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<?xml version='1.0'?> <!--*-nxml-*-->
<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">

<!--
Copyright 2010 - 2014 Red Hat, Inc.
-->

<refentry id="NetworkManager.conf">
  <refentryinfo>
    <title>NetworkManager.conf</title>
    <author>NetworkManager developers</author>
  </refentryinfo>

  <refmeta>
    <refentrytitle>NetworkManager.conf</refentrytitle>
    <manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
    <refmiscinfo class="source">NetworkManager</refmiscinfo>
    <refmiscinfo class="manual">Configuration</refmiscinfo>
    <refmiscinfo class="version">1.0</refmiscinfo>
  </refmeta>

  <refnamediv>
    <refname>NetworkManager.conf</refname>
    <refpurpose>NetworkManager configuration file</refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>

  <refsynopsisdiv>
    <para><filename>/etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf</filename>,
    <filename>/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/<replaceable>name</replaceable>.conf</filename>
    </para>
  </refsynopsisdiv>

  <refsect1>
    <title>Description</title>
    <para>This is a configuration file for NetworkManager. It is used
    to set up various aspects of NetworkManager's behavior. The
    location of the file may be changed through use of the
    <option>--config</option> argument for NetworkManager.
    </para>
    <para>If a default <literal>NetworkManager.conf</literal> is
    provided by your distribution's packages, you should not modify
    it, since your changes may get overwritten by package
    updates. Instead, you can add additional <literal>.conf</literal>
    files to the <literal>conf.d</literal> directory. These will be read in order,
    with later files overriding earlier ones.
    </para>

  </refsect1>

  <refsect1>
    <title>File Format</title>
    <para>
      The configuration file format is so-called key file (sort of
      ini-style format).  It consists of sections (groups) of
      key-value pairs. Lines beginning with a '#' and blank lines are
      considered comments. Sections are started by a header line
      containing the section enclosed in '[' and ']', and ended
      implicitly by the start of the next section or the end of the
      file. Each key-value pair must be contained in a section.
    </para>
    <para>
      For keys that take a list of devices as their value, you can
      specify devices by their MAC addresses or interface names, or
      "*" to specify all devices.
    </para>
    <para>
      Minimal system settings configuration file looks like this:
      <programlisting>
	[main]
	plugins=keyfile
      </programlisting>
    </para>
    <para>
      As an extension to the normal keyfile format, you can also
      append a value to a previously-set list-valued key by doing:
      <programlisting>
	plugins+=another-plugin
      </programlisting>
    </para>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1>
    <title><literal>main</literal> section</title>
    <variablelist>
      <varlistentry>
	<term><varname>plugins</varname></term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>
	    Lists system settings plugin names separated by ','. These
	    plugins are used to read and write system-wide
	    connections. When multiple plugins are specified, the
	    connections are read from all listed plugins. When writing
	    connections, the plugins will be asked to save the
	    connection in the order listed here; if the first plugin
	    cannot write out that connection type (or can't write out
	    any connections) the next plugin is tried, etc. If none of
	    the plugins can save the connection, an error is returned
	    to the user.
	  </para>
	  <para>
	    If NetworkManager defines a distro-specific
	    network-configuration plugin for your system, then that
	    will normally be listed here. (See below for the available
	    plugins.) Note that the <literal>keyfile</literal> plugin
	    is always appended to the end of this list (if it doesn't
	    already appear earlier in the list), so if there is no
	    distro-specific plugin for your system then you can leave
	    this key unset and NetworkManager will fall back to using
	    <literal>keyfile</literal>.
	  </para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry>
	<term><varname>monitor-connection-files</varname></term>
	<listitem><para>Whether the configured settings plugin(s)
	should set up file monitors and immediately pick up changes
	made to connection files while NetworkManager is running. This
	is disabled by default; NetworkManager will only read
	the connection files at startup, and when explicitly requested
	via the ReloadConnections D-Bus call. If this key is set to
	'<literal>true</literal>', then NetworkManager will reload
	connection files any time they changed.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry>
	<term><varname>auth-polkit</varname></term>
	<listitem><para>Whether the system uses PolicyKit for authorization.
	If <literal>false</literal>, all requests will be allowed. If
	<literal>true</literal>, non-root requests are authorized using PolicyKit.
	The default value is <literal>@NM_CONFIG_DEFAULT_AUTH_POLKIT_TEXT@</literal>.
	</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry>
	<term><varname>dhcp</varname></term>
	<listitem><para>This key sets up what DHCP client
	NetworkManager will use. Allowed values are
	<literal>dhclient</literal>, <literal>dhcpcd</literal>, and
	<literal>internal</literal>. The <literal>dhclient</literal>
	and <literal>dhcpcd</literal> options require the indicated
	clients to be installed. The <literal>internal</literal>
	option uses a built-in DHCP client which is not currently as
	featureful as the external clients (and in particular, does
	not yet support DHCPv6).</para>
	<para>If this key is missing, available DHCP clients are
	looked for in this order: <literal>dhclient</literal>,
	<literal>dhcpcd</literal>,
	<literal>internal</literal>.</para></listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry>
	<term><varname>no-auto-default</varname></term>
	<listitem><para>Specify devices for which
	NetworkManager shouldn't create default wired connection
	(Auto eth0).  By default, NetworkManager creates a temporary
	wired connection for any Ethernet device that is managed and
	doesn't have a connection configured. List a device in this
	option to inhibit creating the default connection for the
	device. May have the special value <literal>*</literal> to
	apply to all devices.</para>
	<para>When the default wired connection is deleted or saved
	to a new persistent connection by a plugin, the device is
	added to a list in the file
	<filename>/var/run/NetworkManager/no-auto-default.state</filename>
	to prevent creating the default connection for that device
	again.</para>
	<para>See <xref linkend="device-spec"/> for the syntax how to
	specify a device.
	</para>
	<para>
	  Example:
	  <programlisting>
no-auto-default=00:22:68:5c:5d:c4,00:1e:65:ff:aa:ee
no-auto-default=eth0,eth1
no-auto-default=*
	  </programlisting>
	</para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
	<term><varname>ignore-carrier</varname></term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>
	    Specify devices for which NetworkManager will (partially)
	    ignore the carrier state. Normally, for
	    device types that support carrier-detect, such as Ethernet
	    and InfiniBand, NetworkManager will only allow a
	    connection to be activated on the device if carrier is
	    present (ie, a cable is plugged in), and it will
	    deactivate the device if carrier drops for more than a few
	    seconds.
	  </para>
	  <para>
	    Listing a device here will allow activating connections on
	    that device even when it does not have carrier, provided
	    that the connection uses only statically-configured IP
	    addresses. Additionally, it will allow any active
	    connection (whether static or dynamic) to remain active on
	    the device when carrier is lost.
	  </para>
	  <para>
	    Note that the "carrier" property of NMDevices and device D-Bus
	    interfaces will still reflect the actual device state; it's just
	    that NetworkManager will not make use of that information.
	  </para>
	  <para>See <xref linkend="device-spec"/> for the syntax how to
	   specify a device.
	  </para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
	<term><varname>assume-ipv6ll-only</varname></term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>
	    Specify devices for which NetworkManager will try to
	    generate a connection based on initial configuration when
	    the device only has an IPv6 link-local address.
	  </para>
	  <para>See <xref linkend="device-spec"/> for the syntax how to
	   specify a device.
	  </para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
	<term><varname>configure-and-quit</varname></term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>
	    When set to '<literal>true</literal>', NetworkManager quits after
	    performing initial network configuration but spawns small helpers
	    to preserve DHCP leases and IPv6 addresses.  This is useful in
	    environments where network setup is more or less static or it is
	    desirable to save process time but still handle some dynamic
	    configurations.  When this option is <literal>true</literal>,
	    network configuration for WiFi, WWAN, Bluetooth, ADSL, and PPPoE
	    interfaces cannot be preserved due to their use of external
	    services, and these devices will be deconfigured when NetworkManager
	    quits even though other interface's configuration may be preserved.
	    Also, to preserve DHCP addresses the '<literal>dhcp</literal>' option
	    must be set to '<literal>internal</literal>'. The default value of
	    the '<literal>configure-and-quit</literal>' option is
	    '<literal>false</literal>', meaning that NetworkManager will continue
	    running after initial network configuration and continue responding
	    to system and hardware events, D-Bus requests, and user commands.
	  </para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
	<term><varname>dns</varname></term>
	<listitem><para>Set the DNS (<filename>resolv.conf</filename>) processing mode.</para>
	<para><literal>default</literal>: The default if the key is
	not specified. NetworkManager will update
	<filename>resolv.conf</filename> to reflect the nameservers
	provided by currently active connections.</para>
	<para><literal>dnsmasq</literal>: NetworkManager will run
	dnsmasq as a local caching nameserver, using a "split DNS"
	configuration if you are connected to a VPN, and then update
	<filename>resolv.conf</filename> to point to the local
	nameserver.</para>
	<para><literal>unbound</literal>: NetworkManager will talk
	to unbound and dnssec-triggerd, providing a "split DNS"
	configuration with DNSSEC support. The /etc/resolv.conf
	will be managed by dnssec-trigger daemon.</para>
	<para><literal>none</literal>: NetworkManager will not
	modify resolv.conf.</para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
        <term><varname>debug</varname></term>
        <listitem><para>Comma separated list of options to aid
        debugging. This value will be combined with the environment
        variable <literal>NM_DEBUG</literal>. Currently the following
        values are supported:</para>
        <para>
          <literal>RLIMIT_CORE</literal>: set ulimit -c unlimited
          to write out core dumps. Beware, that a core dump can contain
          sensitive information such as passwords or configuration settings.
        </para>
        <para>
          <literal>fatal-warnings</literal>: set g_log_set_always_fatal()
          to core dump on warning messages from glib. This is equivalent
          to the --g-fatal-warnings command line option.
        </para>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1>
    <title><literal>keyfile</literal> section</title>
    <para>This section contains keyfile-plugin-specific options, and
    is normally only used when you are not using any other
    distro-specific plugin.</para>

    <para>
      <variablelist>
	<varlistentry>
	  <term><varname>hostname</varname></term>
	  <listitem><para>Set a persistent hostname.</para></listitem>
	</varlistentry>
	<varlistentry>
	  <term><varname>unmanaged-devices</varname></term>
	  <listitem><para>Set devices that should be ignored by
	   NetworkManager.
	  </para>
	  <para>See <xref linkend="device-spec"/> for the syntax how to
	   specify a device.
	  </para>
	  <para>
	    Example:
	    <programlisting>
unmanaged-devices=interface-name:em4
unmanaged-devices=mac:00:22:68:1c:59:b1;mac:00:1E:65:30:D1:C4;interface-name:eth2
	    </programlisting>
	  </para>
	  </listitem>
	</varlistentry>
      </variablelist>
    </para>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1>
    <title><literal>ifupdown</literal> section</title>
    <para>This section contains ifupdown-specific options and thus only
    has effect when using the <literal>ifupdown</literal> plugin.</para>

    <para>
      <variablelist>
	<varlistentry>
	  <term><varname>managed</varname></term>
	  <listitem><para>If set to <literal>true</literal>, then
	  interfaces listed in
	  <filename>/etc/network/interfaces</filename> are managed by
	  NetworkManager.  If set to <literal>false</literal>, then
	  any interface listed in
	  <filename>/etc/network/interfaces</filename> will be ignored
	  by NetworkManager. Remember that NetworkManager controls the
	  default route, so because the interface is ignored,
	  NetworkManager may assign the default route to some other
	  interface.</para>
	  <para>
	    The default value is <literal>false</literal>.
	  </para>
	  </listitem>
	</varlistentry>
      </variablelist>
    </para>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1>
    <title><literal>logging</literal> section</title>
    <para>This section controls NetworkManager's logging.  Any
    settings here are overridden by the <option>--log-level</option>
    and <option>--log-domains</option> command-line options.</para>

    <para>
      <variablelist>
	<varlistentry>
	  <term><varname>level</varname></term>
	  <listitem><para>The default logging verbosity level.
	  One of <literal>ERR</literal>,
	  <literal>WARN</literal>, <literal>INFO</literal>,
	  <literal>DEBUG</literal>, <literal>TRACE</literal>.  The ERR
	  level logs only critical errors.  WARN logs warnings that may
	  reflect operation. INFO logs various informational messages that
	  are useful for tracking state and operations.  DEBUG enables
	  verbose logging for debugging purposes. TRACE enables even more
	  verbose logging then DEBUG level.  Subsequent levels also log
	  all messages from earlier levels; thus setting the log level
	  to INFO also logs error and warning messages.</para></listitem>
	</varlistentry>
	<varlistentry>
	  <term><varname>domains</varname></term>
	  <listitem><para>The following log domains are available:
	  PLATFORM, RFKILL, ETHER, WIFI, BT, MB, DHCP4, DHCP6, PPP,
	  WIFI_SCAN, IP4, IP6, AUTOIP4, DNS, VPN, SHARING, SUPPLICANT,
	  AGENTS, SETTINGS, SUSPEND, CORE, DEVICE, OLPC, WIMAX,
	  INFINIBAND, FIREWALL, ADSL, BOND, VLAN, BRIDGE, DBUS_PROPS,
	  TEAM, CONCHECK, DCB, DISPATCH.</para>
	  <para>In addition, these special domains can be used: NONE,
	  ALL, DEFAULT, DHCP, IP.</para>
	  <para>You can specify per-domain log level overrides by
	  adding a colon and a log level to any domain. E.g.,
	  "<literal>WIFI:DEBUG</literal>".</para></listitem>
	</varlistentry>
	<varlistentry>
          <para>Domain descriptions:
          <simplelist type="horiz" columns="1">
          <member>PLATFORM    : OS (platform) operations</member>
          <member>RFKILL      : RFKill subsystem operations</member>
          <member>ETHER       : Ethernet device operations</member>
          <member>WIFI        : Wi-Fi device operations</member>
          <member>BT          : Bluetooth operations</member>
          <member>MB          : Mobile broadband operations</member>
          <member>DHCP4       : DHCP for IPv4</member>
          <member>DHCP6       : DHCP for IPv6</member>
          <member>PPP         : Point-to-point protocol operations</member>
          <member>WIFI_SCAN   : Wi-Fi scanning operations</member>
          <member>IP4         : IPv4-related operations</member>
          <member>IP6         : IPv6-related operations</member>
          <member>AUTOIP4     : AutoIP (avahi) operations</member>
          <member>DNS         : Domain Name System related operations</member>
          <member>VPN         : Virtual Private Network connections and operations</member>
          <member>SHARING     : Connection sharing</member>
          <member>SUPPLICANT  : WPA supplicant related operations</member>
          <member>AGENTS      : Secret agents operations and communication</member>
          <member>SETTINGS    : Settings/config service operations</member>
          <member>SUSPEND     : Suspend/resume</member>
          <member>CORE        : Core daemon and policy operations</member>
          <member>DEVICE      : Activation and general interface operations</member>
          <member>OLPC        : OLPC Mesh device operations</member>
          <member>WIMAX       : WiMAX device operations</member>
          <member>INFINIBAND  : InfiniBand device operations</member>
          <member>FIREWALL    : FirewallD related operations</member>
          <member>ADSL        : ADSL device operations</member>
          <member>BOND        : Bonding operations</member>
          <member>VLAN        : VLAN operations</member>
          <member>BRIDGE      : Bridging operations</member>
          <member>DBUS_PROPS  : D-Bus property changes</member>
          <member>TEAM        : Teaming operations</member>
          <member>CONCHECK    : Connectivity check</member>
          <member>DCB         : Data Center Bridging (DCB) operations</member>
          <member>DISPATCH    : Dispatcher scripts</member>
          <member> </member>
          <member>NONE        : when given by itself logging is disabled</member>
          <member>ALL         : all log domains</member>
          <member>DEFAULT     : default log domains</member>
          <member>DHCP        : shortcut for "DHCP4,DHCP6"</member>
          <member>IP          : shortcut for "IP4,IP6"</member>
          <member> </member>
          <member>HW          : deprecated alias for "PLATFORM"</member>
          </simplelist>
          </para>
        </varlistentry>
      </variablelist>
    </para>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1>
    <title><literal>connectivity</literal> section</title>
    <para>This section controls NetworkManager's optional connectivity
    checking functionality.  This allows NetworkManager to detect
    whether or not the system can actually access the internet or
    whether it is behind a captive portal.</para>

    <para>
      <variablelist>
	<varlistentry>
	  <term><varname>uri</varname></term>
	  <listitem><para>The URI of a web page to periodically
	  request when connectivity is being checked.  This page
	  should return the header "X-NetworkManager-Status" with a
	  value of "online".  Alternatively, it's body content should
	  be set to "NetworkManager is online".  The body content
	  check can be controlled by the <literal>response</literal>
	  option.  If this option is blank or missing, connectivity
	  checking is disabled.
	  </para></listitem>
	</varlistentry>
	<varlistentry>
	  <term><varname>interval</varname></term>
	  <listitem><para>Specified in seconds; controls how often
	  connectivity is checked when a network connection exists. If
	  set to 0 connectivity checking is disabled.  If missing, the
	  default is 300 seconds.</para></listitem>
	</varlistentry>
	<varlistentry>
	  <term><varname>response</varname></term>
	  <listitem><para>If set controls what body content
	  NetworkManager checks for when requesting the URI for
	  connectivity checking.  If missing, defaults to
	  "NetworkManager is online" </para></listitem>
	</varlistentry>
      </variablelist>
    </para>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1>
    <title>Plugins</title>

    <variablelist>
      <varlistentry>
	<term><varname>keyfile</varname></term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>
	    The <literal>keyfile</literal> plugin is the generic
	    plugin that supports all the connection types and
	    capabilities that NetworkManager has. It writes files out
	    in an .ini-style format in
	    /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections.
	  </para>
	  <para>
	    The stored connection file may contain passwords and
	    private keys, so it will be made readable only to root,
	    and the plugin will ignore files that are readable or
	    writeable by any user or group other than root.
	  </para>
	  <para>
	    This plugin is always active, and will automatically be
	    used to store any connections that aren't supported by any
	    other active plugin.
	  </para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry>
	<term><varname>ifcfg-rh</varname></term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>
	    This plugin is used on the Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise
	    Linux distributions to read and write configuration from
	    the standard
	    <filename>/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-*</filename>
	    files. It currently supports reading Ethernet, Wi-Fi,
	    InfiniBand, VLAN, Bond, Bridge, and Team connections.
	  </para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
	<term><varname>ifcfg-suse</varname></term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>
	    This plugin is only provided for simple backward
	    compatibility with SUSE and OpenSUSE configuration. Most
	    setups should be using the <literal>keyfile</literal>
	    plugin instead. The <literal>ifcfg-suse</literal> plugin
	    supports reading Ethernet and Wi-Fi connections, but does
	    not support saving any connection types.
	  </para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
	<term><varname>ifupdown</varname></term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>
	    This plugin is used on the Debian and Ubuntu
	    distributions, and reads Ethernet and Wi-Fi connections
	    from <filename>/etc/network/interfaces</filename>.
	  </para>
	  <para>
	    This plugin is read-only; any connections (of any type)
	    added from within NetworkManager when you are using this
	    plugin will be saved using the <literal>keyfile</literal>
	    plugin instead.
	  </para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry>
	<term><varname>ibft</varname></term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>
	    This plugin allows to read iBFT configuration (iSCSI Boot Firmware Table).
	    The configuration is read using /sbin/iscsiadm. Users are expected to
	    configure iBFT connections via the firmware interfaces.
	  </para>
	</listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1>
    <title>Appendix</title>
    <refsect2 id="device-spec">
      <title>Device List Format</title>
      <para>
          The configuration options <literal>main.no-auto-default</literal>, <literal>main.ignore-carrier</literal>,
          and <literal>keyfile.unmanaged-devices</literal> select devices based on a list of matchings.
          Devices can be specified using the following format:
      </para>
      <para>
      <variablelist>
        <varlistentry>
          <term>*</term>
          <listitem><para>Matches every device.</para></listitem>
        </varlistentry>
        <varlistentry>
          <term>IFNAME</term>
          <listitem><para>Case sensitive match of interface name of the device. Globbing is not supported.</para></listitem>
        </varlistentry>
        <varlistentry>
          <term>HWADDR</term>
          <listitem><para>Match the MAC address of the device. Globbing is not supported</para></listitem>
        </varlistentry>
        <varlistentry>
          <term>interface-name:IFNAME</term>
          <term>interface-name:~IFNAME</term>
          <listitem><para>Case sensitive match of interface name of the device. Simple globbing is supported with
             <literal>*</literal> and <literal>?</literal>. Ranges and escaping is not supported.</para></listitem>
        </varlistentry>
        <varlistentry>
          <term>interface-name:=IFNAME</term>
          <listitem><para>Case sensitive match of interface name of the device. Globbing is disabled and <literal>IFNAME</literal>
             is taken literally.</para></listitem>
        </varlistentry>
        <varlistentry>
          <term>mac:HWADDR</term>
          <listitem><para>Match the MAC address of the device. Globbing is not supported</para></listitem>
        </varlistentry>
        <varlistentry>
          <term>s390-subchannels:HWADDR</term>
          <listitem><para>Match the device based on the subchannel address. Globbing is not supported</para></listitem>
        </varlistentry>
        <varlistentry>
          <term>except:SPEC</term>
          <listitem><para>Negative match of a device. <literal>SPEC</literal> must be explicitly qualified with
             a prefix such as <literal>interface-name:</literal>. A negative match has higher priority then the positive
             matches above.</para></listitem>
        </varlistentry>
        <varlistentry>
          <term>SPEC[,;]SPEC</term>
          <listitem><para>Multiple specs can be concatenated with comman or semicolon. The order does not matter as
             matches are either positive (inclusive) or negative, with negative matches having higher priority.</para>
            <para>Backslash is supported to escape the separators ';' and ',', and to express special
            characters such as newline ('\n'), tabulator ('\t'), whitespace ('\s') and backslash ('\\'). The globbing of
            interface names cannot be escaped. Whitespace is taken literally so usually the specs will be concatenated
            without spaces.</para></listitem>
        </varlistentry>
      </variablelist>
      </para>
      <para>
        Example:
        <programlisting>
interface-name:em4
mac:00:22:68:1c:59:b1;mac:00:1E:65:30:D1:C4;interface-name:eth2
interface-name:vboxnet*,except:interface-name:vboxnet2
*,except:mac:00:22:68:1c:59:b1
        </programlisting>
      </para>
    </refsect2>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1>
    <title>See Also</title>
    <para>
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>NetworkManager</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>nmcli</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>nmcli-examples</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>nm-online</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>nm-settings</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>nm-applet</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>nm-connection-editor</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
    </para>
  </refsect1>
</refentry>