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Re: Have NetworkManager disabled by default when...



On Miércoles, 18 de julio de 2012 21:46:05 Michael Biebl wrote:
> 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

Some people IS aware of that, but is also aware that if N-M disables a dhcp 
interface in /etc/network/interfaces on install, that interface is not 
reenabled on 'update-rc.d network-manager disable'. This means no networking 
at all.

Also, some other people may be not aware of that. They just think that Debian 
should provide a set of packages on which desktop environments do not mess 
with static network configuration (YES, a dhcp stanza is static configuration, 
it is there because the admin put it there).

Regards

Noel Torres
er Envite

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