Re: Automatic PSK wifi on boot
Bertin wrote:
>The password is stored elsewhere, presumably in some secure storage
>managed by the NM and changes are made via a privileged helper
>launched by the KDE Daemon (kded). That one isn't running when you're
>not logged in, nor is the KDE wallet daemon, which means a KDE wallet
>cannot be required for connecting to a WiFi network at boot...
Thanks for that clue. I think my problem was that, although I was
following directions, I was doing it while KDE was running. Running
from a simple command line without KDE seems to have solved it.
# nmcli c modify ${name} 802-11-wireless-security.psk "password" \
802-11-wireless-security.psk-flags 0
After booting and before starting KDE (which I do using startx because
I like seeing boot messages), the connection is up. And still up after
KDE is running. No wallet impact at all.
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Re: Automatic PSK wifi on boot
Bertin wrote: I wrote: > >>It's possible that the problem stems from the KDE wallet. I haven't >>set it up and find it annoying that it seems to be required. >You could try setting up only the local wallet. It not storing the >password rings a bell for me though, and that never happens when I >select the "allow for all users" option. > >The password is stored elsewhere, presumably in some secure storage >managed by the NM and changes are made via a privileged helper >launched by the KDE Daemon (kded). That one isn't running when you're >not logged in, nor is the KDE wallet daemon, which means a KDE wallet >cannot be required for connecting to a WiFi network at boot... Of course. But that could impact the connection editor since it is running in KDE. So maybe I should address this question to Network Manager support also... -- Dave Close, Compata, Irvine CA +1 714 434 7359 d...@compata.com dhcl...@alumni.caltech.edu "Intelligence is like four-wheel drive. It only allows you to get stuck in more remote places." -- Garrison Keillor
Re: Automatic PSK wifi on boot
On Sunday February 26 2023 09:00:04 Dave Close wrote: >It's possible that the problem stems from the KDE wallet. I haven't >set it up and find it annoying that it seems to be required. You could try setting up only the local wallet. It not storing the password rings a bell for me though, and that never happens when I select the "allow for all users" option. The password is stored elsewhere, presumably in some secure storage managed by the NM and changes are made via a privileged helper launched by the KDE Daemon (kded). That one isn't running when you're not logged in, nor is the KDE wallet daemon, which means a KDE wallet cannot be required for connecting to a WiFi network at boot...
Re: Automatic PSK wifi on boot
Bertin wrote: >I wrote: > >>I want the connection to come up automatically on boot. The trick >>seems to be, where do I put the password so NM can see it? And what >>other settings have to be there so it even tries to see it? >Are you going through KDE's interface to NM, whatever >`kde-nm-connection-editor` is called nowadays? I usually launch that >via the wrench icon in the top-right corner of the network connection >drop-down menu. > >I think the trick you're looking for is to indicate that "all >users may connect to this network" (in the "General Configuration" >tab when you edit a given connection). I've learned that automatic >connection to a WiFi network is wonky if you don't select that option, >but I have done nothing particular otherwise and for me WiFi connects >automatically at some point during the boot process. Thanks for the reply. I've tried the connection editor. Although it asks me to enter the password, I haven't found that it stores the result anywhere. What I'm really trying to do is to edit the actual "connection profile" in /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections. Somewhere I read that psk-flags should be 0 to store a password but the connection editor always sets that to 1. It's possible that the problem stems from the KDE wallet. I haven't set it up and find it annoying that it seems to be required. -- Dave Close, Compata, Irvine CA "Curiosity is insubordination d...@compata.com, +1 714 434 7359in its purest form." dhcl...@alumni.caltech.edu -- Vladimir Nabokov
Automatic PSK wifi on boot
Several hours of reading search results and I can't find an answer. Plenty of people explaining how to run an nmcli command to start w wifi connection, but that requires that a person has already logged in. I want the connection to come up automatically on boot. The trick seems to be, where do I put the password so NM can see it? And what other settings have to be there so it even tries to see it? If it matters, I'm trying this on a Fedora 37 clean install. -- Dave Close, Compata, Irvine CA +1 714 434 7359 d...@compata.com dhcl...@alumni.caltech.edu "Some ideas are so stupid that only intellectuals believe them." -- George Orwell
