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Diffstat (limited to 'man/NetworkManager.conf.5')
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1 files changed, 41 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/man/NetworkManager.conf.5 b/man/NetworkManager.conf.5 index fffa8888..c45f42fd 100644 --- a/man/NetworkManager.conf.5 +++ b/man/NetworkManager.conf.5 @@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ .\" Title: NetworkManager.conf .\" Author: .\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot <http://docbook.sf.net/> -.\" Date: 09/20/2017 +.\" Date: 11/03/2017 .\" Manual: Configuration -.\" Source: NetworkManager 1.8.4 +.\" Source: NetworkManager 1.9.90 .\" Language: English .\" -.TH "NETWORKMANAGER\&.CONF" "5" "" "NetworkManager 1\&.8\&.4" "Configuration" +.TH "NETWORKMANAGER\&.CONF" "5" "" "NetworkManager 1\&.9\&.90" "Configuration" .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- .\" * Define some portability stuff .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ ignore\-carrier which overwrites this setting if specified (See \fIignore\-carrier\fR)\&. Otherwise, it is a list of matches to specify for which device carrier should be ignored\&. See the section called \(lqDevice List Format\(rq -for the syntax how to specify a device\&. +for the syntax how to specify a device\&. Note that master types like bond, bridge, and team ignore carrier by default\&. You can however revert that default using the "except:" specifier (or better, use the per\-device setting instead of the deprecated setting)\&. .RE .PP \fIassume\-ipv6ll\-only\fR @@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ fatal\-warnings: set g_log_set_always_fatal() to core dump on warning messages f .RS 4 The number of times a connection activation should be automatically tried before switching to another one\&. This value applies only to connections that can auto\-connect and have a connection\&.autoconnect\-retries -property set to \-1\&. If not specified, connections will be retried 4 times\&. +property set to \-1\&. If not specified, connections will be tried 4 times\&. Setting this value to 1 means to try activation once, without retry\&. .RE .PP \fIslaves\-order\fR @@ -579,6 +579,11 @@ Not all properties can be overwritten, only the following properties are support \fBnm-settings\fR(5) for details)\&. A default value is only consulted if the corresponding per\-connection value explicitly allows for that\&. .PP +\fIconnection\&.auth\-retries\fR +.RS 4 +If left unspecified, the default value is 3 tries before failing the connection\&. +.RE +.PP \fIconnection\&.autoconnect\-slaves\fR .RS 4 .RE @@ -632,6 +637,16 @@ If left unspecified, the default value for the interface type is used\&. .RS 4 .RE .PP +\fIipv4\&.route\-table\fR +.RS 4 +If left unspecified, routes are only added to the main table\&. Note that this is different from explicitly selecting the main table 254, because of how NetworkManager removes extraneous routes from the tables\&. +.RE +.PP +\fIipv6\&.dhcp\-timeout\fR +.RS 4 +If left unspecified, the default value for the interface type is used\&. +.RE +.PP \fIipv6\&.ip6\-privacy\fR .RS 4 If @@ -643,6 +658,11 @@ is unset, use the content of "/proc/sys/net/ipv6/conf/default/use_tempaddr" as l .RS 4 .RE .PP +\fIipv6\&.route\-table\fR +.RS 4 +If left unspecified, routes are only added to the main table\&. Note that this is different from explicitly selecting the main table 254, because of how NetworkManager removes extraneous routes from the tables\&. +.RE +.PP \fIvpn\&.timeout\fR .RS 4 If left unspecified, default value of 60 seconds is used\&. @@ -672,6 +692,11 @@ If configured explicitly to 0, the MTU is not reconfigured during device activat .RS 4 If left unspecified, the default value "ignore" will be used\&. .RE +.PP +\fIwifi\-sec\&.pmf\fR +.RS 4 +If left unspecified, the default value "optional" will be used\&. +.RE .SS "Sections" .PP You can configure multiple @@ -748,7 +773,7 @@ Example: .nf [device] match\-device=interface\-name:eth3 -unmanaged=1 +managed=1 .fi .if n \{\ .RE @@ -758,6 +783,11 @@ unmanaged=1 .PP The following properties can be configured per\-device\&. .PP +\fImanaged\fR +.RS 4 +Whether the device is managed or not\&. A device can be marked as managed via udev rules (ENV{NM_UNMANAGED}), or via setting plugins (keyfile\&.unmanaged\-devices)\&. This is yet another way\&. Note that this configuration can be overruled at runtime via D\-Bus\&. Also, it has higher priority then udev rules\&. +.RE +.PP \fIignore\-carrier\fR .RS 4 Specify devices for which NetworkManager will (partially) ignore the carrier state\&. Normally, for device types that support carrier\-detect, such as Ethernet and InfiniBand, NetworkManager will only allow a connection to be activated on the device if carrier is present (ie, a cable is plugged in), and it will deactivate the device if carrier drops for more than a few seconds\&. @@ -766,6 +796,8 @@ A device with carrier ignored will allow activating connections on that device e .sp Note that the "carrier" property of NMDevices and device D\-Bus interfaces will still reflect the actual device state; it\*(Aqs just that NetworkManager will not make use of that information\&. .sp +Master types like bond, bridge and team ignore carrier by default, while other device types react on carrier changes by default\&. +.sp This setting overwrites the deprecated main\&.ignore\-carrier setting above\&. @@ -961,7 +993,9 @@ keyfile plugin is the generic plugin that supports all the connection types and capabilities that NetworkManager has\&. It writes files out in an \&.ini\-style format in /etc/NetworkManager/system\-connections\&. .sp -The stored connection file may contain passwords and private keys, so it will be made readable only to root, and the plugin will ignore files that are readable or writable by any user or group other than root\&. +The stored connection file may contain passwords, secrets and private keys in plain text, so it will be made readable only to root, and the plugin will ignore files that are readable or writable by any user or group other than root\&. See "Secret flag types" in +\fBnm-settings\fR(5) +for how to avoid storing passwords in plain text\&. .sp This plugin is always active, and will automatically be used to store any connections that aren\*(Aqt supported by any other active plugin\&. .RE |