Problem

The "ncu" utility fails with the following error message:

** (process:42776): WARNING **: nm_client_get_devices: error getting devices: The name org.freedesktop.NetworkManager was not provided by any .service files

Affected versions: All Charon-AXP and Charon-VAX versions up to V4.8 B18303 running on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x

If Charon is installed on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x or a CentOS 7.x server, "ncu" will report an error message telling the service is not running:

Error: NetworkManager is not running.

Solution

The NetworkManager service must be started in order to have all the "ncu" functionalities enabled.

To start the service, use the following command:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x:
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x, CentOS 7.x
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If the NetworkManager service must not run on your server, please use the manual configurations steps detailed in the Charon Users Guide to configure the network interfaces.

The ncu utility fails with nm_client_get_devices error

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