Re: how to export wpa_supplicant.conf from networkmanager

[Larry Finger <Larry Finger lwfinger net>]

On 06/20/2013 09:03 AM, Pavel Simerda wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Wayne" <brocean gmail com>
> > To: networkmanager-list gnome org
> > Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2013 11:26:42 AM
> > Subject: how to export wpa_supplicant.conf from networkmanager
> >
> > Hi! All,
> > Sorry to disturb.
> > I have a wili in office, the ubuntu can connect to it using networkmanger,
> > but my anroid phone can't.
> > The wpa_supplicant could be edited to enable the connection, but I don't know
> > how to write the configuration.
> >
> > So my question is: could I export the wifi config from networkmanger to
> > wpa_supplicant format.
> > Networkmanager should know the correct config.
>
> AFAIK you can just connect and search /run (and similar directories, depending on distribution) for the 
> configuration file.

On my system, "ps ax" shows the following startup line for wpa_supplicant:

/usr/sbin/wpa_supplicant -c /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf -u -f 
/var/log/wpa_supplicant.log

That indicates that the configuration file is 
/etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf. It may be different for your distro, 
but the starting line will tell you where it is.

Larry