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networkmanager: add information from wiki to docs (#18245)

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* networkmanager: add information from wiki to docs

Specifically:
 * mention nmcli, nmtui
 * mention gtk and kde applets

fixes #13273
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Langston Barrett 2016-09-05 02:13:47 -07:00 committed by Rok Garbas
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nixos/doc/manual/configuration/network-manager.xml
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@ -16,12 +16,22 @@ networking.networkmanager.enable = true;
some desktop managers (e.g., GNOME) enable NetworkManager
automatically for you.</para>
<para>All users that should have permission to change network settings
must belong to the <code>networkmanager</code> group.</para>
<para>All users that should have permission to change network settings must
belong to the <code>networkmanager</code> group:
<programlisting>
users.extraUsers.youruser.extraGroups = [ "networkmanager" ];
</programlisting>
</para>
<para>NetworkManager is controlled using either <command>nmcli</command> or
<command>nmtui</command> (curses-based terminal user interface). See their
manual pages for details on their usage. Some desktop environments (GNOME, KDE)
have their own configuration tools for NetworkManager.</para>
<note><para><code>networking.networkmanager</code> and
<code>networking.wireless</code> can not be enabled at the same time:
you can still connect to the wireless networks using
<code>networking.wireless</code> (WPA Supplicant) cannot be enabled at the same
time: you can still connect to the wireless networks using
NetworkManager.</para></note>
</section>