What files or programs have the ability to change your default network scripts and co

[COKEDUDE]

What files or programs have the ability to change your default network scripts and config files? All 3 of these very important files got changed on their own.


/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-wlan0
/etc/sysconfig/networking/devices/ifcfg-wlan0
/etc/sysconfig/networking/profiles/default/ifcfg-wlan0

[bodhi.zazen]

networkmanager is typically the culprit

If you are not using wireless or roaming, you can disable NM and use network

[COKEDUDE]

Originally Posted by bodhi.zazen

networkmanager is typically the culprit

If you are not using wireless or roaming, you can disable NM and use network

I use wireless and roam on a daily basis .

[bodhi.zazen]

Why are you manually editing these config files ? You should not need to do so if you are using network manager and perhaps there is a better solution ?

[stevea]

/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-wlan0
/etc/sysconfig/networking/devices/ifcfg-wlan0
/etc/sysconfig/networking/profiles/default/ifcfg-wlan0

Those files are HARD LINKS today. Editting them without understanding the implication is a recipe for error.
Use nm or system-config-manager.

If you MUST manually edit - the correct the links.

[COKEDUDE]

Originally Posted by bodhi.zazen

Why are you manually editing these config files ? You should not need to do so if you are using network manager and perhaps there is a better solution ?

Somehow they got messed up . The network manager is not setting my dns so right now I have no choice .

Originally Posted by stevea

Those files are HARD LINKS today. Editting them without understanding the implication is a recipe for error.
Use nm or system-config-manager.

If you MUST manually edit - the correct the links.

nm won't set the dns for some reason. Any idea how to let system-config-manager let it set my dns? What are those files hardlinked to?

---------- Post added at 07:22 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:15 PM ----------

Originally Posted by stevea

Those files are HARD LINKS today. Editting them without understanding the implication is a recipe for error.
Use nm or system-config-manager.

If you MUST manually edit - the correct the links.

Any idea what the package is called? I can't find system-config-manager.

$ sudo yum install system-config-manager
[sudo] password for bob: 
Loading "auto-update-debuginfo" plugin
Loading "downloadonly" plugin
Loading "fastestmirror" plugin
Loading "langpacks" plugin
Loading "presto" plugin
Loading "refresh-packagekit" plugin
Loading "versionlock" plugin
Running "config" handler for "downloadonly" plugin
Running "config" handler for "langpacks" plugin
Adding en_US to language list
Adding  to language list
Running "config" handler for "presto" plugin
Running "config" handler for "versionlock" plugin
Config time: 0.319
Running "init" handler for "fastestmirror" plugin
Yum Version: 3.2.29
COMMAND: yum install system-config-manager 
Installroot: /
Ext Commands:

   system-config-manager
Setting up Package Sacks
Running "prereposetup" handler for "auto-update-debuginfo" plugin
Reading Local RPMDB
rpmdb time: 0.000
Found 19 installed debuginfo package(s)
Enabling fedora-debuginfo: Fedora 15 - i386 - Debug
Enabling updates-debuginfo: Fedora 15 - i386 - Updates - Debug
Enabling rpmfusion-nonfree-debuginfo: RPM Fusion for Fedora 15 - Nonfree - Debug
Enabling rpmfusion-free-updates-debuginfo: RPM Fusion for Fedora 15 - Free - Updates Debug
Enabling rpmfusion-nonfree-updates-debuginfo: RPM Fusion for Fedora 15 - Nonfree - Updates Debug
Enabling rpmfusion-free-debuginfo: RPM Fusion for Fedora 15 - Free - Debug
Running "postreposetup" handler for "downloadonly" plugin
Running "postreposetup" handler for "fastestmirror" plugin
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
updates/metalink                                      |  18 kB     00:00     
updates-debuginfo/metalink                            |  15 kB     00:00     
 * fedora: mirrors.servercentral.net
 * fedora-debuginfo: mirrors.servercentral.net
 * rpmfusion-free: mirror.hiwaay.net
 * rpmfusion-free-debuginfo: mirror.liberty.edu
 * rpmfusion-free-updates: mirror.hiwaay.net
 * rpmfusion-free-updates-debuginfo: mirror.liberty.edu
 * rpmfusion-nonfree: mirror.hiwaay.net
 * rpmfusion-nonfree-debuginfo: mirror.liberty.edu
 * rpmfusion-nonfree-updates: mirror.hiwaay.net
 * rpmfusion-nonfree-updates-debuginfo: mirror.liberty.edu
 * updates: mirrors.servercentral.net
 * updates-debuginfo: mirrors.servercentral.net
Running "postreposetup" handler for "langpacks" plugin
adobe-linux-i386                                      |  951 B     00:00     
fedora-chromium-stable                                | 3.4 kB     00:00     
google-talkplugin                                     |  951 B     00:00     
rpmfusion-free-updates                                | 2.7 kB     00:00     
rpmfusion-free-updates-debuginfo                      | 2.7 kB     00:00     
rpmfusion-nonfree-updates                             | 2.7 kB     00:00     
rpmfusion-nonfree-updates-debuginfo                   | 2.7 kB     00:00     
updates-debuginfo                                     | 3.1 kB     00:00     
updates-debuginfo/primary_db                          | 344 kB     00:00     
Running "exclude" handler for "versionlock" plugin
Reading version lock configuration
pkgsack time: 24.904
Setting up Install Process
Checking for virtual provide or file-provide for system-config-manager
No package system-config-manager available.
Error: Nothing to do