+    iface = prop_iface.Get("org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.Device", "Interface")
+    if iface == sys.argv[1]:
+        dpath = d
+        break
+
+if not dpath or not len(dpath):
+    raise Exception("NetworkManager knows nothing about %s" % sys.argv[1])
+
+dev_proxy = bus.get_object("org.freedesktop.NetworkManager", dpath)
+dev_iface = dbus.Interface(dev_proxy, "org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.Device")
+prop_iface = dbus.Interface(dev_proxy, "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties")
+
+# Make sure the device is connected before we try to disconnect it
+state = prop_iface.Get("org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.Device", "State")
+if state <= 3:
+    raise Exception("Device %s isn't connected" % sys.argv[1])
+
+# Tell NM to disconnect it
+dev_iface.Disconnect()
+