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nmcli general — Manage general settings of NetworkManager. More information: <https://networkmanager.pages.freedeskt

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Problem

How to use the nmcli general command: Manage general settings of NetworkManager. More information: <https://networkmanager.pages.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/nmcli.html#general>.

Solution

nmcli general — Manage general settings of NetworkManager. More information: <https://networkmanager.pages.freedesktop.org/NetworkManager/NetworkManager/nmcli.html#general>.

Show the general status of NetworkManager:

nmcli {{[g|general]}}

Show the hostname of the current device:

nmcli {{[g|general]}} {{[h|hostname]}}

Change the hostname of the current device:

sudo nmcli {{[g|general]}} {{[h|hostname]}} {{new_hostname}}

Show the permissions of NetworkManager:

nmcli {{[g|general]}} {{[p|permissions]}}

Show the current logging level and domains:

nmcli {{[g|general]}} {{[l|logging]}}

Set the logging level and/or domains (see man NetworkManager.conf for all available domains):

sudo nmcli {{[g|general]}} {{[l|logging]}} {{[l|level]}} {{INFO|OFF|ERR|WARN|DEBUG|TRACE}} domain {{domain_1,domain_2,...}}

Code Snippets

Show the general status of NetworkManager

nmcli {{[g|general]}}

Show the hostname of the current device

nmcli {{[g|general]}} {{[h|hostname]}}

Change the hostname of the current device

sudo nmcli {{[g|general]}} {{[h|hostname]}} {{new_hostname}}

Show the permissions of NetworkManager

nmcli {{[g|general]}} {{[p|permissions]}}

Show the current logging level and domains

nmcli {{[g|general]}} {{[l|logging]}}

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