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Re: Have NetworkManager disabled by default when...



On 18.07.2012 22:32, Wookey wrote:

> wicd is easy to disable as it has a ENABLE/DISABLE option in
> /etc/defaults. N-M doesn't so you either have to remove it properly or
> resort to nobbling the init script.

Nope, you don't have to "nobble" the init script.
 Use "update-rc.d network-manager disable".
That's the proper interface to disable sysv services from starting.
Those /etc/defaults ENABLE switches are a hack

Why are people not a aware of that update-rc.d interface? Is this a
general documentation problem?

Michael
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