On 10/4/19 2:08 PM, Mike Litoris via CentOS wrote: > On 10/4/19 12:27 PM, Jim Perrin wrote:> Why? I'd like to understand more about the use case where this is a requirement.I'd say for the sake of simplicity...Why complicate things with NM when you only need to set an IP ?The ifconfig files were great.Why is the choice, to use or not to use NM, not left the en end user ?That is the question... > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > Almost all use Network Manager because it can be context/network sensitive and is tied to systemd along with Firewald. I do not like NM, but it is here to stay. -- Ljubomir Ljubojevic (Love is in the Air) PL Computers Serbia, Europe StarOS, Mikrotik and CentOS/RHEL/Linux consultant