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nmcli general

Manage general settings of NetworkManager. This subcommand can also be called with nmcli g. More information: https://networkmanager.dev/docs/api/latest/nmcli.html.

  • Show the general status of NetworkManager:

nmcli general

  • Show the hostname of the current device:

nmcli general hostname

  • Change the hostname of the current device:

sudo nmcli general hostname {{new_hostname}}

  • Show the permissions of NetworkManager:

nmcli general permissions

  • Show the current logging level and domains:

nmcli general logging

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

nmcli general logging level {{INFO|OFF|ERR|WARN|DEBUG|TRACE}} domain {{domain_1,domain_2,...}}