Alma Linux Networking On Off Command

Jan 2024

Introduction

Bringing the network UP and DOWN (or ON and OFF) in Alma Linux 8 is different from what we were used to in CentOS (7.x). The Network Scripts were deprecated in Red Hat 8 (So Alma Linux 8 and CentOS 8).

Set Network OFF

To set the network OFF Alma Linux 8 you need to use the following: (Bear in mind, all interfaces will go down, so if you are remote, best not to do this).

sudo nmcli networking off

Set Network ON

To set the network ON Alma Linux 8 you need to use the following:

sudo nmcli networking on