Permanently disable ipv6 for a network device

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My log gets filled up with this when I am connected to a vpn:

NetworkManager[1360]: <warn> [1686317300.4276] platform-linux: do-add-ip6-address[3: fe80::390f:5ae1:6b7c:a386]: failure 13 (Permission denied)

This fixes the issue: nmcli d modify wlp114s0 ipv6.method "disabled"

but every time i reboot the setting has reverted and the line starts showing up in log again.

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If you are running F38 or F37 it seems likely that the setting in gnome settings → network would be better for that. There is an option there to turn off IPv6 for the interface.

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gah, thanks, that seems to have fixed it.

I’d forgotten that sometimes things can be done simply through the UI.

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