Bug 696828

Summary: Network manager does not remember wifi-passwords
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: markm <marek78uk>
Component: NetworkManagerAssignee: Dan Williams <dcbw>
Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: 15CC: dcbw, jan.public, jklimes
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Hardware: x86_64   
OS: Linux   
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Image showing nm-connection-editor with no password stored. none

Description markm 2011-04-14 23:38:11 UTC 
Description of problem:

Network manager fails to remember wifi passwords. Upon login I have to re-enter my wifi password.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

$ rpm -qa | grep NetworkManager
NetworkManager-openvpn-0.8.995-1.fc15.x86_64
NetworkManager-pptp-0.8.995-1.fc15.x86_64
NetworkManager-gnome-0.8.998-2.git20110406.fc15.x86_64
NetworkManager-glib-0.8.998-2.git20110406.fc15.x86_64
NetworkManager-0.8.998-2.git20110406.fc15.x86_64
NetworkManager-openconnect-0.8.1-7.git20110326.fc15.x86_64
NetworkManager-vpnc-0.8.996-2.fc15.x86_64


How reproducible:

always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Log in to Gnome-Shell
2. Connect to the new network, not stored by NM
3. Type wifi password
4. check connection (ie. run firefox or check email in Evolution)
5. Log out
6. Log in
  
Actual results:

wifi is disconnected and user has to manually select network, then type the password

Expected results:

password would be remembered on user's profile, then during next session user can start using internet without having to re-type their wifi password

Additional info:
Comment 1 Jirka Klimes 2011-04-18 15:32:44 UTC 
I can't reproduce that.
What type of WiFi network do you use (WEP, WPA, ...)?
Could you check whether the password is stored, by running nm-connection-editor and look at your connection ('Wireless' tab, click on your connection and 'Edit...')?
Comment 2 markm 2011-04-30 12:30:22 UTC 
WiFi Network, encrypted with WPA.

Unless I save the password through nm-connection-editor, no password is remembered.
Comment 3 markm 2011-04-30 12:31:18 UTC 
Created attachment 495955 [details]
Image showing nm-connection-editor with no password stored.

Image showing nm-connection-editor with no password stored.
Comment 4 Jirka Klimes 2011-05-03 14:11:55 UTC 
Can you try with the latest NetworkManager?

The password should get stored in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/keys-Auto_<yourSSID>
Comment 5 markm 2011-05-03 20:36:41 UTC 
it looks like the latest version of NetworkManager fixed the issue.

using NetworkManager-0.8.998-3.git20110419.fc15.x86_64

thanks!