How to reload NetworkManager after installing NetworkManager-wifi
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I have a wireless card installed and nmcli reports that it is "unmanaged" with text in red that a "plugin is missing".
Googling around led me to identify that I need to install the requisite "NetworkManager-wifi" package. After installation over a wired connection, the red message about the plugin being missing did not go away until after a reboot, after which the device became managed and automatically connected to a network I had setup through nmtui.
My question is, how can I reload NetworkManager to recognize the plugin needed for the wifi to work without a reboot?
I tried:
$ service network reload
This did not have any affect.
centos wifi networkmanager
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I have a wireless card installed and nmcli reports that it is "unmanaged" with text in red that a "plugin is missing".
Googling around led me to identify that I need to install the requisite "NetworkManager-wifi" package. After installation over a wired connection, the red message about the plugin being missing did not go away until after a reboot, after which the device became managed and automatically connected to a network I had setup through nmtui.
My question is, how can I reload NetworkManager to recognize the plugin needed for the wifi to work without a reboot?
I tried:
$ service network reload
This did not have any affect.
centos wifi networkmanager
edited Nov 27 at 21:18
Rui F Ribeiro
38.3k1476127
asked Nov 27 at 4:43
Zhro
342313
network!=NetworkManager
– Ipor Sircer
Nov 27 at 4:49
Am I understanding correctly that, the problem comes back after the first reboot succeeded in fixing it?
– Michael Prokopec
Nov 27 at 4:59
The problem goes away after installing this package and rebooting.
– Zhro
Nov 27 at 13:41
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I have a wireless card installed and nmcli reports that it is "unmanaged" with text in red that a "plugin is missing".
Googling around led me to identify that I need to install the requisite "NetworkManager-wifi" package. After installation over a wired connection, the red message about the plugin being missing did not go away until after a reboot, after which the device became managed and automatically connected to a network I had setup through nmtui.
My question is, how can I reload NetworkManager to recognize the plugin needed for the wifi to work without a reboot?
I tried:
$ service network reload
This did not have any affect.
centos wifi networkmanager
edited Nov 27 at 21:18
Rui F Ribeiro
38.3k1476127
asked Nov 27 at 4:43
Zhro
342313
I have a wireless card installed and nmcli reports that it is "unmanaged" with text in red that a "plugin is missing".
Googling around led me to identify that I need to install the requisite "NetworkManager-wifi" package. After installation over a wired connection, the red message about the plugin being missing did not go away until after a reboot, after which the device became managed and automatically connected to a network I had setup through nmtui.
My question is, how can I reload NetworkManager to recognize the plugin needed for the wifi to work without a reboot?
I tried:
$ service network reload
This did not have any affect.
centos wifi networkmanager
centos wifi networkmanager
edited Nov 27 at 21:18
Rui F Ribeiro
38.3k1476127
asked Nov 27 at 4:43
Zhro
342313
edited Nov 27 at 21:18
Rui F Ribeiro
38.3k1476127
asked Nov 27 at 4:43
Zhro
342313
edited Nov 27 at 21:18
Rui F Ribeiro
38.3k1476127
edited Nov 27 at 21:18
Rui F Ribeiro
38.3k1476127
edited Nov 27 at 21:18
Rui F Ribeiro
38.3k1476127
38.3k1476127
asked Nov 27 at 4:43
Zhro
342313
asked Nov 27 at 4:43
Zhro
342313
asked Nov 27 at 4:43
Zhro
342313
342313
network!=NetworkManager
– Ipor Sircer
Nov 27 at 4:49
Am I understanding correctly that, the problem comes back after the first reboot succeeded in fixing it?
– Michael Prokopec
Nov 27 at 4:59
The problem goes away after installing this package and rebooting.
– Zhro
Nov 27 at 13:41
add a comment |
network!=NetworkManager
– Ipor Sircer
Nov 27 at 4:49
Am I understanding correctly that, the problem comes back after the first reboot succeeded in fixing it?
– Michael Prokopec
Nov 27 at 4:59
The problem goes away after installing this package and rebooting.
– Zhro
Nov 27 at 13:41
network != NetworkManager– Ipor Sircer
Nov 27 at 4:49
network != NetworkManager– Ipor Sircer
Nov 27 at 4:49
Am I understanding correctly that, the problem comes back after the first reboot succeeded in fixing it?
– Michael Prokopec
Nov 27 at 4:59
Am I understanding correctly that, the problem comes back after the first reboot succeeded in fixing it?
– Michael Prokopec
Nov 27 at 4:59
The problem goes away after installing this package and rebooting.
– Zhro
Nov 27 at 13:41
The problem goes away after installing this package and rebooting.
– Zhro
Nov 27 at 13:41
add a comment |
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Relading a device plugin (as provided by NetworkManager-wifi) is not supported. You need to restart NetworkManager via systemctl restart NetworkManager (or whatever service manager/init you use).
It's not supported because it's high effort and not easily possible. That is because the plugin is a shared library, and while it could be loaded on demand, it cannot be unloaded or updated without restart. Since restart anyway is required to work well, that is the suggested way for installing a device plugin.
Note that a restart of the NetworkManager service is usually not required, for example when doing changes to the networking configuration. This is one of the exceptions.
And yes, Ipor is right: network.service != network.target != NetworkManager.service (in systemd).
answered Nov 27 at 22:14
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1 Answer
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oldest
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up vote
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accepted
Relading a device plugin (as provided by NetworkManager-wifi) is not supported. You need to restart NetworkManager via systemctl restart NetworkManager (or whatever service manager/init you use).
It's not supported because it's high effort and not easily possible. That is because the plugin is a shared library, and while it could be loaded on demand, it cannot be unloaded or updated without restart. Since restart anyway is required to work well, that is the suggested way for installing a device plugin.
Note that a restart of the NetworkManager service is usually not required, for example when doing changes to the networking configuration. This is one of the exceptions.
And yes, Ipor is right: network.service != network.target != NetworkManager.service (in systemd).
answered Nov 27 at 22:14
thaller
55135
add a comment |
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1
down vote
accepted
Relading a device plugin (as provided by NetworkManager-wifi) is not supported. You need to restart NetworkManager via systemctl restart NetworkManager (or whatever service manager/init you use).
It's not supported because it's high effort and not easily possible. That is because the plugin is a shared library, and while it could be loaded on demand, it cannot be unloaded or updated without restart. Since restart anyway is required to work well, that is the suggested way for installing a device plugin.
Note that a restart of the NetworkManager service is usually not required, for example when doing changes to the networking configuration. This is one of the exceptions.
And yes, Ipor is right: network.service != network.target != NetworkManager.service (in systemd).
answered Nov 27 at 22:14
thaller
55135
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
accepted
up vote
1
down vote
accepted
Relading a device plugin (as provided by NetworkManager-wifi) is not supported. You need to restart NetworkManager via systemctl restart NetworkManager (or whatever service manager/init you use).
It's not supported because it's high effort and not easily possible. That is because the plugin is a shared library, and while it could be loaded on demand, it cannot be unloaded or updated without restart. Since restart anyway is required to work well, that is the suggested way for installing a device plugin.
Note that a restart of the NetworkManager service is usually not required, for example when doing changes to the networking configuration. This is one of the exceptions.
And yes, Ipor is right: network.service != network.target != NetworkManager.service (in systemd).
answered Nov 27 at 22:14
thaller
55135
Relading a device plugin (as provided by NetworkManager-wifi) is not supported. You need to restart NetworkManager via systemctl restart NetworkManager (or whatever service manager/init you use).
It's not supported because it's high effort and not easily possible. That is because the plugin is a shared library, and while it could be loaded on demand, it cannot be unloaded or updated without restart. Since restart anyway is required to work well, that is the suggested way for installing a device plugin.
Note that a restart of the NetworkManager service is usually not required, for example when doing changes to the networking configuration. This is one of the exceptions.
And yes, Ipor is right: network.service != network.target != NetworkManager.service (in systemd).
answered Nov 27 at 22:14
thaller
55135
answered Nov 27 at 22:14
thaller
55135
answered Nov 27 at 22:14
thaller
55135
answered Nov 27 at 22:14
thaller
55135
55135
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network!=NetworkManager– Ipor Sircer
Nov 27 at 4:49
Am I understanding correctly that, the problem comes back after the first reboot succeeded in fixing it?
– Michael Prokopec
Nov 27 at 4:59
The problem goes away after installing this package and rebooting.
– Zhro
Nov 27 at 13:41