nmcli-general

Manage general NetworkManager settings and status

TLDR

Show NetworkManager's overall state

$ nmcli general status

Print the current hostname

$ nmcli general hostname

Change the hostname

$ sudo nmcli general hostname [new_hostname]

Show which operations the caller is allowed to perform

$ nmcli general permissions

Show the logging level and domains in force

$ nmcli general logging

Turn logging all the way up while debugging

$ sudo nmcli general logging level DEBUG domain ALL

Raise the level for one subsystem only

$ sudo nmcli general logging level INFO domain WIFI

Return the state in a form a script can parse

$ nmcli --terse --fields STATE,CONNECTIVITY general status

SYNOPSIS

nmcli general [command] [arguments]

nmcli general manages general NetworkManager settings and provides status information about the network management subsystem. It shows whether networking is enabled, the current connectivity state, and overall system network status.The hostname subcommand provides a NetworkManager-aware way to set the system hostname, which is then propagated to other hostname services and persisted across reboots.The logging subcommand controls NetworkManager's debug output, useful for troubleshooting connection issues. Domains include WIFI, ETHERNET, VPN, DHCP, and others.

PARAMETERS

status

Show overall NetworkManager status (default if no subcommand)

hostname

Show or set the system hostname

permissions

Display current user's NetworkManager permissions

logging

Show or set logging verbosity and domains

reload

Reload NetworkManager configuration

INSTALL

sudo apt install network-manager

sudo apk add networkmanager-cli

CAVEATS

Setting hostname or logging levels requires root privileges. Logging changes affect the running daemon immediately but don't persist across restarts unless configured in NetworkManager.conf. High debug levels can generate substantial log output.