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diff --git a/man/NetworkManager.conf.xml b/man/NetworkManager.conf.xml index 617b94bd..c1afaad0 100644 --- a/man/NetworkManager.conf.xml +++ b/man/NetworkManager.conf.xml @@ -254,22 +254,25 @@ no-auto-default=* <term><varname>configure-and-quit</varname></term> <listitem> <para> - When set to '<literal>true</literal>', NetworkManager quits after - performing initial network configuration but spawns small helpers - to preserve DHCP leases and IPv6 addresses. This is useful in - environments where network setup is more or less static or it is - desirable to save process time but still handle some dynamic - configurations. When this option is <literal>true</literal>, - network configuration for Wi-Fi, WWAN, Bluetooth, ADSL, and PPPoE - interfaces cannot be preserved due to their use of external - services, and these devices will be deconfigured when NetworkManager - quits even though other interface's configuration may be preserved. - Also, to preserve DHCP addresses the '<literal>dhcp</literal>' option - must be set to '<literal>internal</literal>'. The default value of - the '<literal>configure-and-quit</literal>' option is - '<literal>false</literal>', meaning that NetworkManager will continue - running after initial network configuration and continue responding - to system and hardware events, D-Bus requests, and user commands. + This option is no longer useful to configure in NetworkManager.conf file. + It can however also be configured on the command line with the same + values, where it has some use. + </para> + <para> + When set to '<literal>initrd</literal>', NetworkManager does not connect + to D-Bus and quits after configuring the network. This is an implementation + detail how the NetworkManager module of dracut can run NetworkManager. + An alternative to this is having NetworkManager as a systemd service + with D-Bus in initrd. + </para> + <para> + The value '<literal>true</literal>' is unsupported since version 1.36. + Previously this was a mode where NetworkManager would quit after configuring + the network and run helper processes for DHCP and SLAAC. + </para> + <para> + Otherwise, NetworkManager runs a system service with D-Bus and does not + quit during normal operation. </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> @@ -1234,6 +1237,7 @@ managed=1 <para> Specify the Wi-Fi backend used for the device. Currently, supported are <literal>wpa_supplicant</literal> and <literal>iwd</literal> (experimental). + If unspecified, the default is "<literal>&NM_CONFIG_DEFAULT_WIFI_BACKEND_TEXT;</literal>". </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> |