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+# newton
+###############################################################################
+# [ WARNING ]
+# Configuration file maintained by Juju. Local changes may be overwritten.
+###############################################################################
+[DEFAULT]
+interface_driver = neutron.agent.linux.interface.OVSInterfaceDriver
+auth_url = {{ service_protocol }}://{{ keystone_host }}:{{ service_port }}/v2.0
+auth_region = {{ region }}
+admin_tenant_name = {{ service_tenant }}
+admin_user = {{ service_username }}
+admin_password = {{ service_password }}
+root_helper = sudo /usr/bin/neutron-rootwrap /etc/neutron/rootwrap.conf
+handle_internal_only_routers = {{ handle_internal_only_router }}
+{% if plugin == 'n1kv' %}
+l3_agent_manager = neutron.agent.l3_agent.L3NATAgentWithStateReport
+external_network_bridge = br-int
+ovs_use_veth = False
+use_namespaces = True
+{% else %}
+ovs_use_veth = True
+{% endif %}
+{% if external_configuration_new -%}
+gateway_external_network_id =
+external_network_bridge =
+{% elif ext_net_id %}
+gateway_external_network_id = {{ ext_net_id }}
+{% else %}
+# Set default to deprecated external networking config
+external_network_bridge = br-ex
+{% endif -%}
+agent_mode = {{ agent_mode }}