Re: Leap authentication problem in NM.- once again

[Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com>]

On Thu, 2007-07-05 at 15:14 -0500, Aaron Konstam wrote:
> On Thu, 2007-07-05 at 13:23 -0400, Darren Albers wrote:
> > On 7/5/07, Aaron Konstam <akonstam sbcglobal net> wrote:
> > > On Mon, 2007-07-02 at 15:18 -0500, Aaron Konstam wrote:
> > > > I am using NetworkManager-0.6.5-6.fc7 on F7 but it is not working
> > > > properly.
> > > >
> > > > When I set up a WEP authentication I am asked to enter the id number of
> > > > the Access point then I am asked for a passwd phrase which when entered
> > > > causes the connecton to be made.
> > > >
> > > > When I subsequently login I am asked for the passwd phrase; which when
> > > > entered proceeds to make the connection.
> > > >
> > > > When I choose LEAP authentication I am asked for a login and passwd.
> > > > Then I am asked for a passwd phrase (which I don't remember happening in
> > > > earlier LEAP authentication.) The connection is then made.
> > > >
> > > > Subsequently when I login to the machine I am not asked for a passwd
> > > > phrase and the NM-applet keeps searching endlessly for a connection.
> > > >
> > > > Something is wrong. Could someone either confirm that this is a error in
> > > > the program or tell me how to make it work?
> > >
> > > I don't know why complex questions can get answered but simple ones do
> > > not, so let me try again.
> > >
> > > Is LEAP authentication using NM supposed to ask you for a password at
> > > the end of the configuration process? It is happening and it screws
> > > things up as described above.
> > >
> > > If you want a bugzilla I will file one.
> > > --
> > > =======================================================================
> > > Well, Jim, I'm not much of an actor either.
> > > =======================================================================
> > > Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam sbcglobal net
> > >
> > >
> > 
> > Probably because not many people who lurk here answering questions
> > have used LEAP so they don't know the answer...
> > 
> > Is the second request for a passphrase your keyring passphrase?
> 
> Yes it is? Ok maybe it is time for a bugzilla. The developer of this
> capability must know how it is supposed to work, It used to work in an
> earlier NM version.

My guess is that it was the patch that made WPA[2] Enterprise
certificate stuff stop asking for passwords in applet-dbus-info.c,
nmi_dbus_get_key_for_network().  That changed the password request
logic, possibly for the worse with LEAP.  What exactly are your LEAP
options, just user and password, right?

Dan