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| author | Beniamino Galvani <bgalvani@redhat.com> | 2021-04-29 11:13:34 +0200 |
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| committer | Beniamino Galvani <bgalvani@redhat.com> | 2021-05-03 22:13:36 +0200 |
| commit | 43fc98498968ef64edb270c5488c04ad94bdd232 (patch) | |
| tree | 251053511225e0652d91eba55f087fc715af3b72 | |
| parent | fa1f628bce9f82bd4c753d75709203c72fff310c (diff) | |
| download | NetworkManager-43fc98498968ef64edb270c5488c04ad94bdd232.tar.gz | |
man: document the 'nmcli general reload' command
| -rw-r--r-- | man/nmcli.xml | 61 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | src/nmcli/general.c | 3 |
2 files changed, 63 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/man/nmcli.xml b/man/nmcli.xml index b0665efd69..bc72c3110b 100644 --- a/man/nmcli.xml +++ b/man/nmcli.xml @@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ <arg choice='plain'><command>hostname</command></arg> <arg choice='plain'><command>permissions</command></arg> <arg choice='plain'><command>logging</command></arg> + <arg choice='plain'><command>reload</command></arg> </group> <arg rep='repeat'><replaceable>ARGUMENTS</replaceable></arg> </cmdsynopsis> @@ -419,6 +420,66 @@ for available level and domain values.</para> </listitem> </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term> + <command>reload</command> + <arg rep='repeat'><replaceable>flags</replaceable></arg> + </term> + + <listitem> + <para> + Reload NetworkManager's configuration and perform certain + updates, like flushing caches or rewriting external state to + disk. This is similar to sending SIGHUP to NetworkManager + but it allows for more fine-grained control over what to + reload through the flags argument. It also allows non-root + access via PolicyKit and contrary to signals it is + synchronous. Available flags are: + </para> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term><option>conf</option></term> + <listitem><para> + Reload the NetworkManager.conf configuration from + disk. Note that this does not include connections, which + can be reloaded through <command>nmcli connection + reload</command> instead. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>dns-rc</option></term> + <listitem><para> + Update DNS configuration, which usually involves writing + /etc/resolv.conf anew. This is equivalent to sending the + SIGUSR1 signal to the NetworkManager process. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term><option>dns-full</option></term> + <listitem><para> + Restart the DNS plugin. This is for example useful when + using dnsmasq plugin, which uses additional + configuration in + <filename>/etc/NetworkManager/dnsmasq.d</filename>. If + you edit those files, you can restart the DNS + plugin. This action shortly interrupts name resolution. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + <para> + With no flags, everything that is supported is reloaded, + which is identical to sending a SIGHUP. See + <citerefentry> + <refentrytitle>NetworkManager</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>8</manvolnum> + </citerefentry> + for more details about signals. + </para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> </variablelist> </refsect1> diff --git a/src/nmcli/general.c b/src/nmcli/general.c index f0b4309e59..e40f39e527 100644 --- a/src/nmcli/general.c +++ b/src/nmcli/general.c @@ -344,7 +344,8 @@ usage_general_reload(void) " can be reloaded through 'nmcli connection reload' instead.\n" "\n" " 'dns-rc' Update DNS configuration, which usually involves writing\n" - " /etc/resolv.conf anew.\n" + " /etc/resolv.conf anew. This is equivalent to sending the\n" + " SIGUSR1 signal to the NetworkManager process.\n" "\n" " 'dns-full' Restart the DNS plugin. This is for example useful when\n" " using dnsmasq plugin, which uses additional configuration\n" |