Re: "login" keyring

[Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com>]

On Tue, 2007-10-16 at 01:50 +0200, Giovanni Lovato wrote:
> Darren Albers wrote:
> > On Sun, 2007-10-14 at 12:18 +0200, Giovanni Lovato wrote:
> >> On a fresh install of Ubuntu Gutsy, I have NM 0.6.5. When I first 
> >> connect to a wireless network, it stores passphrase on unlocked "login" 
> >> keyring, no more on the locked "default" keyring. It's not a problem for 
> >> me that, but next time I login NM doesn't connect and syslog:
> >>
> [CUT]
> >> <info>  Activation (eth1) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
> >> <info>  Activation (eth1) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
> >> <info>  Activation (eth1) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled...
> >> <info>  Activation (eth1) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
> >> <info>  Activation (eth1) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting...
> >> <info>  Activation (eth1/wireless): access point 'Telperion' is 
> >> encrypted, but NO valid key exists.  New key needed.
> >> <info>  Activation (eth1) New wireless user key requested for network 
> >> 'Telperion'.
> >> <info>  Activation (eth1) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete.
> >> <info>  Activation (eth1) New wireless user key for network 'Telperion' 
> >> received.
> >>
> >> and so on...
> >> I have always to unset gconf entries and reconnect manually.
> >> Where do you think the problem is?
> >>
> >> Thank you!
> >> G.L.
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> > 
> > It sounds like your keyring isn't being unlocked...  I would file a bug
> > on launchpad.net since this seems like a Gutsy specific issue (Though I
> > am running Gutsy without the issue you describe).
> 
> Reading log files I guess my keyring is being unlocked correctly:
> 
> gdm[6175]: pam_unix(gdm:session): session opened for user giovanni by
> (uid=0)
> gdm[6175]: gkr-pam: unlocked 'login' keyring
> 
> And it seems also NM is receiving the key:
> 
> <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
> <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
> <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled...
> <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
> <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting...
> <info>  Activation (wlan0/wireless): access point 'Laurelin' is 
> encrypted, but NO valid key exists.  New key needed.
> <info>  Activation (wlan0) New wireless user key requested for network 
> 'Laurelin'.
> <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete.
> <info>  Activation (wlan0) New wireless user key for network 'Laurelin' 
> received.
> <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) scheduled...
> <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) started...
> <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) scheduled...
> <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage 1 of 5 (Device Prepare) complete.
> <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) starting...
> <info>  Activation (wlan0/wireless): access point 'Laurelin' is 
> encrypted, but NO valid key exists.  New key needed.
> <info>  Activation (wlan0) New wireless user key requested for network 
> 'Laurelin'.
> <info>  Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete.
> 
> But doesn't bring up the interface and it loops on those stages. The key 
> is correct because if I unset gconf entries and retry to connect all 
> goes fine, it saves the key to the keyring and then connects.
> The problem appears the next login, so I have to unset gconf entries and 
> always recreate the connection...
> 
> I have that issue on two different fresh Gutsy installation. Do you 
> think it's a Gutsy related bug, my fault or NM?

Can you provide the output of an 'iwlist <interface name> scan' for the
'Laurelin' access point?

Thanks,
Dan

> Thank you!
> G.L.
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