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#1 2025-10-20 22:37:21
- 860lacov
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[SOLVED] NetworkManager with iwd forgets Wi-Fi password after reboot
Hi,
I recently switched my Arch Linux setup from wpa_supplicant to iwd as the NetworkManager Wi-Fi backend.
Here’s what I did:
1. Disabled and removed
wpa_supplicant2. Installed
iwdand added
[device]
wifi.backend=iwd3. Deleted all existing Wi-Fi connections
4. Created new ones via NetworkManager
5. Following the iwd documentation (Converting network profiles), I removed the
permissions=line from the new connection profiles
Everything works fine — except now, after every reboot, NetworkManager asks for the Wi-Fi password again.
It looks like the password isn’t being stored persistently anywhere.
Has anyone else run into this issue?
How can I make NetworkManager with iwd remember the Wi-Fi password across reboots?
Last edited by 860lacov (2025-10-22 15:24:01)
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#2 2025-10-21 09:42:50
- seth
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Re: [SOLVED] NetworkManager with iwd forgets Wi-Fi password after reboot
repeat (3) and (4), skip (5) - that'd be an alternative to 3/4 and see whether the PSK is remembered. NM manages this and it should™ not relate to the backend at all.
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#3 2025-10-22 07:09:55
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Re: [SOLVED] NetworkManager with iwd forgets Wi-Fi password after reboot
repeat (3) and (4), skip (5) - that'd be an alternative to 3/4 and see whether the PSK is remembered. NM manages this and it should™ not relate to the backend at all.
Thank you.
Could you please clarify something for me?
I need to modify/recreate only Wi-Fi connections? I don't need to do anything with my VPN connections?
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#4 2025-10-22 07:27:04
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Re: [SOLVED] NetworkManager with iwd forgets Wi-Fi password after reboot
The VPN connection will piggyback some physical connection - if you make changes to the physical connection that withdraw its base, you'll have to alter/recreate the VPN connection as well and I'd recommend to establish the layers individually, ie. first make sure the wifi works and then deal w/ the VPN on top of it.
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#5 2025-10-22 12:47:45
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Re: [SOLVED] NetworkManager with iwd forgets Wi-Fi password after reboot
The VPN connection will piggyback some physical connection - if you make changes to the physical connection that withdraw its base, you'll have to alter/recreate the VPN connection as well and I'd recommend to establish the layers individually, ie. first make sure the wifi works and then deal w/ the VPN on top of it.
Without step 5 from the list wifi is working like a charm. No password related issues
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#6 2025-10-22 13:22:12
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Re: [SOLVED] NetworkManager with iwd forgets Wi-Fi password after reboot
\o/
Please always remember to mark resolved threads by editing your initial posts subject - so others will know that there's no task left, but maybe a solution to find.
Thanks.
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