Bug 2073512

Summary: [RFE] Support connection for loopback interface
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Reporter: Gris Ge <fge>
Component: NetworkManagerAssignee: Thomas Haller <thaller>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: Matej Berezny <mberezny>
Severity: high Docs Contact: Jaroslav Klech <jklech>
Priority: high    
Version: 9.0CC: bgalvani, desktop-qa-list, jbainbri, jklech, lrintel, nm-team, pasik, qguo, rkhan, sfaye, sukulkar, thaller, till, vbenes
Target Milestone: rcKeywords: FutureFeature, Triaged
Target Release: 9.1Flags: pm-rhel: mirror+
Hardware: x86_64   
OS: Linux   
Whiteboard:
Fixed In Version: NetworkManager-1.41.6-1.el9 Doc Type: Enhancement
Doc Text:
.The NetworkManager utility now supports activating connections on the `loopback` interface Administrators can manage the `loopback` interface to: * Add extra IP addresses to the `loopback` interface * Define DNS configuration * Define a special route, which does not bind to an interface * Define a route rule, which is not interface-related * Change Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) size of the `loopback` interface
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Clone Of: 2060905 Environment:
Last Closed: 2023-05-09 08:17:27 UTC Type: Bug
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Bug Depends On: 2060905    
Bug Blocks: 2059655    

Comment 2 Thomas Haller 2022-11-25 11:14:07 UTC
fixed upstream (1.41.6+) by https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/-/merge_requests/1332

Comment 9 errata-xmlrpc 2023-05-09 08:17:27 UTC
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory (NetworkManager bug fix and enhancement update), and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2023:2485