F13: How to enable NetworkManager system connection?

[Timothy Murphy]

Sam Sharpe wrote:

>>>> You can try enabling it by directly editing the configuration file. You
>>>> should be able to find the appropriate network device file under
>>>>
>>>> /etc/sysconfig/networking/devices/ifcfg-*
>>>>
>>>> You need to add a line like this,
>>>>
>>>> ONBOOT=yes

> NetworkManager stores connection information in GConf, not in the
> files you referred to. They are irrelevant to a NetworkManager
> controlled connection.

I don't think that is true.
I think NM does look at the file referred to,
which I think should contain the line
	NM_CONTROLLED=yes

I think if it contains the line
	NM_CONTROLLED=no
then NM will not try to control the interface in question.


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