On May 21, 2013, at 2:07 PM, Reindl Harald <h.reindl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Am 21.05.2013 22:02, schrieb Chris Murphy: >> Maybe someone can explain to me the use case for ONBOOT= where its value isn't tied >> to the current network state. I wasted an inordinate, unreasonable amount of time >> trying to figure this out before I realized what was going on > > why should ONBOOT tied to the *current* state? Common and reasonable user expectation, at least in a GUI. > it simply controls if a interface is brought up at > boot or not - not more and not less It's an unusual convention. > the use case is easy and simple: > i have a spare network for testings on one of my machines > most of the time it is not useed and so not started > if i need it "ifup eth1" What is the negative side effect of it being On at reboot, when it was left On at the time you initiated the reboot? I don't disable my cabled connection or wireless connections, just because I only use one at a time. I leave them both on and I expect a modern OS to use the available one. If both are available, I should have a way to set their priority of use in the UI. Chris Murphy -- devel mailing list devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/devel
