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+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #1344411 +++


Scenario:

- NetworkManager is running, with monitor-connection-files=no (which is the default). Currently NetworkManager is managing the interface "eth0", for example because there is no ifcfg file with NM_CONTROLLED=no.

- user creates a new ifcfg-eth0, with NM_CONTROLLED=no

- user calls `ifup eth0`


Result:

NetworkManager does not learn that it should not manage the configuration. Instead, ifup will activate eth0 without using nmcli, and NetworkManager continues to interfere.

That is due to:

    if ! is_false $NM_CONTROLLED && is_nm_running; then
        nmcli con load "/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/$CONFIG"
        UUID=$(get_uuid_by_config $CONFIG)
        [ -n "$UUID" ] && _use_nm=true
    fi



Expected Behavior:

ifup should notify NetworkManager to reload the file. Like:

    if is_nm_running; then
        nmcli con load "/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/$CONFIG"
        if ! is_false $NM_CONTROLLED; then
            UUID=$(get_uuid_by_config $CONFIG)
            [ -n "$UUID" ] && _use_nm=true
        fi
    fi

Change looks sane to me -> devel_ack.

Maybe we should also replace

  nmcli con load "/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/$CONFIG"

with

  dbus-send --system --print-reply \
      --dest=org.freedesktop.NetworkManager \
      /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Settings \
      org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.Settings.LoadConnections \
      array:string:"/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/$CONFIG"




On a quick test (on my particular machine), the dbus-send call takes about 4ms, while the nmcli call takes 215ms.

> On a quick test (on my particular machine), the dbus-send call takes about
> 4ms, while the nmcli call takes 215ms.

I think you should fix this in NM :-).

+1

https://git.fedorahosted.org/cgit/initscripts.git/commit/?h=rhel7-branch&id=a4eefc6bdfb1e6872ef83428b833a0cc6474e8e2 -> post

Would you be kind to release this fix in a quick z-stream, as it affects RHEV-4.0 badly

Thanks Marcel for the PMApproval for z-stream inclusion. Do we know yet which z-stream it will be included in?

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, 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://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2016-2456.html