leap 42.2 kde network manager does not remember wifi password

Hi openSuse forum support team,

My problem is that I have an Optus 4G Wingle modem setup with hidden
ssid and network manger keeps asking for the password every time it
disconnects (i.e. I start/restart commuter or from sleep mode). how can
I make NM to remember password?

Thanks in advance for any help in resolving this issue.

Cheers,
Peter

I assume the is kwallet. You can set it’s password to blank and it won’t ask any more.

On 16/01/18 14:06, gogalthorp wrote:
>
> I assume the is kwallet. You can set it’s password to blank and it won’t
> ask any more.

I have kwallet disabled in KWallet Configuration but I think I tried the
blank password option and it refused to remember my password.

I am looking for an easy solution right now as I don’t have the time and
energy (due to personal serious health issues) to try various options.

Cheers

Can you not set it up as a system-wide connection?

On 16/01/18 15:16, deano ferrari wrote:
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> Peter_Abc;2851403 Wrote:
>>
>>
>> I am looking for an easy solution right now as I don’t have the time and
>> energy (due to personal serious health issues) to try various options.
>>
>> Cheers
> Can you not set it up as a system-wide connection?

It will not let me now since I made my main user account the one that
controls the connecting. But before I did that, I tried all the normal
things that worked with other connections (but not hidden ssid) and had
no luck. I recreated the connection several times and same result.

Lastly I will try to unhide the ssid temporarily and see if it will
remember the password that way.

Cheers

On 16/01/18 15:16, deano ferrari wrote:
>
> Peter_Abc;2851403 Wrote:
>>
>>
>> I am looking for an easy solution right now as I don’t have the time and
>> energy (due to personal serious health issues) to try various options.
>>
>> Cheers
> Can you not set it up as a system-wide connection?
I was able to do that now, after re-entering the password again, but now
it asks for root password + wifi password at every connection (now on
unhidden ssid too).

Cheers

That doesn’t make sense to me. I have a wireless connection configured with “All users may connect to this network” and the connection profile looks like this


[connection]
id=TCL
uuid=82510ee7-f711-472f-bf4d-404cd2750d1d
type=wifi
autoconnect-priority=-10
permissions=
secondaries=

[wifi]
mac-address=xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
mac-address-blacklist=
mode=infrastructure
seen-bssids=
ssid=TCL***

[wifi-security]
group=
key-mgmt=wpa-psk
pairwise=
proto=
psk=********

[ipv4]
dns-search=
method=auto

[ipv6]
dns-search=
method=auto

The connection credentials are in the file itself. No manual authentication needed.

On 16/01/18 20:46, deano ferrari wrote:
>
> Peter_Abc;2851411 Wrote:
>> On 16/01/18 15:16, deano ferrari wrote:
>>>
>>> Peter_Abc;2851403 Wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I am looking for an easy solution right now as I don’t have the time
>> and
>>>> energy (due to personal serious health issues) to try various
>> options.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers
>>> Can you not set it up as a system-wide connection?
>> I was able to do that now, after re-entering the password again, but now
>> it asks for root password + wifi password at every connection (now on
>> unhidden ssid too).
>>
>> Cheers
> That doesn’t make sense to me. I have a wireless connection configured
> with “All users may connect to this network” and the connection profile
> looks like this
>
> Code:
> --------------------
>
> [connection]
> id=TCL
> uuid=82510ee7-f711-472f-bf4d-404cd2750d1d
> type=wifi
> autoconnect-priority=-10
> permissions=
> secondaries=
>
> [wifi]
> mac-address=xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
> mac-address-blacklist=
> mode=infrastructure
> seen-bssids=
> ssid=TCL***
>
> [wifi-security]
> group=
> key-mgmt=wpa-psk
> pairwise=
> proto=
> psk=********
>
> [ipv4]
> dns-search=
> method=auto
>
> [ipv6]
> dns-search=
> method=auto
> --------------------
>
> The connection credentials are in the file itself. No manual
> authentication needed.
>
It is working now (after I reactivated KWallet) and connection
credentials are as below:

[connection]
id=XYZ
uuid=743fedc7-0e9d-40ba-8b5f-5d942de67161
tfor youype=wifi
permissions=user:xxxxuser:;
secondaries=

[wifi]
mac-address=xxxxxxxx
mac-address-blacklist=
mode=infrastructure
seen-bssids=
ssid=XYZ

[wifi-security]
auth-alg=open
group=
key-mgmt=wpa-psk
pairwise=
proto=
psk-flags=1

[ipv4]
dns-search=
method=auto

[ipv6]
dns-search=
method=

It took some time and a few restarts before finally connecting
automatically without asking for wifi password. Though I have yet to try
with ssid hidden.

Thanks for your effort in trying to solve this issue.

Cheers

Ok, but your connection is defined as a ‘user’ connection, with secrets stored in kwallet. I was proposing to use a ‘system’ connection (‘All users may connect to this network’) where kwallet is not used.

On 18/01/18 16:46, deano ferrari wrote:
>
> Peter_Abc;2851651 Wrote:
>>
>>
>> It took some time and a few restarts before finally connecting
>> automatically without asking for wifi password. Though I have yet to try
>> with ssid hidden.
>>
>> Thanks for your effort in trying to solve this issue.
>>
>> Cheers
> Ok, but your connection is defined as a ‘user’ connection, with secrets
> stored in kwallet. I was proposing to use a ‘system’ connection (‘All
> users may connect to this network’) where kwallet is not used.
>
>
I am undergoing radiation and chemo treatment in the next 4 weeks and do
not have the energy and time to try various options. I have another
partition with 42.3 and wifi connections there work fine but there are
other issues I need to look into after my medical treatment is complete
and the side effects ease up a bit.

Cheers

Of course looking after your health must come first. All the best with your treatment.