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On Wednesday, 6 September 2017 22:29:29 BST allan gottlieb wrote: |
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> On Wed, Sep 06 2017, Alan McKinnon wrote: |
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> > On 06/09/2017 18:31, allan gottlieb wrote: |
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> >> My system runs gnome3/systemd. I use NetworkManager, which is mostly |
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> >> working fine. |
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> >> |
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> >> At work the desired network is named "nyu". The sysadmins say I need to |
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> >> change at least one security parameter. When I open the gui it shows |
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> >> the network configuration parameters (by clicking the gear) and lets me |
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> >> select different values. However the "Apply" button never becomes |
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> >> active so I can only "Cancel". |
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> >> |
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> >> If I try to select the "nyu" network it asks for the password, which I |
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> >> know and enter. I then click the appropriate button (something like |
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> >> "apply" or "ok"). As expected the window goes away but I am not |
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> >> connected and the window reappears. |
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> >> |
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> >> A "tip" from the sys admins at work is to somehow tell my system to |
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> >> forget all it knows about the network "nyu", but neither I nor they know |
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> >> how to do it (they don't "fully support" linux). |
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> >> |
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> >> Any help would be appreciated. |
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> > |
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> > Your sysadmins are talking shit. What they need to do is tell you what |
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> > the security settings are for that SSID. If it's a corporate firm it's |
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> > likely something along the lines of "Protected EAP (PEAP)" and they must |
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> > tell you what it requires. Or, find a working Windows machine and check |
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> > it's wireless network property for that SSID. Usually, one can figure it |
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> > out relatively easily. |
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> > |
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> > That your sysadmins don't know this is a rather brutal indictement of |
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> > your sysadmins... |
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> > |
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> > In connman one often has delete and re-create connections as it often |
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> > happens there isn't an Edit button in connman applets! But not in |
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> > NetworkManager: |
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> > right click -> Config -> Edit -> Save |
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> > always does the trick if you click the right buttons in the Edit step |
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> I must not have been clear. They told me about peap etc. |
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> I can't make network manager change to the desired configuration. |
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> When I change the settings, the gui doesn't let me apply the change. |
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> |
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> allan |
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This sounds like an OS user permissions problem. Do you have sys-auth/polkit |
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installed and is USE="policykit" enabled for networkmanager? |
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Also have a read here in case you need to create this rule: |
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https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/NetworkManager#Fixing_nm-applet_insufficient_privileges |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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