[pkg-wpa-devel] Bug#567710: wpasupplicant: dbus config file wrong - doesn't associate

[Kel Modderman]

On Sunday 31 January 2010 06:46:01 Philipp Marek wrote:
> Package: wpasupplicant
> Version: 0.6.9-3
> Severity: normal
> 
> I think that the dbus configuration file at
> 
>   /usr/share/dbus-1/system-services/fi.epitest.hostap.WPASupplicant.service
> 
> is wrong; the line
> 
>   Exec=/sbin/wpa_supplicant -u -s

It is correct. There is no problem there.


> 
> doesn't work for me; no key gets set for the wireless interface, although
> an strace shows that wpa_supplicant is reading the config file and setting
> the ESSID and the frequency (via ioctl), but no keys.
> 
> 
> 
> If I replace the line with
> 
>   Exec=/sbin/wpa_supplicant -i wlan0 -c /etc/wpa_supplicant/home.conf
> 
> I get a connection just fine.

Then whatever dbus-using user interface which feeds the dbus activated
wpa_supplicant process is at fault or poorly configured.

> 
> 
> Strangely it did work some days ago (1-3 weeks); but that's where I could
> trace an error.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Phil

Maybe NetworkManager and associated libs changed.

Closing.

Thanks, Kel.