16.3. Temporarily setting log levels at run time by using nmcli

Procedure

1. Optional: Display the current logging settings:

   # nmcli general logging
     LEVEL  DOMAINS
     INFO   PLATFORM,RFKILL,ETHER,WIFI,BT,MB,DHCP4,DHCP6,PPP,WIFI_SCAN,IP4,IP6,A
   UTOIP4,DNS,VPN,SHARING,SUPPLICANT,AGENTS,SETTINGS,SUSPEND,CORE,DEVICE,OLPC,
   WIMAX,INFINIBAND,FIREWALL,ADSL,BOND,VLAN,BRIDGE,DBUS_PROPS,TEAM,CONCHECK,DC
   B,DISPATCH

2. To modify the logging level and domains, use the following options:

   • To set the log level for all domains to the same LEVEL, enter:

     # nmcli general logging level LEVEL domains ALL

   • To change the level for specific domains, enter:

     # nmcli general logging level LEVEL domains DOMAINS

     Note that updating the logging level using this command disables logging for all the other domains.

   • To change the level of specific domains and preserve the level of all other domains, enter:

     # nmcli general logging level KEEP domains DOMAIN:LEVEL,DOMAIN:LEVEL