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/sbin/netconfig
netconfig is a modular tool to manage additional network configuration settings. It
merges statically defined settings with settings provided by autoconfiguration mecha-
nisms as dhcp or ppp according to a predefined policy. The required changes are applied
to the system by calling the netconfig modules that are responsible for modifying a
configuration file and restarting a service or a similar action.
netconfig recognizes three main actions. The netconfig modify and
netconfig remove commands are used by daemons such as dhcp or ppp to provide
or remove settings to netconfig. Only the netconfig update command is available
for the user:
modify
The netconfig modify command modifies the current interface and service
specific dynamic settings and updates the network configuration. Netconfig reads
settings from standard input or from a file specified with the --lease-file
filename option and internally stores them until a system reboot (or the next
modify or remove action). Already existing settings for the same interface and
service combination are overwritten. The interface is specified by the -i
interface_name parameter. The service is specified by the -s
service_name parameter.
remove
The netconfig remove command removes the dynamic settings provided by
a modificatory action for the specified interface and service combination and updates
the network configuration. The interface is specified by the -i interface_name
parameter. The service is specified by the -s service_name parameter.
update
The netconfig update command updates the network configuration using
current settings. This is useful when the policy or the static configuration has
changed.
The netconfig policy and the static configuration settings are defined either manually
or using YaST in the /etc/sysconfig/network/config file. The dynamic
configuration settings provided by autoconfiguration tools as dhcp or ppp are delivered
directly by these tools with the netconfig modify and netconfig remove
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