On Sat, 2017-01-28 at 17:29 +0100, Marcin Zajączkowski wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I would like to disable autoconnect for new wifi connections by
> default.
> I prefer to control when my device is connected to public/shared wifi
> which identity cannot be determined ultimately (aka fake networks
> with
> well known ssid).
> 
> I know I can do it manually via UI or nmcli, but I would prefer to
> configure it once (in the way as cloned-mac-address in global
> configuration) and only enable autoconnect for well know (and
> properly
> configured - with certificates) networks.
> 
> Two questions:
> 1. Is it currently possible? 'device' section doesn't seem to accept
> that property.

It's not possible, only the properties mentioned in `man
NetworkManager.conf` support to have their default values overwritten.

Note that these default-values are only a fallback setting.
That is, the connection is still fully determined by the client
(nmcli). But it may explicitly configure certain properties as
~unspecified~ to allow for a fallback.

In case of connection.autoconnect, it only allows for "yes" or "no".
There is no space to express ~unspecified~.


> 2. How can I read/list default configuration for new wifi connections
> (e.g. wifi.cloned-mac-address - nmcli allows that only for existing
> connections, not devices)?

nmcli still shows you the value ~unspecified~, and that correct. The
value is only determined when needed -- which for example depends
on the device on which you activate the connection.

It's not possible to see via D-Bus (clients) which value the server
would use when needed.

Try:
  /usr/sbin/NetworkManager --print-config



Thomas

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