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On Fri, Aug 07, 2020 at 04:31:54PM +0100, Michael wrote |
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> These settings are the same here, with two exceptions. The config file is: |
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> # ls -la /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf |
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> -rw------- 1 root root 77640 Jun 18 2019 /etc/wpa_supplicant/ |
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> wpa_supplicant.conf |
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Sorry, typo on my part. It is /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf |
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on my system. I missed the repeating part. |
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[thimk][root][~] ll /etc/wpa_supplicant/ |
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total 16 |
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drw------- 2 root root 4096 Aug 6 15:43 . |
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drwxr-xr-x 66 root root 4096 Aug 9 01:42 .. |
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-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1284 Aug 6 15:19 wpa_cli.sh |
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-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1900 Aug 6 15:43 wpa_supplicant.conf |
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The clue came when I requested verbose debug output (-dd) for a manual |
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scan with wpa_supplicant. |
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[thimk][root][~] wpa_supplicant -dd -iwlan0 -c/etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf |
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wpa_supplicant v2.9 |
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random: getrandom() support available |
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Successfully initialized wpa_supplicant |
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Initializing interface 'wlan0' conf '/etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf' driver 'default' ctrl_interface 'N/A' bridge 'N/A' |
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Configuration file '/etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf' -> '/etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf' |
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Reading configuration file '/etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf' |
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ctrl_interface='/var/run/wpa_supplicant' |
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ctrl_interface_group='0' |
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ap_scan=1 |
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wpa_driver_privsep_set_param: param='(null)' |
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sendto: No such file or directory |
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Failed to register with wpa_priv |
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wlan0: Driver interface rejected driver_param '(null)' |
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Failed to add interface wlan0 |
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wlan0: Request to deauthenticate - bssid=00:00:00:00:00:00 pending_bssid=00:00:00:00:00:00 reason=3 (DEAUTH_LEAVING) state=DISCONNECTED |
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wpa_driver_privsep_set_key: priv=0x55925ce96f90 alg=0 key_idx=0 set_tx=0 |
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sendmsg(cmd_socket): No such file or directory |
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wpa_driver_privsep_set_key: priv=0x55925ce96f90 alg=0 key_idx=1 set_tx=0 |
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sendmsg(cmd_socket): No such file or directory |
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wpa_driver_privsep_set_key: priv=0x55925ce96f90 alg=0 key_idx=2 set_tx=0 |
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sendmsg(cmd_socket): No such file or directory |
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wpa_driver_privsep_set_key: priv=0x55925ce96f90 alg=0 key_idx=3 set_tx=0 |
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sendmsg(cmd_socket): No such file or directory |
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wpa_driver_privsep_set_key: priv=0x55925ce96f90 alg=0 key_idx=4 set_tx=0 |
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sendmsg(cmd_socket): No such file or directory |
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wpa_driver_privsep_set_key: priv=0x55925ce96f90 alg=0 key_idx=5 set_tx=0 |
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sendmsg(cmd_socket): No such file or directory |
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wlan0: State: DISCONNECTED -> DISCONNECTED |
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wlan0: Cancelling scan request |
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wlan0: Cancelling authentication timeout |
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Off-channel: Clear pending Action frame TX (pending_action_tx=(nil) |
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sendto: No such file or directory |
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Note all the "sendmsg(cmd_socket): No such file or directory" entries. |
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I asked Mr. Google about this. He pointed me to |
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https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-1080388-start-0.html where the |
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answer in the last post is... |
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> Disable USE="privsep" on wpa_supplicant. |
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I did that and now it works. A scan shows a slew of devices. According |
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to https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Wpa_supplicant USE="privsep" will... |
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> Enable wpa_priv privledge separation binary |
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Before, I start using the notebook in wifi mode, are there any |
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problems with not using "privsep"? |
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-- |
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Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org> |
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I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications |