Bug 805655 - Secrets dialog won't accept input
Summary: Secrets dialog won't accept input
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Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: kde-plasma-networkmanagement
Version: 16
Hardware: x86_64
OS: Linux
unspecified
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Rex Dieter
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2012-03-21 18:29 UTC by Mark Haney
Modified: 2013-02-13 21:31 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

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Last Closed: 2013-02-13 21:31:35 UTC
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Snapshot of the problem dialog box. (20.46 KB, image/png)
2012-03-21 18:29 UTC, Mark Haney
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Description Mark Haney 2012-03-21 18:29:00 UTC
Created attachment 571808 [details]
Snapshot of the problem dialog box.

Description of problem:
With a wireless connection, I can input the WEP key into the connection|edit dialog just fine.  But, when I want to activate the network, it goes to 'waiting for authorization' and I get a KWallet auth prompt.  When I input password there I get another dialog box with the Title 'Secrets for <network> KDE Daemon' with a text input, a checkbox for 'show password' and OK & Cancel buttons. However, I cannot input anything using any keyboard (laptop or USB kbd) nor can I copy/paste anything into this dialog.  And when I press OK it keeps popping up and only goes away when I hit Cancel. Which keeps my wireless network connection from coming up.

Note: This is NOT a problem on an open network with no authentication.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
kde-plasma-networkmanagement-0.9.0-1.fc16.x86_64

How reproducible:
Every time on a WEP network.  Haven't tried a WPA network as I don't have one nearby.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Input credentials into wireless connection
2. Start connection
3. Dialog pops up and refuses any input
  
Actual results:
No input.

Expected results:
Input key for WEP connection and connection authenticates and opens for use.

Additional info:
This is a brand new install of F16 on a Gateway/Samsung Netbook that has run Windows 7 and Kubuntu Linux for over a year with no trouble.  In Kubuntu I never saw that dialog and I connected it to the very same network I'm trying to connect to now.

I'll be glad to offer any additional info you need.

Comment 1 calcdude84se 2012-04-14 19:23:23 UTC
I have a similar problem. WPA as well as WEP networks are affected. However, the following works for me as a workaround:
1. Connect to an unsecured network
2. Connect to the WEP/WPA-secured network
I proceed to connect just fine to the secured network. Looking at /var/log/messages, the failed connection attempt and successful one go mostly the same, except the successful one has the following lines while the failed one does not:
Apr 14 14:56:30 **** NetworkManager[973]: NetworkManager[973]: <info> Config: added 'wep_key0' value '<omitted>'
Apr 14 14:56:30 **** NetworkManager[973]: NetworkManager[973]: <info> Config: added 'wep_tx_keyidx' value '0'

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