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# Configure network services to start automatically at boot
> Learn to configure Linux systems for automatic network service startup during boot to ensure proper network connectivity.
In this lesson, you will learn how to configure Linux systems to start network services automatically during boot. Ensuring that these services are enabled is critical for the network devices to obtain an IP address, gateway, routes, and other necessary settings.
A crucial program for managing network connectivity is NetworkManager. If NetworkManager does not start automatically, your network configuration may fail, preventing essential services from initializing correctly.
Ensure you use an uppercase "N" and "M" when referencing NetworkManager.
## Check the NetworkManager Service Status
To verify that NetworkManager is running, execute the following command:
```bash theme={null}
$ systemctl status NetworkManager.service
NetworkManager.service - Network Manager
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/NetworkManager.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Mon 2021-12-20 00:57:02 CST; 2h 31min ago
Docs: man:NetworkManager(8)
Main PID: 1024 (NetworkManager)
Tasks: 3 (limit: 23555)
Memory: 8.1M
CGroup: /system.slice/NetworkManager.service
└─1024 /usr/sbin/NetworkManager --no-daemon
```
If the output confirms that the service is active, running, and enabled, then NetworkManager is properly configured to start at boot.
## Installing NetworkManager (if necessary)
In some cases, NetworkManager may not be pre-installed on your system. To install it, run the following command:
```bash theme={null}
$ sudo dnf install NetworkManager
```
Once installed, start the service with:
```bash theme={null}
$ sudo systemctl start NetworkManager.service
```
## Enable Autoconnect on a Specific Network Connection
To ensure that a specific network connection is initialized at boot, you need to modify its autoconnect settings:
1. **List all configured connections:**\
Run the command below to view all connections. Identify the connection you wish to modify (in this example, it is "enp0s3").
```bash theme={null}
$ nmcli connection show
NAME UUID TYPE DEVICE
enp0s3 fafdf03a-8b55-4b81-b582-3e84b50fa8f5 ethernet enp0s3
```
2. **Enable autoconnect:**\
Modify the autoconnect setting for the desired connection with:
```bash theme={null}
$ sudo nmcli connection modify enp0s3 autoconnect yes
```
This configuration ensures that the specified network connection automatically initializes when the system boots.
This concludes the lesson on configuring network services to start automatically at boot. For further details, consider exploring [NetworkManager Documentation](https://developer.gnome.org/NetworkManager/stable/).