NetworkManager doesn't start on boot

[Braden McDaniel]

On Tue, 2011-02-08 at 11:04 +0100, Lennart Poettering wrote: 
> On Tue, 08.02.11 04:44, Braden McDaniel (braden at endoframe.com) wrote:
> 
> > > > > what does "systemctl status NetworkManager.service" say?
> > > > 
> > > > After booting and logging in as root:
> > > > 
> > > >         # systemctl status NetworkManager.service
> > > >         NetworkManager.service - Network Manager
> > > >                   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/NetworkManager.service)
> > > >                   Active: inactive (dead)
> > > >                   CGroup: name=systemd:/system/NetworkManager.service
> > > > 
> > > 
> > > Hmm, is it even enabled? Try "systemctl is-enabled NetworkManager.service ; echo $?" ?
> > 
> >         # systemctl is-enabled NetworkManager.service ; echo $?
> >         1
> 
> So, it isn't enabled. A zero exit code means it is enabled, a non-zero
> exit code means it isn't. (that's normal unix logic, even if it appears
> reversed)
> 
> Try enabling it via "systemctl enable NetworkManager.service"
> 
> Not sure what went wrong here, but normally this fragment in
> Networkmanager.spec should ensure that the systemd service gets enabled
> on upgrades from sysv versions:
> 
> %triggerin -- NetworkManager < 1:0.8.1-5
> if /sbin/chkconfig NetworkManager ; then
>         /bin/systemctl enable NetworkManager.service >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
> fi
> 
> or is this a fresh install? if so, I am not entirely sure whose job it
> is to enable NM initially after install. Dan?

I installed F14 from DVD and immediately did a yum upgrade to rawhide.

> > I'm not sure whether "1" means it is or it isn't; but
> > system-config-services claims it's enabled.
> 
> s-c-s only covers sysv services. We probably should deprecate it or at
> least add a bit of code to point out that whether a service is on or off
> in sysv is ignored for native systemd services.

Why not fix it?  That is, why should a user of this app care whether a
service is SysV or systemd?  Or, is this app being replaced by some
other UI?

-- 
Braden McDaniel <braden at endoframe.com>