Re: Ethernet interfaces ignoring 'Connect Automatically' setting on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

[Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com>]

On 05/04/2025 07:33, coffeeforblood.pardon117 wrote:
> I think there is still the question of why this setting must be ON for 
> this to work properly. I followed the steps suggested by Max Nikulin and 
> I think there is something interesting in the output of 'journalctl -f'.

I do not think, GNOME applet errors are relevant. The actual job is 
performed by the daemon.

I am curious what nmcli subcommand reports when the cable is plugged in, 
but the connection has not activated manually.

"Make available to other users" controls whether e.g. WiFi passwords are 
stored in user keyring or in a /etc plain text file. Connections 
available for all users may be activated on boot before the user logged 
in. I have never tried the feature for Ethernet, but likely I had a WiFi 
connection configured this way and it was activated on login. Cable plug 
event may have its own issues.