[CentOS] Disappearing Network Manager config scripts

Thu May 1 18:34:49 UTC 2014
m.roth at 5-cent.us <m.roth at 5-cent.us>

Lamar Owen wrote:
> On 05/01/2014 10:56 AM, m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote:
>> I think I need to check with my manager - we do have a few RH licenses
>> - and maybe I, or several of us, should put in an enhancement request
>> for 7: DO NOT INSTALL NM by default *EXCEPT* for either a desktop, or,
>> better, a laptop install. DO set network up by default in all other
>> cases. Yes?

> Maybe.
>
> The wired use case that is most compelling for NetworkManager is that of
> per-user 802.1x, and enforcing that at login.  I could use that myself;
> coupled with something like Packetfence on the backend (with supported
> switches) you could get attached to any of a number of different VLANs
> based on who you are rather than what machine you happen to be using.
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Just looked up 802.1x. Having not read the entire wikipedia article, is
this an alternative to kerberizing it all?

        mark