When I started this thread a week ago, I certainly did not expect this many replies. Without a doubt it seems Network Manager is a controversial topic. I still haven't worked out my Network Manager woes and just lost an hour troubleshooting a Golang webserver which wouldn't start. Apparently in Golang's net package, there is a DNS resolver function that's called whenever a server is started. That function depends on a working /etc/resolv.conf - As per usual, the /etc/resolv.conf file turned out to be the blank template NetworkManager always creates. The webserver starts now, but this /etc/resolv.conf will certainly be blown away by NetworkManager the next time the network service restarts. I have one idea as to why this problem persists. This file: ll /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 ... -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 44 Apr 26 22:21 ifcfg-eth0 Is it meant to be executable? Being a configuration file, I'm assuming it doesn't need to be. Am I wrong? On Thu, May 1, 2014 at 9:49 PM, Keith Keller < kkeller at wombat.san-francisco.ca.us> wrote: > On 2014-05-01, m.roth at 5-cent.us <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. > > I would suggest that it be installed and used by default for a > ''beginner'' install, and specifically asked about in an ''expert'' > install. I don't see the point in making a distinction between server, > desktop, or laptop, because an expert setting up a laptop might prefer > not to use NM, and a beginner setting up a server might need NM, or > might not even know how to configure a network without it. (I know, > beginners probably shouldn't be installing servers, but they're going to > do it anyway.) > > --keith > > -- > kkeller at wombat.san-francisco.ca.us > > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > -- - EJR