Illegal question...

[Jack Craig]

On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 2:40 PM, Rick Stevens <ricks at alldigital.com> wrote:

> On 08/16/2012 02:18 PM, Steven Stern issued this missive::
>
>  On 08/16/2012 03:57 PM, Rick Stevens wrote:
>>
>>> On 08/16/2012 01:52 PM, Jack Craig issued this missive::
>>>
>>>> Donning flame retardant cloak, I have a question for the network
>>>> experienced...
>>>>
>>>> After doing a non-fedora install of a like OS (but more community
>>>> centric;)
>>>> , I find the network stack falls over if a user login on the console
>>>> logs out!
>>>>
>>>> anyone ever seen seen such a weirdness?
>>>>    I am not sure where to look for this and welcome any clues...
>>>>
>>>
>>> If you're talking of a GUI login on the console (e.g. KDE, Gnome, etc.)
>>> AND the user runs the NetworkManager applet, of course it'll go away as
>>> the user who set up the network is no longer at the machine. NM will
>>> shut the network down until the (or another) user logs in again at the
>>> console.
>>>
>>
>> Unless NetworkManager is told to allow all users to use the network
>> profile (i.e., make it a system-wide profile).
>>
>
> Still wouldn't function unless someone's logged in. Personally, I never
> use NM except on a laptop that's going to roam. I use the old, crusty
> network scripts for machines that stay put.


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