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Re: network manager questions
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Tom H <[log in to unmask]>
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Tom H <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 7 Apr 2012 16:52:11 -0400
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On Fri, Apr 6, 2012 at 2:43 PM, Ken Teh <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> TUV needs an option in kickstart to turn off NM for designated cards.  Btw,
> NM_CONTROLLED="no" in ifcfg-eth0 is not sufficient.  When you do this, I
> lose DNS as well since apparently, NetworkManager usurps dhcp-client's role
> in this.  When I chkconfig NetworkManager off, everything works.
>
> So I now have that in my kickstart script for my desktops.
>
> Is Enterprise Linux mostly installed on laptops?  I would have thought that
> desktops still make a large fraction of its deployment.  In fact I would
> almost bet on it since Linux is still not trouble-free when it comes to
> installing on laptops.  In which case, it seems like a really bad idea to
> foist the NetworkManager on people.

You can just do
/sbin/chkconfig --level 2345 NetworkManager off
(or /sbin/chkconfig --del NetworkManager)
/sbin/chkconfig --level 2345 network on
in the "%post".

Eventually, once it can do bonding and bridging, NM'll be inescapable...

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