Re: NM forgets CA certificate

[Dan Williams <dcbw redhat com>]

On Wed, 2010-01-13 at 15:48 -0500, Matthew Saltzman wrote:
> I don't recall if I wrote before about this, but I don't think so.  I've
> been thinking about it.
> 
> I have a PEAP connection that requires a separate CA cert from the usual
> bundle.  The first time I connect after a reboot, the connection always
> times out.  When the configuration dialog pops up, it shows "CA

Any idea why it's timing out?  Does /var/log/messages or wpa_supplicant
debugging show anything interesting?

> certificate: (None)".  Opening the dialog allows me to select the cert

Are all the other settings successfully preserved?

> file and then the connection is fine (although the Wireless Security
> config window shows no cert), even across movements to another network
> and back, until the next boot or NM restart.

What version of NM?

> Also, it seems that I should be able to use the cert as I got it from
> Entrust as a .cer or after conversion to a .der, but neither of those
> works for me (although it does work for others).  I had to get someone
> to send me a .der that we knew worked, and I use that.

You should be able to use it as a .cer actually; any chance you can
reply with the contents of that certificate so I can find out why it's
not recognized?  Is it the case that it doesn't even show up in the file
chooser?

Dan