Bug 2455469
| Summary: | Configuring WifI network via Network pane appears to not work | ||
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| Product: | [Fedora] Fedora | Reporter: | Brandon Nielsen <nielsenb> |
| Component: | plasma-setup | Assignee: | Neal Gompa <ngompa13> |
| Status: | CLOSED ERRATA | QA Contact: | |
| Severity: | medium | Docs Contact: | |
| Priority: | unspecified | ||
| Version: | 44 | CC: | agurenko, awilliam, bgalvani, kde-sig, kparal, lruzicka, ngompa13, renner0, robatino |
| Target Milestone: | --- | ||
| Target Release: | --- | ||
| Hardware: | Unspecified | ||
| OS: | Linux | ||
| Whiteboard: | AcceptedBlocker | ||
| Fixed In Version: | plasma-setup-6.6.4-4.fc44 | Doc Type: | --- |
| Doc Text: | Story Points: | --- | |
| Clone Of: | Environment: | ||
| Last Closed: | 2026-04-16 23:41:08 UTC | Type: | --- |
| Regression: | --- | Mount Type: | --- |
| Documentation: | --- | CRM: | |
| Verified Versions: | Category: | --- | |
| oVirt Team: | --- | RHEL 7.3 requirements from Atomic Host: | |
| Cloudforms Team: | --- | Target Upstream Version: | |
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| Bug Depends On: | |||
| Bug Blocks: | 2362359 | ||
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Description
Brandon Nielsen
2026-04-06 17:01:54 UTC
Proposed as a Blocker for 44-final by Fedora user nielsenb using the blocker tracking app because: [Initial setup doesn't pass a basic functionality test](https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_44_Final_Release_Criteria#First_boot_experience) Similar bug submitted by Derek Enz in upstream KDE: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=514841 Discussed at 2026-04-06 blocker review meeting: https://meetbot-raw.fedoraproject.org//blocker-review_matrix_fedoraproject-org/2026-04-06/f44-blocker-review.2026-04-06-16.00.html . Accepted as a blocker as a violation of the criterion cited by Brandon. From upstream bug (thanks Kristen McWilliam): This works as expected on my F43 system & on KDE Linux: *Correct Behaviour* Connect to wifi network `Merritt` -> config is created at `/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/Merritt.nmconnection` and the `[connection]` group has no `permissions` key. Then on F44 Rawhide: *Incorrect behaviour* Connect to wifi network `Merritt` -> config is created at `/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/Merritt-74033867-13bd-4541-94b3-923c57841384.nmconnection` and the `[connection]` group _does have_ the `permissions` key. When setup with plasma-setup it is `permissions=user:plasma-setup:;` and when setup from a regular session it is `permissions=user:merritt:;` (`merritt` being whatever the username is). So when plasma-setup does it, the new user doesn't have access because the connection has been set for only the plasma-setup user. When the new user sets the connection, that is overwritten with that user's permission — but it still isn't a global connection like it should be. Beniamino, do you have any idea what change in NetworkManager might be causing this? Is it a bug, or how can plasma-setup workaround it so that when it creates network connections, they are global? Never mind, I figured it out, I think. Build running. FEDORA-2026-fe3d8d4767 (aurorae-6.6.4-1.fc44, bluedevil-6.6.4-1.fc44, and 145 more) has been submitted as an update to Fedora 44. https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-fe3d8d4767 Please test with https://adamwill.fedorapeople.org/04593058-Fedora-KDE-Live-x86_64-FEDORA-2026-fe3d8d4767.iso . Thanks! FEDORA-2026-fe3d8d4767 has been pushed to the Fedora 44 testing repository. Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command: `sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh --advisory=FEDORA-2026-fe3d8d4767` You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-fe3d8d4767 See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates. Whoops, sorry, that one was bad. Try https://adamwill.fedorapeople.org/04594107-Fedora-KDE-Live-x86_64-FEDORA-2026-fe3d8d4767.iso instead. (In reply to Adam Williamson from comment #9) > Whoops, sorry, that one was bad. Try > https://adamwill.fedorapeople.org/04594107-Fedora-KDE-Live-x86_64-FEDORA- > 2026-fe3d8d4767.iso instead. This fix does the trick. When WIFI is configured in plasma-setup, the settings persist after login into the newly installed system. Verified fixed also in RC 1.2. FEDORA-2026-fe3d8d4767 has been pushed to the Fedora 44 testing repository. Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command: `sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh --advisory=FEDORA-2026-fe3d8d4767` You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-fe3d8d4767 See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates. I can confirm this is fixed for me in RC 1.2 FEDORA-2026-fe3d8d4767 (aurorae-6.6.4-1.fc44, bluedevil-6.6.4-1.fc44, and 145 more) has been pushed to the Fedora 44 stable repository. If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report. |