network vs NetworkManger services ?? [SOLVED] kinda

[Aaron Konstam]

On Sat, 2008-08-16 at 18:41 -0400, William Case wrote:
> On Sat, 2008-08-16 at 17:57 -0400, Matthew Saltzman wrote:
> > On Sat, 2008-08-16 at 17:10 -0400, William Case wrote:
> > > Thank you Matthew. That was why I was double checking.
> [snip]
> > To ensure that the network service does not run at boot, run 'chkconfig
> > network off' as root.  If the network service is stopped, it may still
> > report active interfaces, even if they are being managed by
> > NetworkManager.
> 
> Ran 'chkconfig' etc.. It reports everything at every run level is off.
> 
> So I can safely say it is not having an effect on anything and that any
> issues lie elsewhere.  The following question is just a 'by-the-way'
> curiosity.
> 
> So why can't I get rid of 'network' entirely?  I understand that
> 'network' is not an application to be removed, but something is sticking
> it in the list of services.  With NetworkManager running, 'network' is
> not a service I need.  So why confuse the issue?
> 
It can be removed but turning it off with chkconfig will keep it from
running at boot, which should be sufficient to keep it from bothering
you.
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