Nay indeed. I'd also like to note that GUI tools are not so helpful when 
you're not running X on a server.

I have had nothing but trouble with this thing. It sometimes changes 
from static to DHCP addresses (making computers disappear) and makes 
even slightly nontrivial configuration (multiple interfaces on different 
subnets, iptables NAT) difficult or impossible. The first thing I do 
when I set up a new box is delete NetworkManager. (For remote install, 
manual package selection should let you disable it.)

It's fine for 3G on laptops or whatever, but that's not really the 
target market of SL. The average SL user's needs are different from 
TUV's; this seems like a place where some changes to the distribution 
would make some sense.

Best,
Andy

On 06/08/2011 09:30 AM, James Holland wrote:
> On 07/06/11 19:15, Konstantin Olchanski wrote:
>> On Tue, Jun 07, 2011 at 01:44:05PM -0400, Lamar Owen wrote:
>>>
>>> ... The GUI network config tools are all for NetworkManager in
>>> upstream EL6.
>>>
>>
>>
>> Hmm... I am blind and I do not see any GUI tools for the
>> NetworkManager. What am I supposed
>> to use? (I do see the desktop applet, but I cannot use it unless I am
>> standing in front
>> of the computer logged in as a root user. A neat trick, if the
>> computer is in Japan
>> and I am in Vancouver).
>
> The worrying thing for me is when I installed it ifcfg-eth0 was disabled
> onboot leaving it to me to enable it in networkmanager. Not very useful
> for a remote install...