Yes this should work, in RHEL9 / CentOS Stream 9 default /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf has [main] #plugins=keyfile,ifcfg-rh
which is coming from F33 feature https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/NetworkManager_keyfile_instead_of_ifcfg_rh
so by default EL9 NM will not create ifcfg* files but will be able to read them
So you could also reproduce this on Fedora >=33 if you like!
Yes this should work, in RHEL9 / CentOS Stream 9 default /etc/NetworkMan ager/NetworkMan ager.conf has keyfile, ifcfg-rh
[main]
#plugins=
which is coming from F33 feature https:/ /fedoraproject. org/wiki/ Changes/ NetworkManager_ keyfile_ instead_ of_ifcfg_ rh
so by default EL9 NM will not create ifcfg* files but will be able to read them
So you could also reproduce this on Fedora >=33 if you like!