How To Uninstall, Disable, and Remove NetworkManager from RHEL6 and CentOS6

The default install of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (RHEL6 and CentOS6) automatically includes the NetworkManager service which was optional in previous versions. The purpose for NetworkManager is to make RHEL6 more portable which is great for a notebook computer or perhaps a desktop. Portability is not a major concern for a server. Usually servers are fairly fixed and configuration of network settings is done statically using manual tools. NetworkManager also does not support many advanced networking features like IP forwarding. Continue reading “How To Uninstall, Disable, and Remove NetworkManager from RHEL6 and CentOS6