Re: Including Network Manager configs in LiveCD

[Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com>]

On Sun, 2008-06-22 at 17:09 -0500, Todd Newell wrote:
> Hello,
>  
> I am hoping someone out there has some experience with Network Manager
> and livecd-creator.  I am trying to create a Live CD which includes
> VPN connection information for Network Manager.  Where in the system
> do the network configuration files reside (i.e. the files containing
> connection name, connection IP address, certificate file location,
> etc.)?  I want to be sure I have all pertinent config files related to
> a specific VPN connection, so I can copy them onto the Live CD's file
> system in the kickstart post install script.
>  
> More specifically, I am looking for some detailed information on where
> I need to place the config files on the LiveCD's file system so that I
> have an available connection to our VPN on logging in.
>  
> I have tried filling in user-specific information from
> ~/.gconf/system/networking/connections on a system with a working VPN
> connection into /etc/skel on the LiveCD, hoping that when I boot up
> the CD and log in to my user account, these settings will have been
> copied into the user's home directory and the connection will be
> active.  When I create the LiveCD in Fedora 8, the connection only
> works when I log out, then log back into that user.  When I create the
> CD in Fedora 9, the connection does not work at all (even when I log
> out and back in).  I can see that the config files were copied
> from /etc/skel to where I expected in the .gconf directory within the
> home directory.

You can use gconftool-2 to populate the connection at login-time, or you
can (as others have suggested) add the settings via GConf default
settings which would save startup time.  Neither of these methods should
require the login/logout dance.

Dan
 
> If anyone has anything they can share about the Live CD boot process
> and how it relates to starting Network Manager, I'd be most
> appreciative.  I have also posted this query on the LiveCD mailing
> list.
>  
> Thanks much,
> Todd
>  
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