NETWORKMANAGER(8)NETWORKMANAGER(8)NAMENetworkManager - network management daemon
SYNOPSISNetworkManager [--no-daemon] [--pid-file=<filename>]
[--state-file=<filename>] [--config=<filename>] [--plugins=<plug‐
in1>,plugin2>,...] [--log-level=<level>]
[--log-domains=<domain1>,<domain2>,...]
DESCRIPTION
The NetworkManager daemon attempts to make networking configuration
and operation as painless and automatic as possible by managing the
primary network connection and other network interfaces, like Ethernet,
WiFi, and Mobile Broadband devices. NetworkManager will connect any
network device when a connection for that device becomes available,
unless that behavior is disabled. Information about networking is
exported via a D-Bus interface to any interested application, providing
a rich API with which to inspect and control network settings and oper‐
ation.
NetworkManager will execute scripts in the /etc/NetworkManager/dis‐
patcher.d directory in alphabetical order in response to network
events. Each script should be (a) a regular file, (b) owned by root,
(c) not writable by group or other, (d) not set-uid, (e) and executable
by the owner. Each script receives two arguments, the first being the
interface name of the device just activated, and second an action.
up The interface has been activated. The environment contains more
information about the interface; CONNECTION_UUID contains the
UUID of the connection. Other variables are IP4_ADDRESS_N where
N is a number from 0 to (# IPv4 addresses - 1), in the format
"address/prefix gateway". IP4_NUM_ADDRESSES contains the number
addresses the script may expect. IP4_NAMESERVERS contains a
space-separated list of the DNS servers, and IP4_DOMAINS con‐
tains a space-separated list of the search domains. Routes use
the format IP4_ROUTE_N where N is a number from 0 to (# IPv4
routes - 1), in the format "address/prefix next-hop metric", and
IP4_NUM_ROUTES contains the number of routes to expect. If the
connection used DHCP for address configuration, the received
DHCP configuration is passed in the environment using standard
DHCP option names, prefixed with "DHCP4_", like
"DHCP4_HOST_NAME=foobar".
down The interface has been deactivated.
vpn-up A VPN connection has been activated. The environment contains
the connection UUID in the variable CONNECTION_UUID.
vpn-down
A VPN connection has been deactivated.
hostname
The system hostname has been updated. Use gethostname(2) to
retrieve it.
dhcp4-change
The DHCPv4 lease has changed (renewed, rebound, etc).
dhcp6-change
The DHCPv6 lease has changed (renewed, rebound, etc).
OPTIONS
The following options are supported:
--no-daemon
Do not daemonize. This is useful for debugging, and directs log
output to the controlling terminal in addition to syslog.
--pid-file=<filename>
Specify location of a PID file. The PID file is used for stor‐
ing PID of the running proccess and prevents running multiple
instances.
--state-file=<filename>
Specify file for storing state of the NetworkManager persis‐
tently. If not specified, the default value of '<LOCALSTATE‐
DIR>/lib/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.state' is used; where
<LOCALSTATEDIR> is dependent on your distribution (usually it's
/var).
--config=<filename>
Specify configuration file to set up various settings for Net‐
workManager. If not specified, the default value of
'<SYSCONFDIR>/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf' is used with a
fallback to the older 'nm-system-settings.conf' if located in
the same directory; where <SYSCONFDIR> is dependent on your dis‐
tribution (usually it's /etc). See NetworkManager.conf(5) for
more information on configuration file.
--plugins=<plugin1>,<plugin2>, ...
List plugins used to manage system-wide connection settings.
This list has preference over plugins specified in the configu‐
ration file. Currently supported plugins are: keyfile,
ifcfg-rh, ifcfg-suse, ifupdown. See NetworkManager.conf(5) for
more information on the plugins.
--log-level=<level>
Sets how much information NetworkManager sends to the log desti‐
nation (usually syslog's "daemon" facility). By default, only
informational, warning, and error messages are logged. See Net‐
workManager.conf(5) for more information on log levels and
domains.
--log-domains=<domain1>,<domain2>, ...
Sets which operations are logged to the log destination (usually
syslog). By default, most domains are logging-enabled. See
NetworkManager.conf(5) for more information on log levels and
domains.
DEBUGGING
The following environment variables are supported to help debugging.
When used in conjunction with the "--no-daemon" option (thus echoing
PPP and DHCP helper output to stdout) these can quickly help pinpoint
the source of connection issues. Also see the --log-level and
--log-domains to enable debug logging inside NetworkManager itself.
NM_PPP_DEBUG
When set to anything, causes NetworkManager to turn on PPP
debugging in pppd, which logs all PPP and PPTP frames and
client/server exchanges.
SEE ALSOnm-tool(1), NetworkManager.conf(5).
January 29, 2010 NETWORKMANAGER(8)
