Frank Lin PIAT wrote: > Package: network-manager > Version: 0.7.1-1 > Severity: important > > The wired network interface isn't managed on a default system (>=squeeze). > > As far as i understand, this is because: > > On a regular Debian system, the file /etc/network/interfaces contains > | allow-hotplug eth0 > | iface eth0 inet dhcp > > Also, /etc/NetworkManager/nm-system-settings.conf contains: > | [main] > | plugins=ifupdown,keyfile > | > | [ifupdown] > | managed=false > > I don't know if the right way to solve the issue is to: > 1. comment-out the [eth0] entry in /e/n/interfaces > or > 2. set "managed=true" in nm-system-settings.conf > (an kill nm-system-settings or reboot) > > Note regarding #1: Every user that upgrade their system from lenny to > squeeze will face this bug. Do you think it's possible to address > this problem (dispaying note or whatever). >
Hi Frank, I agree this will be a problem for squeeze. I'd somehow like to keep managed=false to not break the setup for users with more complex configurations. The approach Ubuntu took, is to comment out /e/n/i entries in a postinst migration script, which matches (auto,allow-hotplug) <device> iface <device> inet dhcp while keeping a backup file of the old configuration. Haven't decided yet, which route to take and am open for other suggestions. Michael -- Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the universe are pointed away from Earth?
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