[Pkg-utopia-maintainers] Bug#658919: Bug#658919: NetworkManager install destroys access

[Michael Biebl]

severity 658919 important
tags 658919 + moreinfo
thanks

Am 06.02.2012 20:35, schrieb Teunis Peters:
> Package: network-manager
> Version: 0.9.2.0-1
> Severity: critical
>
> While updating the package 'network-manager' it cut off access to my network card, removing the static IP configuration in /etc/network/interfaces
> This is for a static IP based server.
> Server is no longer accessible until I can go onsite.   No log information.
>
> Preference: I want to blacklist this package, but if it must be installed, and almost any of the 'desktop' packages require it, there must be a way to disable its activity.
> network-manager is not needed on a static IP server, even when some of - say - the gnome desktop tools, are.
>

Please attach your /etc/network/interfaces, the output of nm-tool and 
the output out NetworkManager when you restart it.

You should have relevant log entries in your syslog.




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