Keeps asking for auth for wireless network every few minutes

[Anders Feder]

Every few minutes, a dialog pops up asking for the passphrase to one of the wireless networks I configured automatic connection for, even when I click 'Cancel' in the dialog window.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: network-manager-gnome 0.8.9997+git.20110726t113022.cc3d423-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.0.0-8.11-generic 3.0.1
Uname: Linux 3.0.0-8-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
CRDA: Error: [Errno 2] Ingen sådan fil eller filkatalog
Date: Sun Aug 14 14:01:34 2011
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/nm-applet
IfupdownConfig:
 auto lo
 iface lo inet loopback

 auto eth0
 iface eth0 inet dhcp
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
IpRoute:
 default via 10.64.64.64 dev ppp0 proto static
 default dev eth0 scope link metric 1002
 10.64.64.64 dev ppp0 proto kernel scope link src 95.209.225.22
 169.254.0.0/16 dev eth0 proto kernel scope link src 169.254.10.8
IwConfig: Error: [Errno 2] Ingen sådan fil eller filkatalog
Keyfiles: Error: [Errno 2] Ingen sådan fil eller filkatalog
NetDevice.eth0:
 Error: [Errno 2] Ingen sådan fil eller filkatalog
 X: INTERFACE_MAC=00:26:9e:c8:3f:dd
NetDevice.lo:
 Error: [Errno 2] Ingen sådan fil eller filkatalog
 X: INTERFACE_MAC=00:00:00:00:00:00
NetDevice.ppp0:
 Error: [Errno 2] Ingen sådan fil eller filkatalog
 X: INTERFACE_MAC=
NetDevice.wlan0:
 Error: [Errno 2] Ingen sådan fil eller filkatalog
 X: INTERFACE_MAC=00:1e:64:3b:09:d2
NetworkManager.state:
 [main]
 NetworkingEnabled=true
 WirelessEnabled=true
 WWANEnabled=true
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=da:en
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=da_DK.UTF-8
 LC_MESSAGES=da_DK.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
RfKill: Error: [Errno 2] Ingen sådan fil eller filkatalog
SourcePackage: network-manager-applet
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-08-14 (0 days ago)

[Anders Feder (afeder)]

The offending wireless network in WifiSyslog.txt is 'ZyXEL' (configured as 'Auto ZyXEL'). I can't tell exactly what the log means, but it does indicate something 'invalid' happening with respect to this network.

[Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre (cyphermox)]

The connection is getting marked invalid because it appears to require a password, yet that password is not available:

Aug 14 13:37:42 localhost NetworkManager[972]: <info> Activation (wlan0/wireless): access point 'Auto ZyXEL' has security, but secrets are required.
Aug 14 13:37:42 localhost NetworkManager[972]: <info> (wlan0): device state change: config -> need-auth (reason 'none') [50 60 0]
Aug 14 13:37:42 localhost NetworkManager[972]: <info> Unmanaged Device found; state CONNECTED forced. (see http://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/191889)
Aug 14 13:37:42 localhost NetworkManager[972]: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete.
Aug 14 13:37:47 localhost NetworkManager[972]: <warn> No agents were available for this request.
Aug 14 13:37:47 localhost NetworkManager[972]: <info> (wlan0): device state change: need-auth -> failed (reason 'no-secrets') [60 120 7]

Is it correctly configured in the connection's settings? If not, what type of desktop do you use? nm-applet should always be asking for the password (as long as it's running).

[Anders Feder (afeder)]

A password was correctly configured for the connection. However, I no longer experience the issue - I assume it must have been fixed.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for network-manager-applet (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]