Repetitive messages about IPv6 policy from Network Manager

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Hi.

I changed internet provider and the new one offers support for IPv6, whereas the old one didn’t.

After the change I created a new ethernet profile in Network Manager and I changed the settings in the IPv4 tab to Manual so that the system keeps the same ip and use the DNS servers I prefer.

In the IPv6 tab I changed the setting to Automatic, addresses only so that I can also enter the IPv6 DNS servers I prefer. The IPv6 ip is obtained automatically.

From the day these changes went active, everything works as it should but I keep getting the following message repeatedly in the logs:

May 31 23:00:19 computer avahi-daemon[1696]: Files changed, reloading.
May 31 23:00:19 computer avahi-daemon[1696]: No service file found in /etc/avahi/services.
May 31 23:00:33 computer NetworkManager[1893]: <info>  [1780257633.4905] policy: set 'Main Connection' (enp1s0) as default for IPv6 routing and DNS
May 31 23:00:33 computer avahi-daemon[1696]: Files changed, reloading.
May 31 23:00:33 computer avahi-daemon[1696]: No service file found in /etc/avahi/services.

Is this repetition normal? Shouldn’t this happen only once? Is there any possibility the new connection is causing this? I’m asking the last question since the new line is a VDSL2 line and the cables do not seem to be in a very good shape, so they cause minor problems sometimes. I’m afraid I have to put up with these issues until they finish digging and placing fiber lines in this area so that we can use them.

Thank you.

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Avahi is a local network (LAN) service. It implements mDNS/DNS-SD, allowing devices on the same local network to discover each other and advertise services such as printers, file shares, media servers, and SSH hosts.

The messages shown are informational rather than errors. They indicate that Avahi has been notified of a network configuration change and is reloading its configuration. The “No service file found” message simply means that no custom Avahi services have been configured, (which is perfectly normal on most systems).

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