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[2a02:8388:82c0:2a80:411b:7cbe:f9f6:9ad1]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id 5b1f17b1804b1-48a775eb91dsm16862895e9.20.2026.04.28.04.48.17 for (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Tue, 28 Apr 2026 04:48:18 -0700 (PDT) From: Matthias Kurz To: iwd@lists.linux.dev Subject: [PATCH 2/2] doc: document externally managed profiles Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:47:57 +0200 Message-ID: <20260428114809.75413-3-m.kurz@irregular.at> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.54.0 In-Reply-To: <20260428114809.75413-1-m.kurz@irregular.at> References: <20260428114809.75413-1-m.kurz@irregular.at> Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: iwd@lists.linux.dev List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Document [Settings].ExternallyManaged in iwd.network. The setting marks profiles that IWD may read but must not update during normal network operation, while explicit removal remains allowed. --- src/iwd.network.rst | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/src/iwd.network.rst b/src/iwd.network.rst index 892c6eb8..2b5c3f0e 100644 --- a/src/iwd.network.rst +++ b/src/iwd.network.rst @@ -174,6 +174,14 @@ The group ``[Settings]`` contains general settings. Properly configured Access Points will typically update this setting appropriately via Transition Disable indications. User customization of this value is thus typically not required. + * - ExternallyManaged + - Values: true, **false** + + If enabled, the profile contents are managed by an external + application. IWD will read the profile but will not update it as a + side effect of network operation, for example to persist connection + metadata or security material learned at runtime. Explicit profile + removal through the KnownNetwork Forget method is still allowed. * - UseDefaultEccGroup - Values: true, false -- 2.54.0