On 5 Apr 2016 20:11, "Joe Smithian" <joe.smithian@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi all, > I've recently started using NetworkManger service and nmcli tool, I like it > much better than the old network service and manually modifying network > scripts. I've seen many online questions on how to disable NetworkManger > but I have the opposite question! I am wondering if it be OK to disable > network service altogether and just use NetworkManger for configuring and > managing Ethernet interfaces. I care about wired Ethernet interfaces only. > > I disabled network service and rebooted my machine without any networking > problem but I wanted to conform that that would be OK. > If you are making use of NetworkManager then there's nothing network does that would require it still being enabled. It's perfectly safe to systemctl disable|mask network.service (Note pay attention that you disable service and not target!) _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos