## nm-settings-ifcfg-rh

nm-settings-ifcfg-rh — Description of ifcfg-rh settings plugin

## Description

NetworkManager is based on the concept of connection profiles that contain network configuration (see nm-settings(5) for details). The profiles can be stored in various formats. NetworkManager uses plugins for reading and writing the data. The plugins can be configured in NetworkManager.conf(5).

The ifcfg-rh plugin is used on the Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux distributions to read/write configuration from/to the traditional `/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-*` files. Each NetworkManager connection maps to one `ifcfg-*` file, with possible usage of `keys-*` for passwords, `route-*` for static IPv4 routes and `route6-*` for static IPv6 routes. The plugin currently supports reading and writing Ethernet, Wi-Fi, InfiniBand, VLAN, Bond, Bridge, and Team connections. Unsupported connection types (such as WWAN, PPPoE, VPN, or ADSL) are handled by keyfile plugin (nm-settings-keyfile(5)). The main reason for using ifcfg-rh plugin is the compatibility with legacy configurations for ifup and ifdown (initscripts).

## File Format

The ifcfg-rh config format is a simple text file containing VARIABLE="value" lines. The format is described in `sysconfig.txt` of initscripts package. Note that the configuration files may be sourced by initscripts, so they must be valid shell scripts. That means, for instance, that `#` character can be used for comments, strings with spaces must be quoted, special characters must be escaped, etc.

Users can create or modify the ifcfg-rh connection files manually, even if that is not the recommended way of managing the profiles. However, if they choose to do that, they must inform NetworkManager about their changes (see monitor-connection-file in nm-settings(5), and nmcli con (re)load).

Some ifcfg-rh configuration examples:

    Simple DHCP ethernet configuration:
    NAME=ethernet
    UUID=1c4ddf70-01bf-46d6-b04f-47e842bd98da
    TYPE=Ethernet
    BOOTPROTO=dhcp
    DEFROUTE=yes
    PEERDNS=yes
    PEERROUTES=yes
    IPV4_FAILURE_FATAL=no
    ONBOOT=yes

    Simple ethernet configuration with static IP:
    TYPE=Ethernet
    BOOTPROTO=none
    IPADDR=10.1.0.25
    PREFIX=24
    GATEWAY=10.1.0.1
    DEFROUTE=yes
    IPV4_FAILURE_FATAL=no
    IPV6INIT=yes
    IPV6_AUTOCONF=yes
    IPV6_DEFROUTE=yes
    IPV6_PEERDNS=yes
    IPV6_PEERROUTES=yes
    IPV6_FAILURE_FATAL=no
    NAME=ethernet-em2
    UUID=51bb3904-c0fc-4dfe-83b2-0a71e7928c13
    DEVICE=em2
    ONBOOT=yes

    WPA2 Enterprise WLAN (TTLS with inner MSCHAPV2 authentication):
    ESSID="CompanyWLAN"
    MODE=Managed
    KEY_MGMT=WPA-EAP
    TYPE=Wireless
    IEEE_8021X_EAP_METHODS=TTLS
    IEEE_8021X_IDENTITY=joe
    IEEE_8021X_PASSWORD_FLAGS=ask
    IEEE_8021X_INNER_AUTH_METHODS=MSCHAPV2
    IEEE_8021X_CA_CERT=/home/joe/.cert/company.crt
    BOOTPROTO=dhcp
    DEFROUTE=yes
    PEERDNS=yes
    PEERROUTES=yes
    IPV4_FAILURE_FATAL=no
    IPV6INIT=no
    NAME=MyCompany
    UUID=f79848ff-11a6-4810-9e1a-99039dea84c4
    ONBOOT=yes

    Bridge and bridge port configuration:
    ifcfg-bridge:                                ifcfg-bridge-port:
    NAME=bridge                                  NAME=bridge007-port-eth0
    UUID=4be99ce0-c5b2-4764-8b77-ec226e440125    UUID=3ad56c4a-47e1-419b-b0d4-8ad86eb967a3
    DEVICE=bridge007                             DEVICE=eth0
    STP=yes                                      ONBOOT=yes
    TYPE=Bridge                                  TYPE=Ethernet
    BRIDGING_OPTS=priority=32768                 BRIDGE=bridge007
    ONBOOT=yes
    BOOTPROTO=dhcp

    Bonding configuration:
    ifcfg-BOND:                                  ifcfg-BOND-slave:
    NAME=BOND                                    NAME=BOND-slave
    UUID=b41888aa-924c-450c-b0f8-85a4f0a51b4a    UUID=9bb048e4-286a-4cc3-b104-007dbd20decb
    DEVICE=bond100                               DEVICE=eth0
    BONDING_OPTS="mode=balance-rr miimon=100"    ONBOOT=yes
    TYPE=Bond                                    TYPE=Ethernet
    BONDING_MASTER=yes                           MASTER=bond100
    ONBOOT=yes                                   SLAVE=yes
    BOOTPROTO=dhcp

    Team and team port configuration:
    ifcfg-my_team0:
    DEVICE=team0
    TEAM_CONFIG="{ \"device\": \"team0\", \"runner\": {\"name\": \"roundrobin\"}, \"ports\": {\"eth1\": {}, \"eth2\": {}} }"
    DEVICETYPE=Team
    BOOTPROTO=dhcp
    NAME=team0-profile
    UUID=1d3460a0-7b37-457f-a300-fe8d92da4807
    ONBOOT=yes

    ifcfg-my_team0_slave1:
    NAME=team0-slave1
    UUID=d5aed298-c567-4cc1-b808-6d38ecef9e64
    DEVICE=eth1
    ONBOOT=yes
    TEAM_MASTER=team0
    DEVICETYPE=TeamPort

    ifcfg-my_team0_slave2:
    NAME=team0-slave2
    UUID=94e75f4e-e5ad-401c-8962-31e0ae5d2215
    DEVICE=eth2
    ONBOOT=yes
    TEAM_MASTER=team0
    DEVICETYPE=TeamPort

The UUID values in the config files must be unique. You can use uuidgen command line tool to generate such values. Alternatively, you can leave out UUID entirely. In that case NetworkManager will generate a UUID based on the file name.

## Differences against initscripts

The main differences of NetworkManager ifcfg-rh plugin and traditional initscripts are:

NM_CONTROLLED=yes|no

NM_CONTROLLED is NetworkManager-specific variable used by NetworkManager for determining whether the device of the ifcfg file should be managed. NM_CONTROLLED=yes is supposed if the variable is not present in the file. Note that if you have more ifcfg files for a single device, NM_CONTROLLED=no in one of the files will cause the device not to be managed. The profile may not even be the active one.

New variables | NetworkManager has introduced some new variable, not present in initscripts, to be able to store data for its new features. The variables are marked as extensions in the tables below.

Semantic change of variables

NetworkManager had to slightly change the semantic for a few variables.

- `PEERDNS` - initscripts interpret PEERDNS=no to mean "never touch resolv.conf". NetworkManager interprets it to say "never add automatic (DHCP, PPP, VPN, etc.) nameservers to resolv.conf".

- `ONBOOT` - initscripts use ONBOOT=yes to mark the devices that are to be activated during boot. NetworkManager extents this to also mean that this profile can be used for auto-connecting at any time.

- `BOOTPROTO` - NetworkManager supports traditional values none (static), dhcp. But it also allows additional values to enable new addressing methods. They are autoip for IPv4 link-local addressing using Avahi daemon and shared for connection sharing. When shared is used, NetworkManager assigns the interface 10.42.0.1, or it uses the first static address, if configured.

- `HWADDR` - initscripts compare the currently set hardware address of a device, while NetworkManager considers the permanent one.

See the next section for detailed mapping of NetworkManager properties and ifcfg-rh variables. Variable names, format and usage differences in NetworkManager and initscripts are documented in the tables below.

## Details

ifcfg-rh plugin variables marked with (+) are NetworkManager specific extensions not understood by traditional initscripts.

Table 37. 6lowpan setting

Property | Ifcfg-rh Variable | Default | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---

Table 38. 802-1x setting

Property | Ifcfg-rh Variable | Default | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
eap | IEEE_8021X_EAP_METHODS(+) |  | EAP method for 802.1X authentication. Example: IEEE_8021X_EAP_METHODS=PEAP Allowed values: "LEAP", "PWD", "TLS", "PEAP", "TTLS", "FAST"
identity | IEEE_8021X_IDENTITY(+) |  | Identity for EAP authentication methods. Example: IEEE_8021X_IDENTITY=itsme
anonymous-identity | IEEE_8021X_ANON_IDENTITY(+) |  | Anonymous identity for EAP authentication methods.
pac-file | IEEE_8021X_PAC_FILE(+) |  | File with PAC (Protected Access Credential) for EAP-FAST. Example: IEEE_8021X_PAC_FILE=/home/joe/my-fast.pac
ca-cert | IEEE_8021X_CA_CERT(+) |  | CA certificate for EAP. Example: IEEE_8021X_CA_CERT=/home/joe/cacert.crt
ca-path | (none) |  | The property is not handled by ifcfg-rh plugin.
subject-match | IEEE_8021X_SUBJECT_MATCH(+) |  | Substring to match subject of server certificate against. Example: IEEE_8021X_SUBJECT_MATCH="Red Hat"
altsubject-matches | IEEE_8021X_ALTSUBJECT_MATCHES(+) |  | List of strings to be matched against the altSubjectName. Example: IEEE_8021X_ALTSUBJECT_MATCHES="s1.domain.cc"
domain-suffix-match | IEEE_8021X_DOMAIN_SUFFIX_MATCH(+) |  | Suffix to match domain of server certificate against.
client-cert | IEEE_8021X_CLIENT_CERT(+) |  | Client certificate for EAP. Example: IEEE_8021X_CLIENT_CERT=/home/joe/mycert.crt
phase1-peapver | IEEE_8021X_PEAP_VERSION(+) |  | Use to force a specific PEAP version. Allowed values: 0, 1
phase1-peaplabel | IEEE_8021X_PEAP_FORCE_NEW_LABEL(+) | no | Use to force the new PEAP label during key derivation. Allowed values: yes, no
phase1-fast-provisioning | IEEE_8021X_FAST_PROVISIONING(+) |  | Enable in-line provisioning of EAP-FAST credentials. Example: IEEE_8021X_FAST_PROVISIONING="allow-auth allow-unauth" Allowed values: space-separated list of these values [allow-auth, allow-unauth]
phase1-auth-flags | IEEE_8021X_PHASE1_AUTH_FLAGS(+) |  | Authentication flags for the supplicant Example: IEEE_8021X_PHASE1_AUTH_FLAGS="tls-1-0-disable tls-1-1-disable" Allowed values: space-separated list of authentication flags names
phase2-auth | IEEE_8021X_INNER_AUTH_METHODS(+) |  | Inner non-EAP authentication methods. IEEE_8021X_INNER_AUTH_METHODS can contain values both for 'phase2-auth' and 'phase2-autheap' properties. Example: IEEE_8021X_INNER_AUTH_METHODS=PAP Allowed values: "PAP", "CHAP", "MSCHAP", "MSCHAPV2", "GTC", "OTP", "MD5" and "TLS"
phase2-autheap | IEEE_8021X_INNER_AUTH_METHODS(+) |  | Inner EAP-based authentication methods. Note that IEEE_8021X_INNER_AUTH_METHODS is also used for 'phase2-auth' values. Example: IEEE_8021X_INNER_AUTH_METHODS="MSCHAPV2 EAP-TLS" Allowed values: "EAP-MD5", "EAP-MSCHAPV2", "EAP-GTC", "EAP-OTP" and "EAP-TLS"
phase2-subject-match | IEEE_8021X_PHASE2_SUBJECT_MATCH(+) |  | Substring to match subject of server certificate against. Example: IEEE_8021X_PHASE2_SUBJECT_MATCH="Red Hat"
phase2-altsubject-matches | IEEE_8021X_PHASE2_ALTSUBJECT_MATCHES(+) |  |
phase2-domain-suffix-match | IEEE_8021X_PHASE2_DOMAIN_SUFFIX_MATCH(+) |  | Suffix to match domain of server certificate for phase 2 against.
phase2-client-cert | IEEE_8021X_INNER_CLIENT_CERT(+) |  | Client certificate for inner EAP method. Example: IEEE_8021X_INNER_CLIENT_CERT=/home/joe/mycert.crt
password | IEEE_8021X_PASSWORD(+) |  | UTF-8 encoded password used for EAP. It can also go to "key-" lookaside file, or it can be owned by a secret agent.
password-flags | IEEE_8021X_PASSWORD_FLAGS(+) |  | Password flags for IEEE_8021X_PASSWORD password. (see the section called “Secret flag types:” for _FLAGS values)
password-raw | IEEE_8021X_PASSWORD_RAW(+) |  | password used for EAP, encoded as a hexadecimal string. It can also go to "key-" lookaside file. Example: IEEE_8021X_PASSWORD_RAW=041c8320083aa4bf
password-raw-flags | (none) |  | The property is not handled by ifcfg-rh plugin.
private-key | IEEE_8021X_PRIVATE_KEY(+) |  | Private key for EAP-TLS. Example: IEEE_8021X_PRIVATE_KEY=/home/joe/mykey.p12
private-key-password | IEEE_8021X_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD(+) |  | Password for IEEE_8021X_PRIVATE_KEY. It can also go to "key-" lookaside file, or it can be owned by a secret agent.
private-key-password-flags | IEEE_8021X_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD_FLAGS(+) |  | Password flags for IEEE_8021X_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD password. (see the section called “Secret flag types:” for _FLAGS values)
phase2-private-key | IEEE_8021X_INNER_PRIVATE_KEY(+) |  | Private key for inner authentication method for EAP-TLS.
phase2-private-key-password | IEEE_8021X_INNER_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD(+) |  | Password for IEEE_8021X_INNER_PRIVATE_KEY. It can also go to "key-" lookaside file, or it can be owned by a secret agent.
phase2-private-key-password-flags | IEEE_8021X_INNER_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD_FLAGS(+) |  | Password flags for IEEE_8021X_INNER_PRIVATE_KEY_PASSWORD password. (see the section called “Secret flag types:” for _FLAGS values)
pin | (none) |  | The property is not handled by ifcfg-rh plugin.
pin-flags | (none) |  | The property is not handled by ifcfg-rh plugin.
system-ca-certs | (none) |  | The property is not handled by ifcfg-rh plugin.
auth-timeout | IEEE_8021X_AUTH_TIMEOUT(+) | 0 | Timeout in seconds for the 802.1X authentication. Zero means the global default or 25.

Table 39. bond setting

Property | Ifcfg-rh Variable | Default | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
options | BONDING_OPTS |  | Bonding options. Example: BONDING_OPTS="miimon=100 mode=broadcast"

Table 40. bridge-port setting

Property | Ifcfg-rh Variable | Default | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
priority | BRIDGING_OPTS: priority= | 32 | STP priority. Allowed values: 0 - 63
path-cost | BRIDGING_OPTS: path_cost= | 100 | STP cost. Allowed values: 1 - 65535
hairpin-mode | BRIDGING_OPTS: hairpin_mode= | yes | Hairpin mode of the bridge port.

Table 41. bridge setting

Property | Ifcfg-rh Variable | Default | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
mac-address | BRIDGE_MACADDR(+) |  | MAC address of the bridge. Note that this requires a recent kernel support, originally introduced in 3.15 upstream kernel) BRIDGE_MACADDR for bridges is an NM extension.
stp | STP | no | Span tree protocol participation.
priority | BRIDGING_OPTS: priority= | 32768 | STP priority. Allowed values: 0 - 32768
forward-delay | DELAY | 15 | STP forwarding delay. Allowed values: 2 - 30
hello-time | BRIDGING_OPTS: hello_time= | 2 | STP hello time. Allowed values: 1 - 10
max-age | BRIDGING_OPTS: max_age= | 20 | STP maximum message age. Allowed values: 6 - 40
ageing-time | BRIDGING_OPTS: ageing_time= | 300 | Ethernet MAC ageing time. Allowed values: 0 - 1000000
multicast-snooping | BRIDGING_OPTS: multicast_snooping= | 1 | IGMP snooping support. Allowed values: 0 or 1

Table 42. connection setting

Property | Ifcfg-rh Variable | Default | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
id | NAME(+) |  | User friendly name for the connection profile.
uuid | UUID(+) |  | UUID for the connection profile. When missing, NetworkManager creates the UUID itself (by hashing the filename).
stable-id | STABLE_ID(+) |  | Token to generate stable IDs.
interface-name | DEVICE |  | Interface name of the device this profile is bound to. The variable can be left out when the profile should apply for more devices. Note that DEVICE can be required for some connection types.
type | TYPE (DEVICETYPE, DEVICE) |  | Base type of the connection. DEVICETYPE is used for teaming connections. Example: TYPE=Ethernet; TYPE=Bond; TYPE=Bridge; DEVICETYPE=TeamPort Allowed values: Ethernet, Wireless, InfiniBand, Bridge, Bond, Vlan, Team, TeamPort
permissions | USERS(+) |  | Restrict to certain users the access to this connection, and allow the connection to be active only when at least one of the specified users is logged into an active session. Example: USERS="joe bob"
autoconnect | ONBOOT | yes | Whether the connection should be autoconnected (not only while booting).
autoconnect-priority | AUTOCONNECT_PRIORITY(+) | 0 | Connection priority for automatic activation. Connections with higher numbers are preferred when selecting profiles for automatic activation. Example: AUTOCONNECT_PRIORITY=20 Allowed values: -999 to 999
autoconnect-retries | AUTOCONNECT_RETRIES(+) |  | The number of times a connection should be autoactivated before giving up and switching to the next one. Example: AUTOCONNECT_RETRIES=1 Allowed values: -1 (use global default), 0 (forever) or a positive value
multi-connect | MULTI_CONNECT(+) |  | whether the profile can be active on multiple devices at a given moment. The values are numbers corresponding to #NMConnectionMultiConnect enum. Example: ZONE=3
zone | ZONE(+) |  | Trust level of this connection. The string is usually used for a firewall. Example: ZONE=Work
master | MASTER, MASTER_UUID, TEAM_MASTER, TEAM_MASTER_UUID, BRIDGE, BRIDGE_UUID |  | Reference to master connection. The variable used depends on the connection type and the value. In general, if the *_UUID variant is present, the variant without *_UUID is ignored. NetworkManager attempts to write both for compatibility with legacy tooling.
slave-type | MASTER, MASTER_UUID, TEAM_MASTER, TEAM_MASTER_UUID, DEVICETYPE, BRIDGE, BRIDGE_UUID |  | Slave type doesn't map directly to a variable, but it is recognized using different variables. MASTER and MASTER_UUID for bonding, TEAM_MASTER, TEAM_MASTER_UUID and DEVICETYPE for teaming, BRIDGE and BRIDGE_UUID for bridging.
autoconnect-slaves | AUTOCONNECT_SLAVES(+) | missing variable means global default | Whether slaves of this connection should be auto-connected when this connection is activated.
secondaries | SECONDARY_UUIDS(+) |  | UUID of VPN connections that should be activated together with this connection.
gateway-ping-timeout | GATEWAY_PING_TIMEOUT(+) | 0 | If greater than zero, the IP connectivity will be checked by pinging the gateway and waiting for the specified timeout (in seconds). Example: GATEWAY_PING_TIMEOUT=5
metered | CONNECTION_METERED(+) |  | Whether the device is metered Example: CONNECTION_METERED=yes Allowed values: yes,no,unknown
lldp | LLDP(+) | missing variable means global default | whether LLDP is enabled for the connection Example: LLDP=no Allowed values: boolean value or 'rx'
auth-retries | AUTH_RETRIES(+) | 0 | Number of retries for authentication.
mdns | MDNS(+) | missing variable means global default | Whether or not mDNS is enabled for the connection Example: MDNS=yes Allowed values: yes,no,resolve
llmnr | LLMNR(+) | missing variable means global default | Whether or not LLMNR is enabled for the connection Example: LLMNR=yes Allowed values: yes,no,resolve

Table 43. dcb setting

Property | Ifcfg-rh Variable | Default | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
app-fcoe-flags | DCB_APP_FCOE_ENABLE, DCB_APP_FCOE_ADVERTISE, DCB_APP_FCOE_WILLING | no | FCOE flags. Example: DCB_APP_FCOE_ENABLE=yes DCB_APP_FCOE_ADVERTISE=yes
app-fcoe-priority | DCB_APP_FCOE_PRIORITY |  | Priority of FCoE frames. Allowed values: 0 - 7
app-fcoe-mode | DCB_APP_FCOE_MODE | fabric | FCoE controller mode. Allowed values: fabric, vn2vn
app-iscsi-flags | DCB_APP_ISCSI_ENABLE, DCB_APP_ISCSI_ADVERTISE, DCB_APP_ISCSI_WILLING | no | iSCSI flags.
app-iscsi-priority | DCB_APP_ISCSI_PRIORITY |  | Priority of iSCSI frames. Allowed values: 0 - 7
app-fip-flags | DCB_APP_FIP_ENABLE, DCB_APP_FIP_ADVERTISE, DCB_APP_FIP_WILLING | no | FIP flags.
app-fip-priority | DCB_APP_FIP_PRIORITY |  | Priority of FIP frames. Allowed values: 0 - 7
priority-flow-control-flags | DCB_PFC_ENABLE, DCB_PFC_ADVERTISE, DCB_PFC_WILLING | no | Priority flow control flags.
priority-flow-control | DCB_PFC_UP |  | Priority flow control values. String of 8 "0" and "1", where "0". means "do not transmit priority pause", "1" means "transmit pause". Example: DCB_PFC_UP=01101110
priority-group-flags | DCB_PG_ENABLE, DCB_PG_ADVERTISE, DCB_PG_WILLING | no | Priority groups flags.
priority-group-id | DCB_PG_ID |  | Priority groups values. String of eight priorities (0 - 7) or "f" (unrestricted). Example: DCB_PG_ID=1205f173
priority-group-bandwidth | DCB_PG_PCT |  | Priority groups values. Eight bandwidths (in percent), separated with commas. Example: DCB_PG_PCT=10,5,10,15,10,10,10,30
priority-bandwidth | DCB_PG_UPPCT |  | Priority values. Eight bandwidths (in percent), separated with commas. The sum of the numbers must be 100. Example: DCB_PG_UPPCT=7,13,10,10,15,15,10,20
priority-strict-bandwidth | DCB_PG_STRICT |  | Priority values. String of eight "0" or "1", where "0" means "may not utilize all bandwidth", "1" means "may utilize all bandwidth". Example: DCB_PG_STRICT=01101110
priority-traffic-class | DCB_PG_UP2TC |  | Priority values. String of eight trafic class values (0 - 7). Example: DCB_PG_UP2TC=01623701

All DCB related configuration is a NetworkManager extension. DCB=yes must be used explicitly to enable DCB so that the rest of the DCB_* variables can apply.

Table 44. ethtool setting

Property | Ifcfg-rh Variable | Default | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---

Table 45. infiniband setting

Property | Ifcfg-rh Variable | Default | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---

mac-address

HWADDR

IBoIP 20-byte hardware address of the device (in traditional hex-digits-and-colons notation). Note that for initscripts this is the current MAC address of the device as found during ifup. For NetworkManager this is the permanent MAC address. Or in case no permanent MAC address exists, the MAC address initially configured on the device. Example: HWADDR=01:02:03:04:05:06:07:08:09:0A:01:02:03:04:05:06:07:08:09:11

mtu | MTU |  | MTU of the interface.
transport-mode | CONNECTED_MODE | CONNECTED_MODE=no | CONNECTED_MODE=yes for "connected" mode, CONNECTED_MODE=no for "datagram" mode
p-key | PKEY_ID (and PKEY=yes) | PKEY=no | InfiniBand P_Key. The value can be a hex number prefixed with "0x" or a decimal number. When PKEY_ID is specified, PHYSDEV and DEVICE also must be specified. Example: PKEY=yes PKEY_ID=2 PHYSDEV=mlx4_ib0 DEVICE=mlx4_ib0.8002
parent | PHYSDEV (PKEY=yes) | PKEY=no | InfiniBand parent device. Example: PHYSDEV=ib0

Table 46. ipv4 setting

Property | Ifcfg-rh Variable | Default | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
method | BOOTPROTO | none | Method used for IPv4 protocol configuration. Allowed values: none, dhcp (bootp), static, ibft, autoip, shared
dns | DNS1, DNS2, ... |  | List of DNS servers. Even if NetworkManager supports many DNS servers, initscripts and resolver only care about the first three, usually. Example: DNS1=1.2.3.4 DNS2=10.0.0.254 DNS3=8.8.8.8
dns-search | DOMAIN |  | List of DNS search domains.
addresses | IPADDR, PREFIX, IPADDR1, PREFIX1, ... |  | List of static IP addresses. Example: IPADDR=10.5.5.23 PREFIX=24 IPADDR1=1.1.1.2 PREFIX1=16
gateway | GATEWAY |  | Gateway IP address. Example: GATEWAY=10.5.5.1
routes | ADDRESS1, NETMASK1, GATEWAY1, METRIC1, OPTIONS1, ... |  | List of static routes. They are not stored in ifcfg-* file, but in route-* file instead.
ignore-auto-routes | PEERROUTES(+) | yes | PEERROUTES has the opposite meaning as 'ignore-auto-routes' property.
ignore-auto-dns | PEERDNS | yes | PEERDNS has the opposite meaning as 'ignore-auto-dns' property.
dhcp-send-hostname | DHCP_SEND_HOSTNAME(+) | yes | Whether DHCP_HOSTNAME should be sent to the DHCP server.
dhcp-hostname | DHCP_HOSTNAME |  | Hostname to send to the DHCP server. When both DHCP_HOSTNAME and DHCP_FQDN are specified only the latter is used.
never-default | DEFROUTE (GATEWAYDEV in /etc/sysconfig/network) | yes | DEFROUTE=no tells NetworkManager that this connection should not be assigned the default route. DEFROUTE has the opposite meaning as 'never-default' property.
may-fail | IPV4_FAILURE_FATAL(+) | no | IPV4_FAILURE_FATAL has the opposite meaning as 'may-fail' property.
route-metric | IPV4_ROUTE_METRIC(+) | -1 | IPV4_ROUTE_METRIC is the default IPv4 metric for routes on this connection. If set to -1, a default metric based on the device type is used.
route-table | IPV4_ROUTE_TABLE(+) | 0 | IPV4_ROUTE_TABLE enables policy-routing and sets the default routing table.
dns-options | RES_OPTIONS(+) |  | List of DNS options to be added to /etc/resolv.conf Example: RES_OPTIONS=ndots:2 timeout:3
dns-priority | IPV4_DNS_PRIORITY(+) | 0 | The priority for DNS servers of this connection. Lower values have higher priority. If zero, the default value will be used (50 for VPNs, 100 for other connections). A negative value prevents DNS from other connections with greater values to be used. Example: IPV4_DNS_PRIORITY=20
dhcp-client-id | DHCP_CLIENT_ID(+) |  | A string sent to the DHCP server to identify the local machine. A binary value can be specified using hex notation ('aa:bb:cc'). Example: DHCP_CLIENT_ID=ax-srv-1; DHCP_CLIENT_ID=01:44:44:44:44:44:44
dad-timeout | ACD_TIMEOUT(+), ARPING_WAIT | missing variable means global default (config override or zero) | Timeout (in milliseconds for ACD_TIMEOUT or in seconds for ARPING_WAIT) for address conflict detection before configuring IPv4 addresses. 0 turns off the ACD completely, -1 means default value. Example: ACD_TIMEOUT=2000 or ARPING_WAIT=2
dhcp-timeout | IPV4_DHCP_TIMEOUT(+) |  | A timeout after which the DHCP transaction fails in case of no response. Example: IPV4_DHCP_TIMEOUT=10
dhcp-fqdn | DHCP_FQDN |  | FQDN to send to the DHCP server. When both DHCP_HOSTNAME and DHCP_FQDN are specified only the latter is used. Example: DHCP_FQDN=foo.bar.com

Table 47. ipv6 setting

Property | Ifcfg-rh Variable | Default | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
method | IPV6INIT, IPV6FORWARDING, IPV6_AUTOCONF, DHCPV6C | IPV6INIT=yes; IPV6FORWARDING=no; IPV6_AUTOCONF=!IPV6FORWARDING, DHCPV6=no | Method used for IPv6 protocol configuration. ignore ~ IPV6INIT=no; auto ~ IPV6_AUTOCONF=yes; dhcp ~ IPV6_AUTOCONF=no and DHCPV6C=yes
dns | DNS1, DNS2, ... |  | List of DNS servers. NetworkManager uses the variables both for IPv4 and IPv6.
dns-search | IPV6_DOMAIN(+) |  | List of DNS search domains.
addresses | IPV6ADDR, IPV6ADDR_SECONDARIES |  | List of static IP addresses. Example: IPV6ADDR=ab12:9876::1 IPV6ADDR_SECONDARIES="ab12:9876::2 ab12:9876::3"
gateway | IPV6_DEFAULTGW |  | Gateway IP address. Example: IPV6_DEFAULTGW=abbe::1
routes | (none) |  | List of static routes. They are not stored in ifcfg-* file, but in route6-* file instead in the form of command line for 'ip route add'.
ignore-auto-routes | IPV6_PEERROUTES(+) | yes | IPV6_PEERROUTES has the opposite meaning as 'ignore-auto-routes' property.
ignore-auto-dns | IPV6_PEERDNS(+) | yes | IPV6_PEERDNS has the opposite meaning as 'ignore-auto-dns' property.
dhcp-hostname | DHCP_HOSTNAME |  | Hostname to send the DHCP server.
never-default | IPV6_DEFROUTE(+), (and IPV6_DEFAULTGW, IPV6_DEFAULTDEV in /etc/sysconfig/network) | IPV6_DEFROUTE=yes (when no variable specified) | IPV6_DEFROUTE=no tells NetworkManager that this connection should not be assigned the default IPv6 route. IPV6_DEFROUTE has the opposite meaning as 'never-default' property.
may-fail | IPV6_FAILURE_FATAL(+) | no | IPV6_FAILURE_FATAL has the opposite meaning as 'may-fail' property.
route-metric | IPV6_ROUTE_METRIC(+) | -1 | IPV6_ROUTE_METRIC is the default IPv6 metric for routes on this connection. If set to -1, a default metric based on the device type is used.
route-table | IPV6_ROUTE_TABLE(+) | 0 | IPV6_ROUTE_TABLE enables policy-routing and sets the default routing table.
dns-priority | IPV6_DNS_PRIORITY(+) | 0 | The priority for DNS servers of this connection. Lower values have higher priority. If zero, the default value will be used (50 for VPNs, 100 for other connections). A negative value prevents DNS from other connections with greater values to be used. Example: IPV6_DNS_PRIORITY=20
dns-options | IPV6_RES_OPTIONS(+) |  | List of DNS options to be added to /etc/resolv.conf Example: IPV6_RES_OPTIONS=ndots:2 timeout:3
ip6-privacy | IPV6_PRIVACY, IPV6_PRIVACY_PREFER_PUBLIC_IP(+) | no | Configure IPv6 Privacy Extensions for SLAAC (RFC4941). Example: IPV6_PRIVACY=rfc3041 IPV6_PRIVACY_PREFER_PUBLIC_IP=yes Allowed values: IPV6_PRIVACY: no, yes (rfc3041 or rfc4941); IPV6_PRIVACY_PREFER_PUBLIC_IP: yes, no
addr-gen-mode | IPV6_ADDR_GEN_MODE | eui64 | Configure IPv6 Stable Privacy addressing for SLAAC (RFC7217). Example: IPV6_ADDR_GEN_MODE=stable-privacy Allowed values: IPV6_ADDR_GEN_MODE: eui64, stable-privacy
token | IPV6_TOKEN |  | The IPv6 tokenized interface identifier token Example: IPV6_TOKEN=::53
dhcp-duid | DHCPV6_DUID(+) |  | A string sent to the DHCPv6 server to identify the local machine. Apart from the special values "lease", "stable-llt", "stable-ll", "stable-uuid", "llt" and "ll" a binary value in hex format is expected. An hex string where each octet is separated by a colon is also accepted. Example: DHCPV6_DUID=LL; DHCPV6_DUID=0301deadbeef0001; DHCPV6_DUID=03:01:de:ad:be:ef:00:01

Table 48. match setting

Property | Ifcfg-rh Variable | Default | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---

Table 49. ovs-bridge setting

Property | Ifcfg-rh Variable | Default | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---

Table 50. ovs-interface setting

Property | Ifcfg-rh Variable | Default | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---

Table 51. ovs-patch setting

Property | Ifcfg-rh Variable | Default | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---

Table 52. ovs-port setting

Property | Ifcfg-rh Variable | Default | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---

Table 53. proxy setting

Property | Ifcfg-rh Variable | Default | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
method | PROXY_METHOD(+) | none | Method for proxy configuration. For "auto", WPAD is used for proxy configuration, or set the PAC file via PAC_URL or PAC_SCRIPT. Allowed values: none, auto
browser-only | BROWSER_ONLY(+) | no | Whether the proxy configuration is for browser only.
pac-url | PAC_URL(+) |  | URL for PAC file. Example: PAC_URL=http://wpad.mycompany.com/wpad.dat
pac-script | PAC_SCRIPT(+) |  | Path of the PAC script. Example: PAC_SCRIPT=/home/joe/proxy.pac

Table 54. sriov setting

Property | Ifcfg-rh Variable | Default | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
total-vfs | SRIOV_TOTAL_VFS(+) |  | The total number of virtual functions to create Example: SRIOV_TOTAL_VFS=16
vfs | SRIOV_VF1(+), SRIOV_VF2(+), ... |  | SR-IOV virtual function descriptors Example: SRIOV_VF10="mac=00:11:22:33:44:55", ...
autoprobe-drivers | SRIOV_AUTOPROBE_DRIVERS(+) | missing variable means global default | Whether to autoprobe virtual functions by a compatible driver Example: SRIOV_AUTOPROBE_DRIVERS=0,1

Table 55. tc setting

Property | Ifcfg-rh Variable | Default | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
qdiscs | QDISC1(+), QDISC2(+), ... |  | Queueing disciplines Example: QDISC1=ingress, QDISC2="root handle 1234: fq_codel"
qdiscs | FILTER1(+), FILTER2(+), ... |  | Traffic filters Example: FILTER1="parent ffff: matchall action simple sdata Input", ...

Table 56. team-port setting

Property | Ifcfg-rh Variable | Default | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
config | TEAM_PORT_CONFIG |  | Team port configuration in JSON. See man teamd.conf for details.

Table 57. team setting

Property | Ifcfg-rh Variable | Default | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
config | TEAM_CONFIG |  | Team configuration in JSON. See man teamd.conf for details.

Table 58. user setting

Property | Ifcfg-rh Variable | Default | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---

data

NM_USER_*

each key/value pair is stored as a separate variable with name composed by concatenating NM_USER_ with the encoded key. The key is encoded by substituting lowercase letters with uppercase and prepending uppercase letters with an underscore. A dot is encoded as a double underscore. Remaining characters are encoded as underscore followed by a 3 digit octal representation of the character. Example: NM_USER_FOO__BAR=something

Table 59. vlan setting

Property | Ifcfg-rh Variable | Default | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
parent | DEVICE or PHYSDEV |  | Parent interface of the VLAN.
id | VLAN_ID or DEVICE |  | VLAN identifier.
flags | GVRP, MVRP, VLAN_FLAGS |  | VLAN flags. Allowed values: "yes or "no" for GVRP and MVRP; "LOOSE_BINDING" and "NO_REORDER_HDR" for VLAN_FLAGS
ingress-priority-map | VLAN_INGRESS_PRIORITY_MAP |  | Ingress priority mapping. Example: VLAN_INGRESS_PRIORITY_MAP=4:2,3:5
egress-priority-map | VLAN_EGRESS_PRIORITY_MAP |  | Egress priority mapping. Example: VLAN_EGRESS_PRIORITY_MAP=5:4,4:1,3:7
interface-name | PHYSDEV and VLAN_ID, or DEVICE |  | VLAN interface name. If all variables are set, parent device from PHYSDEV takes precedence over DEVICE, but VLAN id from DEVICE takes precedence over VLAN_ID. Example: PHYSDEV=eth0, VLAN_ID=12; or DEVICE=eth0.12

Table 60. 802-3-ethernet setting

Property | Ifcfg-rh Variable | Default | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
port | (none) |  | The property is not saved by the plugin.
speed | ETHTOOL_OPTS |  | Fixed speed for the ethernet link. It is added as "speed" parameter in the ETHTOOL_OPTS variable.
duplex | ETHTOOL_OPTS |  | Fixed duplex mode for the ethernet link. It is added as "duplex" parameter in the ETHOOL_OPTS variable.
auto-negotiate | ETHTOOL_OPTS |  | Whether link speed and duplex autonegotiation is enabled. It is not saved only if disabled and no values are provided for the "speed" and "duplex" parameters (skips link configuration).
mac-address | HWADDR |  | Hardware address of the device in traditional hex-digits-and-colons notation (e.g. 00:22:68:14:5A:05). Note that for initscripts this is the current MAC address of the device as found during ifup. For NetworkManager this is the permanent MAC address. Or in case no permanent MAC address exists, the MAC address initially configured on the device.
cloned-mac-address | MACADDR |  | Cloned (spoofed) MAC address in traditional hex-digits-and-colons notation (e.g. 00:22:68:14:5A:99).
generate-mac-address-mask | GENERATE_MAC_ADDRESS_MASK(+) |  | the MAC address mask for generating randomized and stable cloned-mac-address.
mac-address-blacklist | HWADDR_BLACKLIST(+) |  | It denies usage of the connection for any device whose address is listed. Example: HWADDR_BLACKLIST="00:22:68:11:69:08 00:11:22:11:44:55"
mtu | MTU |  | MTU of the interface.
s390-subchannels | SUBCHANNELS |  | Subchannels for IBM S390 hosts. Example: SUBCHANNELS=0.0.b00a,0.0.b00b,0.0.b00c
s390-nettype | NETTYPE |  | Network type of the S390 host. Example: NETTYPE=qeth Allowed values: "qeth", "lcs" or "ctc"
s390-options | OPTIONS and PORTNAME, CTCPROTO, |  | S390 device options. All options go to OPTIONS, except for "portname" and "ctcprot" that have their own variables.

Table 61. 802-11-wireless-security setting

Property | Ifcfg-rh Variable | Default | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
key-mgmt | KEY_MGMT(+) |  | Key management menthod. Allowed values: IEEE8021X, WPA-PSK, WPA-EAP
wep-tx-keyidx | DEFAULTKEY | 1 | Index of active WEP key. Allowed values: 1, 2, 3, 4
auth-alg | SECURITYMODE(+) |  | Authentication algorithm for WEP. Allowed values: restricted, open, leap
proto | WPA_ALLOW_WPA(+), WPA_ALLOW_WPA2(+) | no | Allowed WPA protocols, WPA and WPA2 (RSN). Allowed values: yes, no
pairwise | CIPHER_PAIRWISE(+) |  | Restrict pairwise encryption algorithms, specified as a space separated list. Allowed values: CCMP, TKIP
group | CIPHER_GROUP(+) |  | Restrict group/broadcast encryption algorithms, specified as a space separated list. Allowed values: CCMP, TKIP, WEP40, WEP104
pmf | PMF(+) |  | Enables or disables PMF (802.11w) Example: PMF=required Allowed values: default, disable, optional, required
leap-username | IEEE_8021X_IDENTITY(+) |  | Login name for LEAP.
wep-key0 | KEY1, KEY_PASSPHRASE1(+) |  | The first WEP key (used in most networks). See also DEFAULTKEY for key index.
wep-key1 | KEY2, KEY_PASSPHRASE2(+) |  | WEP key with index 1. See also DEFAULTKEY for key index.
wep-key2 | KEY3, KEY_PASSPHRASE3(+) |  | WEP key with index 2. See also DEFAULTKEY for key index.
wep-key3 | KEY4, KEY_PASSPHRASE4(+) |  | WEP key with index 3. See also DEFAULTKEY for key index.
wep-key-flags | WEP_KEY_FLAGS(+) |  | Password flags for KEY<i>, KEY_PASSPHRASE<i> password. (see the section called “Secret flag types:” for _FLAGS values)
psk | WPA_PSK |  | Pre-Shared-Key for WPA networks.
psk-flags | WPA_PSK_FLAGS(+) |  | Password flags for WPA_PSK_FLAGS. (see the section called “Secret flag types:” for _FLAGS values) Example: WPA_PSK_FLAGS=user
leap-password | IEEE_8021X_PASSWORD(+) |  | Password for LEAP. It can also go to "key-" lookaside file, or it can be owned by a secret agent.
leap-password-flags | IEEE_8021X_PASSWORD_FLAGS(+) |  | Password flags for IEEE_8021X_PASSWORD_FLAGS. (see the section called “Secret flag types:” for _FLAGS values)

wep-key-type

KEY<i> or KEY_PASSPHRASE<i>(+); KEY_TYPE(+)

KEY is used for "key" type (10 or 26 hexadecimal characters, or 5 or 13 character string prefixed with "s:"). KEY_PASSPHRASE is used for WEP passphrases. KEY_TYPE specifies the key type and can be either 'key' or 'passphrase'. KEY_TYPE is redundant and can be omitted. Example: KEY1=s:ahoj, KEY1=0a1c45bc02, KEY_PASSPHRASE1=mysupersecretkey

wps-method | WPS_METHOD |  | Used to control the WPS methods to be used Valid values are "default", "auto", "disabled", "pin" and "pbc". If omitted, whatver the AP announces is used. Example: WPS_METHOD=disabled, WPS_METHOD="pin pbc"
fils | FILS(+) |  | Enables or disables FILS (802.11ai) Example: FILS=required Allowed values: default, disable, optional, required

Table 62. 802-11-wireless setting

Property | Ifcfg-rh Variable | Default | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
ssid | ESSID |  | SSID of Wi-Fi network. Example: ESSID="Quick Net"
mode | MODE |  | Wi-Fi network mode. Allowed values: Ad-Hoc, Managed (Auto) [case insensitive]
band | BAND(+) |  | BAND alone is honored, but CHANNEL overrides BAND since it implies a band. Example: BAND=bg Allowed values: a, bg
channel | CHANNEL |  | Channel used for the Wi-Fi communication. Channels greater than 14 mean "a" band, otherwise the band is "bg". Example: CHANNEL=6
bssid | BSSID(+) |  | Restricts association only to a single AP. Example: BSSID=00:1E:BD:64:83:21
rate | (none) |  | This property is not handled by ifcfg-rh plugin.
tx-power | (none) |  | This property is not handled by ifcfg-rh plugin.
mac-address | HWADDR |  | Hardware address of the device in traditional hex-digits-and-colons notation (e.g. 00:22:68:14:5A:05). Note that for initscripts this is the current MAC address of the device as found during ifup. For NetworkManager this is the permanent MAC address. Or in case no permanent MAC address exists, the MAC address initially configured on the device.
cloned-mac-address | MACADDR |  | Cloned (spoofed) MAC address in traditional hex-digits-and-colons notation (e.g. 00:22:68:14:5A:99).
generate-mac-address-mask | GENERATE_MAC_ADDRESS_MASK(+) |  | the MAC address mask for generating randomized and stable cloned-mac-address.
mac-address-blacklist | HWADDR_BLACKLIST(+) |  | It denies usage of the connection for any device whose address is listed.
seen-bssids | (none) |  | This property is not handled by ifcfg-rh plugin.
mtu | MTU |  | MTU of the wireless interface.
hidden | SSID_HIDDEN(+) |  | Whether the network hides the SSID.
powersave | POWERSAVE(+) |  | Enables or disables Wi-Fi power saving. Example: POWERSAVE=enable Allowed values: default, ignore, enable, disable
mac-address-randomization | MAC_ADDRESS_RANDOMIZATION(+) |  | Enables or disables Wi-Fi MAC address randomization. Example: MAC_ADDRESS_RANDOMIZATION=always Allowed values: default, never, always
security | (none) |  | This property is deprecated and not handled by ifcfg-rh-plugin.

Table 63. wpan setting

Property | Ifcfg-rh Variable | Default | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---

The following settings are not supported by ifcfg-rh plugin:

802-11-olpc-mesh, adsl, bluetooth, cdma, dummy, generic, gsm, ip-tunnel, macsec, macvlan, ppp, pppoe, serial, tun, vpn, vxlan, wimax

### Secret flags

Each secret property in a NetworkManager setting has an associated flags property that describes how to handle that secret. In the fcfg-rh plugin variables for secret flags have a _FLAGS suffix. The variables contain one or more of the following values (space separated). Missing (or empty) *_FLAGS variable means that the password is owned by NetworkManager.

- `user` - a user-session secret agent is responsible for providing and storing this secret; when it is required, agents will be asked to provide it.

- `ask` - the associated password is not saved but it will be requested from the user each time it is required.

- `unused` - in some situations it cannot be automatically determined that a secret is required or not. This flag hints that the secret is not required and should not be requested from the user.

## Files

`/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-*`

`/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/keys-*`

`/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/route-*`

`/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/route6-*`

`/usr/share/doc/initscripts/sysconfig.txt`

## See Also

nm-settings(5), nm-settings-keyfile(5), NetworkManager(8), NetworkManager.conf(5), nmcli(1), nmcli-examples(7)