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Raqua

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Registered: 2007-11-24

Posts: 148

Network manager won't save connection password

Hi there.

I am installing new notebook and I am stuggling with an issue for couple of days already.
I am on Cinnamon and I am using Network Manager.

Before installing that, I had net-auto-wireless daemon in rc.conf which did the job and wifi was working.
After switch to NM, I can search and see networks around me, but connection fails.

Here is the log:

Sep 18 00:12:24 Phenom NetworkManager[822]: <info> Activation (wlan0) starting connection 'Auto RaquaNET'
Sep 18 00:12:24 Phenom NetworkManager[822]: <info> (wlan0): device state change: disconnected -> prepare (reason 'none') [30 40 0]
Sep 18 00:12:24 Phenom NetworkManager[822]: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
Sep 18 00:12:24 Phenom NetworkManager[822]: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
Sep 18 00:12:24 Phenom NetworkManager[822]: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled...
Sep 18 00:12:24 Phenom NetworkManager[822]: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
Sep 18 00:12:24 Phenom NetworkManager[822]: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting...
Sep 18 00:12:24 Phenom NetworkManager[822]: <info> (wlan0): device state change: prepare -> config (reason 'none') [40 50 0]
Sep 18 00:12:24 Phenom NetworkManager[822]: <info> Activation (wlan0/wireless): access point 'Auto RaquaNET' has security, but secrets are required.
Sep 18 00:12:24 Phenom NetworkManager[822]: <info> (wlan0): device state change: config -> need-auth (reason 'none') [50 60 0]
Sep 18 00:12:24 Phenom NetworkManager[822]: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete.
Sep 18 00:12:24 Phenom NetworkManager[822]: <warn> No agents were available for this request.
Sep 18 00:12:24 Phenom NetworkManager[822]: <info> (wlan0): device state change: need-auth -> failed (reason 'no-secrets') [60 120 7]
Sep 18 00:12:24 Phenom NetworkManager[822]: <info> Marking connection 'Auto RaquaNET' invalid.
Sep 18 00:12:24 Phenom NetworkManager[822]: <warn> Activation (wlan0) failed for connection 'Auto RaquaNET'
Sep 18 00:12:24 Phenom NetworkManager[822]: <info> (wlan0): device state change: failed -> disconnected (reason 'none') [120 30 0]
Sep 18 00:12:24 Phenom NetworkManager[822]: <info> (wlan0): deactivating device (reason 'none') [0]

I have searched forum here, but haven't found any solution so far.
When I select my network from NM applet, I never get asked for password. However, if I start nm-connection-editor from the command line, edit connection and password there, then all starts to work and there is no problem anymore. So the issue appears to be that NM never asks for password and therefore no connection can be stored.

I have read the wiki and have created org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.pkla in /etc/polkit-1/localauthority/50-local.d directory.

Some remarks:
- please do not suggest to switch to wicd, I know about it, but I prefer to fix NM instead
- I tried to remove my other computer's saved wifi and it exhibits the same behavior. It worked once, 100% sure about it.
- It does not work also under regular Gnome 3 session, so it is not Cinnamon's fault.