Thanks Dale. On 07/23/2012 03:39 PM, Dale Snell wrote: > On Mon, 23 Jul 2012 11:08:47 -0700 > "Roderick A. Anderson"<[email protected]> wrote: > >> So on I go. I've exhausted by search foo and found nothing on where >> -- specifically Fedora (12) stores the wireless connection >> information. SSID, names, passwords ext. >> >> I'd like to export it before I upgrade my Netbook which has an >> encrypted /home partition. (A file system encrypted partition >> mounted at /home.) I have quite a few access points I've visited and >> don't want to have to recreate them by visiting if I don't have to. > > I assume you're using NetworkManager, since that's Fedora's default. > First off, man NetworkManager(8), nm-tool(1), and nmcli(1). From what > I've seen, most of the data seems to be kept in > "/var/lib/NetworkManager/" and "/etc/NetworkManager/". HOWEVER, > things have changed since Fedora 12, including NM's data files. It may > be easiest simply copying the information from the NM edit window(s), > then re-entering it once you've upgraded Fedora.
This gives me some places to start looking. I did see the nm stuff but didn't have the Netbook handy to give it a try. I know that F12 is _*EOL*_ ... really EOL but it has been working fine for what I use it for and I fell updating every six months is crazy so I've stuck with it. > I'm not sure if there's a NetworkManager-specific forum or IRC > channel. If not, try asking in #fedora on irc.freenode.net. Since > F12 is unsupported, be sure to let them know you're wanting to > upgrade. I don't know if anyone there knows all that much about > NetworkManager, but they may know where to go to get help. (You could > try #Fedora-EOL, but that channel has very little traffic.) I'll avoid that. I was hoping someone else might have run into this problem and solved it. Looks like I get to be the first. > For that matter, ask about any gotchas involved with an encrypted home > partition. For one thing, the default userid has changed, from 500 to > 1000. That's easily fixed, but if you're not expecting it, it can > cause a bit of hair pulling. Part of the reason for updating is to get rid of the encrypted partition. It made seen at the time I did it but doesn't now. > There is a mailing list, [email protected]. You could ask > there. Also, this web page has some links that may help: > > <http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Tools/NetworkManager> List looks good. I should have just searched for NetworkManager instead of "{Fedora,Linux} wireless connection {listing, information}" and other similar. > I hope this helps, and I'm sorry I couldn't give you the info you need. This is great but if you're willing to write a script to pull the info I'd use it! :-) \\||/ Rod -- > > --Dale > > -- > Ivanova: If I live through this job without completely losing my mind, > it will be a miracle of biblical proportions. > Corwin: Well, there goes my faith in the Almighty. > -- Babylon 5 episode, "A Day in the Strife" > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
