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Description of problem:
Update2() allows to block autoconnect but it does not allow to block changes to connection.metered or connection.zone. Please consider adding a flag that will allow to only update the on-disk configuration without any immediate changes to the active connection.

Additional info:
This is based from a suggestion from Thomas for the system roles:
https://github.com/linux-system-roles/network/issues/35

WIP branch at th/settings-update2-no-reapply (upstream git)

Branch on review here: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/merge_requests/201

> Per the Jul 22nd blocker and exception review meeting, it is requested that a justfication as to why this missed feature freeze is required.
Current review says this is not approved for exception

Comment 6

> Is there an impact to Ansible?

Yes. This extension to the API is requested for the ansible network role to implement https://github.com/linux-system-roles/network/issues/35

Nmstate assumes now that nothing is changed when editing the profile (commit/update2) and the actual changes are applied on reapply/activation.
It seems that this assumption is wrong (based on this BZ), therefore we will find this options useful.

If possible, please consider exposing it to `commit_changes_async` as well.

QE is OK with including this bug. It does sound very reasonable to have this in 8.1.

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://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:3623