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| author | Langston Barrett <langston.barrett@gmail.com> | 2016-09-05 02:13:47 -0700 |
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| committer | Rok Garbas <rok@garbas.si> | 2016-09-05 11:13:47 +0200 |
| commit | ee501fd49aabc179e1ccbe08f625f49ab2066173 (patch) | |
| tree | 68ed58d636cd098b896dfcb8c47be5400300107d /nixos/doc/manual/configuration/network-manager.xml | |
| parent | 07e76b0738d3250bd90daadafd924f1eb1d85d57 (diff) | |
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networkmanager: add information from wiki to docs (#18245)
* networkmanager: add information from wiki to docs Specifically: * mention nmcli, nmtui * mention gtk and kde applets fixes #13273
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diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/network-manager.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/network-manager.xml index b7e47b8729f..dafbcfcb1e5 100644 --- a/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/network-manager.xml +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/network-manager.xml @@ -16,12 +16,22 @@ networking.networkmanager.enable = true; some desktop managers (e.g., GNOME) enable NetworkManager automatically for you.</para> -<para>All users that should have permission to change network settings -must belong to the <code>networkmanager</code> group.</para> +<para>All users that should have permission to change network settings must +belong to the <code>networkmanager</code> group: + +<programlisting> +users.extraUsers.youruser.extraGroups = [ "networkmanager" ]; +</programlisting> +</para> + +<para>NetworkManager is controlled using either <command>nmcli</command> or +<command>nmtui</command> (curses-based terminal user interface). See their +manual pages for details on their usage. Some desktop environments (GNOME, KDE) +have their own configuration tools for NetworkManager.</para> <note><para><code>networking.networkmanager</code> and -<code>networking.wireless</code> can not be enabled at the same time: -you can still connect to the wireless networks using +<code>networking.wireless</code> (WPA Supplicant) cannot be enabled at the same +time: you can still connect to the wireless networks using NetworkManager.</para></note> </section> |