Should Rocky Linux Enable NetworkManager‑wait‑online.service or Rely on network‑online.target for Service Startup Ordering?
Goal Ensure that critical services in a Rocky Linux system only start once the network stack is fully operational, preventing repeated failures that appear in journalctl and systemctl status. Constraint NetworkManager controls IP assignment, but its “wait‑online” feature is optional. Without it, units that declare After=network-online.target may start before