[pkg-wpa-devel] Bug#576376: Bug#576376: wpasupplicant: should not start if no wlan device is present

[kel at otaku42.de]

>> No it does not, Prove it.
>
> excuse me? what do you want: come over and i show it to you?

Some data that supports the statement made in the initial bug report. None
was provided.

>
> - the only thing starting wpa_supplicant i can find is the script
> mentioned

D-Bus is also able to start wpa_supplicant.

> - ifconfig does not enumerate a single wlan device

wpa_supplicant is not just for wireless devices.

> - ps ax lists wpa_supplicant
> $ ps ax | grep wpa_supplicant
>   7949 ?        S      0:00 /sbin/wpa_supplicant -u -s

That process was started via D-Bus service activation (note the -u option)
- most likely by NetworkManager. It was definitely not started via the
ifupdown shell scripts.

>
> do you have maybe more helpful comments?

Closing the bug report, it is invalid.

Kel.