Still occuring in 14.04. According to this upstream:
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=539915 and <https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wpasupplicant/+bug/352118> This bug should have been fixed in 2011. $ apt-cache policy wpasupplicant wpasupplicant: Installed: 2.1-0ubuntu1 Candidate: 2.1-0ubuntu1 Version table: *** 2.1-0ubuntu1 0 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status $ cat /usr/share/dbus-1/system-services/fi.epitest.hostap.WPASupplicant.service [D-BUS Service] Name=fi.epitest.hostap.WPASupplicant Exec=/sbin/wpa_supplicant -B -P /run/sendsigs.omit.d/wpasupplicant.pid -u -s -O /var/run/wpa_supplicant User=root ** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #539915 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=539915 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to wpasupplicant in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/578431 Title: wpa_supplicant spams syslog Status in “wpasupplicant” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Binary package hint: wpasupplicant I just had a look at powertop and it regularly complain that The program 'rsyslogd' is writing to file 'daemon.log' on /dev/dm-1. This prevents the disk from going to powersave mode. When I had a look at daemon.log, I noticed that it is spammed heavily by wpa_supplicant: May 10 20:06:37 Otherland wpa_supplicant[1741]: WPS-AP-AVAILABLE May 10 20:07:37 Otherland wpa_supplicant[1741]: WPS-AP-AVAILABLE May 10 20:08:37 Otherland wpa_supplicant[1741]: WPS-AP-AVAILABLE May 10 20:09:48 Otherland avahi-daemon[1705]: Invalid query packet. May 10 20:11:01 Otherland avahi-daemon[1705]: last message repeated 2 times May 10 20:14:49 Otherland avahi-daemon[1705]: Invalid query packet. May 10 20:15:37 Otherland avahi-daemon[1705]: last message repeated 2 times May 10 20:15:37 Otherland wpa_supplicant[1741]: WPS-AP-AVAILABLE May 10 20:16:37 Otherland wpa_supplicant[1741]: WPS-AP-AVAILABLE May 10 20:17:37 Otherland wpa_supplicant[1741]: WPS-AP-AVAILABLE May 10 20:18:37 Otherland wpa_supplicant[1741]: WPS-AP-AVAILABLE May 10 20:19:37 Otherland wpa_supplicant[1741]: WPS-AP-AVAILABLE May 10 20:20:37 Otherland wpa_supplicant[1741]: WPS-AP-AVAILABLE May 10 20:22:37 Otherland wpa_supplicant[1741]: WPS-AP-AVAILABLE May 10 20:23:37 Otherland wpa_supplicant[1741]: WPS-AP-AVAILABLE May 10 20:24:37 Otherland wpa_supplicant[1741]: WPS-AP-AVAILABLE May 10 20:26:37 Otherland wpa_supplicant[1741]: WPS-AP-AVAILABLE May 10 20:28:37 Otherland wpa_supplicant[1741]: WPS-AP-AVAILABLE May 10 20:30:37 Otherland wpa_supplicant[1741]: WPS-AP-AVAILABLE May 10 20:31:37 Otherland wpa_supplicant[1741]: WPS-AP-AVAILABLE May 10 20:32:37 Otherland wpa_supplicant[1741]: WPS-AP-AVAILABLE May 10 20:33:37 Otherland wpa_supplicant[1741]: WPS-AP-AVAILABLE May 10 20:34:37 Otherland wpa_supplicant[1741]: WPS-AP-AVAILABLE May 10 20:35:37 Otherland wpa_supplicant[1741]: WPS-AP-AVAILABLE May 10 20:36:37 Otherland wpa_supplicant[1741]: WPS-AP-AVAILABLE May 10 20:37:37 Otherland wpa_supplicant[1741]: WPS-AP-AVAILABLE May 10 20:39:37 Otherland wpa_supplicant[1741]: WPS-AP-AVAILABLE May 10 20:41:37 Otherland wpa_supplicant[1741]: WPS-AP-AVAILABLE May 10 20:43:37 Otherland wpa_supplicant[1741]: WPS-AP-AVAILABLE May 10 20:44:37 Otherland wpa_supplicant[1741]: WPS-AP-AVAILABLE May 10 20:47:37 Otherland wpa_supplicant[1741]: WPS-AP-AVAILABLE May 10 20:48:37 Otherland wpa_supplicant[1741]: WPS-AP-AVAILABLE May 10 20:49:37 Otherland wpa_supplicant[1741]: WPS-AP-AVAILABLE May 10 20:50:37 Otherland wpa_supplicant[1741]: WPS-AP-AVAILABLE May 10 20:55:37 Otherland wpa_supplicant[1741]: WPS-AP-AVAILABLE May 10 20:56:37 Otherland wpa_supplicant[1741]: WPS-AP-AVAILABLE May 10 20:57:37 Otherland wpa_supplicant[1741]: WPS-AP-AVAILABLE May 10 20:59:37 Otherland wpa_supplicant[1741]: WPS-AP-AVAILABLE May 10 21:00:37 Otherland wpa_supplicant[1741]: WPS-AP-AVAILABLE May 10 21:01:37 Otherland wpa_supplicant[1741]: WPS-AP-AVAILABLE May 10 21:02:37 Otherland wpa_supplicant[1741]: WPS-AP-AVAILABLE May 10 21:03:37 Otherland wpa_supplicant[1741]: WPS-AP-AVAILABLE May 10 21:04:37 Otherland wpa_supplicant[1741]: WPS-AP-AVAILABLE May 10 21:06:37 Otherland wpa_supplicant[1741]: WPS-AP-AVAILABLE May 10 21:11:37 Otherland wpa_supplicant[1741]: WPS-AP-AVAILABLE May 10 21:12:37 Otherland wpa_supplicant[1741]: WPS-AP-AVAILABLE May 10 21:13:37 Otherland wpa_supplicant[1741]: WPS-AP-AVAILABLE May 10 21:14:37 Otherland wpa_supplicant[1741]: WPS-AP-AVAILABLE May 10 21:15:37 Otherland wpa_supplicant[1741]: WPS-AP-AVAILABLE May 10 21:16:37 Otherland wpa_supplicant[1741]: WPS-AP-AVAILABLE May 10 21:17:37 Otherland wpa_supplicant[1741]: WPS-AP-AVAILABLE May 10 21:18:37 Otherland wpa_supplicant[1741]: WPS-AP-AVAILABLE ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04 Package: wpasupplicant 0.6.9-3ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.33-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2 Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic x86_64 Architecture: amd64 Date: Mon May 10 21:17:05 2010 ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE= PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: wpasupplicant To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wpasupplicant/+bug/578431/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
