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NAME

       NetworkManager.conf - NetworkManager configuration file

SYNOPSIS

       /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf
       or
       <SYSCONFDIR>/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf
       where <SYSCONFDIR> depends on your distribution or build.

DESCRIPTION

       NetworkManager.conf  is  a configuration file for NetworkManager. It is
       used to set  up  various  aspects  of  NetworkManager's  behavior.  The
       location  of  the  file  may  be changed through use of the "--config="
       argument for NetworkManager (8).

       It is not necessary to restart NetworkManager when making  changes,  as
       the   configuration   file   is   watched   for  changes  and  reloaded
       automatically when necessary.

FILE FORMAT

       The configuration file format is so-called key file (sort of  ini-style
       format).   It  consists  of sections (groups) of key-value pairs. Lines
       beginning with a '#' and blank lines are considered comments.  Sections
       are started by a header line containing the section enclosed in '[' and
       ']', and ended implicitly by the start of the next section or  the  end
       of the file. Each key-value pair must be contained in a section.
       Minimal system settings configuration file looks like this:

       [main]
       plugins=keyfile

       Description of sections and available keys follows:

   [main]
       This section is the only mandatory section of the configuration file.

       plugins=plugin1,plugin2, ...
              List  plugin  names  separated  by  ','.  Plugins  are  used  to
              read/write  system-wide  connection.  When  more   plugins   are
              specified,  the  connections  are  read from all listed plugins.
              When writing connections, the plugins will be asked to save  the
              connection  in the order listed here. If the first plugin cannot
              write  out  that  connection  type,  or  can't  write  out   any
              connections,  the  next plugin is tried.  If none of the plugins
              can save the connection, the error is returned to the user.

              Available plugins:

              keyfile
                     plugin is  the  generic  plugin  that  supports  all  the
                     connection  types  and  capabilities  that NetworkManager
                     has. It writes  files  out  in  a  .ini-style  format  in
                     /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections.  For security, it
                     will ignore files that are readable or writeable  by  any
                     user  or  group  other  than  root since private keys and
                     passphrases may be stored in plaintext inside the file.

              ifcfg-rh
                     plugin is used on the Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux
                     distributions  to  read  and write configuration from the
                     standard  /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-*   files.
                     It  currently  supports  reading  wired, WiFi, and 802.1x
                     connections, but does not yet support reading or  writing
                     mobile  broadband,  PPPoE,  or  VPN connections. To allow
                     reading and writing of these add keyfile plugin  to  your
                     configuration as well.

              ifupdown
                     plugin  is  used  on the Debian and Ubuntu distributions,
                     and reads connections from /etc/network/interfaces. Since
                     it  cannot  write  connections  out  (that  support isn't
                     planned), it is usually paired with the keyfile plugin to
                     enable  saving  and  editing  of  new  connections.   The
                     ifupdown   plugin   supports   basic   wired   and   WiFi
                     connections, including WPA-PSK.

              ifcfg-suse
                     plugin is only provided for simple backward compatibility
                     with SUSE and OpenSUSE configuration.  Most setups should
                     be  using  the  keyfile  plugin  instead.  The ifcfg-suse
                     plugin supports reading wired and WiFi  connections,  but
                     does not support saving any connection types.

       dhcp=dhclient | dhcpcd
              This  key  sets  up  what  DHCP  client NetworkManager will use.
              Presently  dhclient  and  dhcpcd  are  supported.   The   client
              configured  here should be available on your system too. If this
              key is missing, available DHCP clients are looked  for  in  this
              order: dhclient, dhcpcd.

   [keyfile]
       This section contains keyfile-specific options and thus only has effect
       when using keyfile plugin.

       hostname=<hostname>
              Set a persistent hostname when using the keyfile plugin.

       unmanaged-devices=mac:<hwaddr>;mac:<hwaddr>;...
              Set devices that should be ignored by NetworkManager when  using
              the  keyfile  plugin.  Devices  are  specified  in the following
              format: "mac:<hwaddr>", where <hwaddr> is  MAC  address  of  the
              device  to  be  ignored,  in  lowercase.  Multiple  entries  are
              separated by a semicolon. Example:
              unmanaged-devices=mac:00:22:68:1c:59:b1;mac:00:1e:65:30:d1:c4

   [ifupdown]
       This section contains  ifupdown-specific  options  and  thus  only  has
       effect when using ifupdown plugin.

       managed=false | true
              Controls  whether interfaces listed in the 'interfaces' file are
              managed by NetworkManager.  If  set  to  true,  then  interfaces
              listed in /etc/network/interfaces are managed by NetworkManager.
              If   set   to   false,   then   any    interface    listed    in
              /etc/network/interfaces   will  be  ignored  by  NetworkManager.
              Remember that NetworkManager  controls  the  default  route,  so
              because  the interface is ignored, NetworkManager may assign the
              default route to some  other  interface.   When  the  option  is
              missing, false value is taken as default.

   [logging]
       This  section controls NetworkManager's logging.  Any settings here are
       overridden by the --log-level and --log-domains command-line options.

       level=<level>
              One of [ERR, WARN,  INFO,  DEBUG].   The  ERR  level  logs  only
              critical errors.  WARN logs warnings that may reflect operation.
              INFO logs various informational messages  that  are  useful  for
              tracking  state  and  operations.  DEBUG enables verbose logging
              for debugging purposes.  Subsequent levels also log all messages
              from  earlier  levels;  thus  setting the log level to INFO also
              logs error and warning messages.

       domains=<domain1>,<domain2>, ...
              The following log  domains  are  available:  [NONE,  HW,  RKILL,
              ETHER,  WIFI,  BT,  MB,  DHCP4, DHCP6, PPP, WIFI_SCAN, IP4, IP6,
              AUTOIP4,  DNS,  VPN,  SHARING,  SUPPLICANT,  USER_SET,  SYS_SET,
              SUSPEND,  CORE,  DEVICE, OLPC].  When "NONE" is given by itself,
              logging is disabled.  MB = Mobile  Broadband,  USER_SET  =  user
              settings operations and communication, SYS_SET = system settings
              service operations, OLPC = OLPC Mesh device operations,  CORE  =
              core   daemon   operations,  DEVICE  =  activation  and  general
              interface operations.

SEE ALSO

       http://live.gnome.org/NetworkManager/SystemSettings

       NetworkManager(8), nm-tool(1).

                                1 February 2010         NetworkManager.conf(5)