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ruffy

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Registered: 2017-06-10

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[SOLVED] netctl-auto stopped working

Hi all!

I am using netctl-auto to manage my Wifi.

A week ago it stopped working.
When I restart the service, it fails with an error and I see non information about the reason.

Netctl still works - so I can connect manually to the wifi, but that's annoying.

Is there somebody with the same problem and maybe knows a solution?

Thank you!

Last edited by ruffy (2018-05-04 17:45:26)

seth

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Re: [SOLVED] netctl-auto stopped working

it fails with an error and I see non information about the reason

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=57855 ...

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ruffy

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Re: [SOLVED] netctl-auto stopped working

That's the output of  systemctl status netctl-auto@wlp3s0.service

● netctl-auto@wlp3s0.service - Automatic wireless network connection using netctl profiles
   Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/netctl-auto@.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
   Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Fri 2018-05-04 09:59:00 CEST; 9s ago
     Docs: man:netctl.special(7)
  Process: 8584 ExecStopPost=/usr/bin/netctl-auto clean wlp3s0 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
  Process: 8510 ExecStart=/usr/bin/netctl-auto start wlp3s0 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)

May 04 09:58:59 W540 netctl-auto[8510]: Included profile 'wlp3s0-OEBB'
May 04 09:58:59 W540 netctl-auto[8510]: Included profile 'wlp3s0-pri'
May 04 09:58:59 W540 netctl-auto[8510]: Included profile 'wlp3s0-OnePlus'
May 04 09:58:59 W540 netctl-auto[8510]: Line 41: Invalid passphrase length 0 (expected: 8..63) '"'.
May 04 09:58:59 W540 netctl-auto[8510]: Line 41: failed to parse psk '""'.
May 04 09:58:59 W540 netctl-auto[8510]: Line 44: failed to parse network block.
May 04 09:58:59 W540 netctl-auto[8510]: Failed to read or parse configuration '/run/netctl/wpa_supplicant-wlp3s0.conf'.
May 04 09:59:00 W540 systemd[1]: netctl-auto@wlp3s0.service: Control process exited, code=exited status=1
May 04 09:59:00 W540 systemd[1]: netctl-auto@wlp3s0.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
May 04 09:59:00 W540 systemd[1]: Failed to start Automatic wireless network connection using netctl profiles.

seth

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Registered: 2012-09-03

Posts: 51,140

Re: [SOLVED] netctl-auto stopped working

May 04 09:58:59 W540 netctl-auto[8510]: Line 41: Invalid passphrase length 0 (expected: 8..63) '"'.
May 04 09:58:59 W540 netctl-auto[8510]: Line 41: failed to parse psk '""'.
May 04 09:58:59 W540 netctl-auto[8510]: Line 44: failed to parse network block.
May 04 09:58:59 W540 netctl-auto[8510]: Failed to read or parse configuration '/run/netctl/wpa_supplicant-wlp3s0.conf'.

Maybe have a look at the file and its includes? At least one profile is clearly corrupt (bogus passphrase).

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ruffy

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Re: [SOLVED] netctl-auto stopped working

There was a corrupted file. I deleted it and restarted the service.
This solved my issue.

Thank you.