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Bug 2059608 - [RFE] Create migration tool for ifcfg configuration to NetworkManager keyfiles
Summary: [RFE] Create migration tool for ifcfg configuration to NetworkManager keyfiles
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Classification: Red Hat
Component: NetworkManager
Version: 9.1
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
unspecified
Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: Lubomir Rintel
QA Contact: Matej Berezny
Jaroslav Klech
URL:
Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2022-03-01 13:37 UTC by Fernando F. Mancera
Modified: 2022-11-15 12:07 UTC (History)
10 users (show)

Fixed In Version: NetworkManager-1.39.0-1.el9
Doc Type: Enhancement
Doc Text:
.NetworkManager now supports migration from `ifcfg-rh` to key file Users can migrate their existing connection profile files from the `ifcfg-rh` format to the key file format. This way, all connection profiles will be in one location and in the preferred format. The key file format has the following advantages: * Closely resembles the way how NetworkManager expresses network configuration * Guarantees compatibility with future RHEL releases * Is easier to read * Supports all connection profiles To migrate the connections, run: ---- # nmcli connection migrate ---- Note that the `ifcfg-rh` files will work correctly during the RHEL 9 lifetime. However, migrating the configuration to the key file format guarantees compatibility beyond RHEL 9. For more details, see the `nmcli(1)`, nm-settings-keyfile(5), and nm-settings-ifcfg-rh(5) manual pages.
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Last Closed: 2022-11-15 10:49:31 UTC
Type: Bug
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System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Issue Tracker RHELPLAN-114123 0 None None None 2022-03-01 13:44:19 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2022:8265 0 None None None 2022-11-15 10:49:51 UTC
freedesktop.org Gitlab NetworkManager NetworkManager-ci merge_requests 1035 0 None opened connection: added tests checking functionality of migration tool 2022-05-30 09:09:59 UTC
freedesktop.org Gitlab NetworkManager NetworkManager merge_requests 1146 0 None opened Migrate connections to keyfile plugin with "nmcli conn migrate" command 2022-03-24 13:14:26 UTC

Description Fernando F. Mancera 2022-03-01 13:37:28 UTC 
Description of problem:

Create a migration tool for ifcfg file to keyfiles. This way the users will be able to migrate their ifcfg profiles to keyfiles before upgrading to RHEL 9.

User story:

As a Linux user, I would like to have all my network configuration files in one place, so that I can easily debug them.


As a Linux user, I would like to migrate all my ifcfg configuration files to keyfiles. so that I don't need to install the ifup/ifdown subpackage with the ifcfg parser.
Comment 4 Lubomir Rintel 2022-03-21 09:47:16 UTC 
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/-/merge_requests/1146
Comment 15 errata-xmlrpc 2022-11-15 10:49:31 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-2022:8265
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