.. _ug_task_networkmanager_ex1: Example 1: Disable NetworkManager """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" Create a playbook .. code-block:: YAML :emphasize-lines: 1 shell> cat lp.yml - hosts: test_01 become: true roles: - vbotka.linux_postinstall Create *host_vars/test_01/lp-nm.yml* .. code-block:: YAML :emphasize-lines: 1 shell> cat host_vars/test_01/lp-nm.yml lp_nm: true lp_nm_install: false lp_nm_enable: false lp_nm_conf: - {section: ifupdown, key: managed, val: 'false'} lp_nm_mask: true Disable `NetworkManager` .. code-block:: Bash :emphasize-lines: 1,3-4,9-10,19-24,29-30 shell> ansible-playbook lp.yml -t lp_nm TASK [vbotka.linux_postinstall : nm: Create /etc/init/network-manager.override] ok: [test_01] TASK [vbotka.linux_postinstall : nm: Remove /etc/init/network-manager.override] skipping: [test_01] TASK [vbotka.linux_postinstall : nm: Configure /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf] ok: [test_01] => (item={'section': 'ifupdown', 'key': 'managed', 'val': 'false'}) TASK [vbotka.linux_postinstall : nm: Start and enable NM services] *********** skipping: [test_01] => (item=NetworkManager.service) skipping: [test_01] => (item=NetworkManager-wait-online.service) skipping: [test_01] => (item=NetworkManager-dispatcher.service) skipping: [test_01] => (item=network-manager.service) skipping: [test_01] => (item=wpa_supplicant.service) TASK [vbotka.linux_postinstall : nm: Stop and disable NM services] *********** ok: [test_01] => (item=NetworkManager.service) ok: [test_01] => (item=NetworkManager-wait-online.service) ok: [test_01] => (item=NetworkManager-dispatcher.service) ok: [test_01] => (item=network-manager.service) ok: [test_01] => (item=wpa_supplicant.service) TASK [vbotka.linux_postinstall : nm: Unmask NM services] ********************* skipping: [test_01] => (item=NetworkManager.service) TASK [vbotka.linux_postinstall : nm: Mask NM services] *********************** ok: [test_01] => (item=NetworkManager.service) Show the status of *NetworkManager.service* .. code-block:: Bash :emphasize-lines: 1 test_01> systemctl status NetworkManager.service ● NetworkManager.service Loaded: masked (Reason: Unit NetworkManager.service is masked.) Active: inactive (dead)