[Fwd: Re: Leap authentication problem in NM.- once again]

[Aaron Konstam <akonstam sbcglobal net>]

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From: Aaron Konstam <akonstam sbcglobal net>
To: Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com>
Subject: Re: Leap authentication problem in NM.- once again
Date: Fri, 06 Jul 2007 08:53:06 -0500

On Thu, 2007-07-05 at 22:49 -0400, Dan Williams wrote:
> 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
> 
I am asked for a user and passwd. Then I am asked for a passphrase. But
no request ever appears on login asking me to enter the passphrase.
It is frustrating I am sure for both of us. This used to work in the
Unstable version last September.

Should I post the syslog entries as Darren Albers asked for or is it
time for a bugzilla?

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