What NM_CONTROLLED variable does in centos/RHEL?

14,893

The variable NM_CONTROLLED determines if the interface will be managed via NetworkManager (yes) or via the legacy network scripts (no).

For a quick example, read here

Share:
14,893
Jenny D
Author by

Jenny D

I am no longer active here. See https://meta.stackexchange.com/a/341433/214153 for an explanation.

Updated on September 18, 2022

Comments

  • Jenny D
    Jenny D over 1 year

    I have found that we can enable or disable network manager using NM_CONTROLLED flag in ifcfg-interface file.

    What does this flag do? Can anyone explain correctly?