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diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/from_md/configuration/network-manager.section.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/from_md/configuration/network-manager.section.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..8f0d6d680ae --- /dev/null +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/from_md/configuration/network-manager.section.xml @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xml:id="sec-networkmanager"> + <title>NetworkManager</title> + <para> + To facilitate network configuration, some desktop environments use + NetworkManager. You can enable NetworkManager by setting: + </para> + <programlisting language="bash"> +networking.networkmanager.enable = true; +</programlisting> + <para> + 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 <literal>networkmanager</literal> group: + </para> + <programlisting language="bash"> +users.users.alice.extraGroups = [ "networkmanager" ]; +</programlisting> + <para> + NetworkManager is controlled using either <literal>nmcli</literal> + or <literal>nmtui</literal> (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. On XFCE, there is no configuration tool for + NetworkManager by default: by enabling + <xref linkend="opt-programs.nm-applet.enable" />, the graphical + applet will be installed and will launch automatically when the + graphical session is started. + </para> + <note> + <para> + <literal>networking.networkmanager</literal> and + <literal>networking.wireless</literal> (WPA Supplicant) can be + used together if desired. To do this you need to instruct + NetworkManager to ignore those interfaces like: + </para> + <programlisting language="bash"> +networking.networkmanager.unmanaged = [ + "*" "except:type:wwan" "except:type:gsm" +]; +</programlisting> + <para> + Refer to the option description for the exact syntax and + references to external documentation. + </para> + </note> +</section> |