http://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=895447 --- Comment #5 from Marius Tomaschewski <mt@suse.com> --- I'd guess the reason for KillMode=process was the following: On update, you want to restart NetworkManager, but not break the network connectivity if possible [and thus probably the update]. A SIGTERM sent to dhclient would cause that it deconfigure the interface, except it is stopped using "dhclient -x ifname" or kill -SIGKILL. I'd say, we can reassign this bug to NetworkManager to handle the stop and update cases properly. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.