About network config CONNECTION_CHECK_BEFORE_IFDOWN

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Dear all,

The comments for this key mentions that interface should be shutdown only after no active connections …

I login my machine remotely via ssh.
set CONNECTION_CHECK_BEFORE_IFDOWN=“yes”
and then execute “ifdown eth0”
The NIC is brought down and I lose my connection

So, what’s the real meaning of CONNECTION_CHECK_BEFORE_IFDOWN?

Thanks

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forget to mention, the config is in file:

/etc/sysconfig/network/config

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the version of openSUSE you use.

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It should be available in all opensuse versions. I am using 12.3.