spews logs with "supplicant connection state change"
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
NetworkManager |
Invalid
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
wpa_supplicant |
Won't Fix
|
Medium
|
|||
network-manager (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
|
Low
|
Unassigned | ||
wpasupplicant (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
|
Low
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: network-manager
NetworkManager completely clogs up all the system logs with messages like this:
Nov 5 01:36:32 inspiron NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 7 -> 0
Nov 5 01:36:32 inspiron NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 0 -> 2
Nov 5 01:36:33 inspiron NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 2 -> 3
Nov 5 01:36:33 inspiron NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 3 -> 4
Nov 5 01:36:33 inspiron NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 4 -> 5
Nov 5 01:36:33 inspiron NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 5 -> 6
Nov 5 01:36:33 inspiron NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 6 -> 7
Nov 5 01:38:32 inspiron NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 7 -> 0
Nov 5 01:38:32 inspiron NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 0 -> 2
Nov 5 01:38:33 inspiron NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 2 -> 3
Nov 5 01:38:33 inspiron NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 3 -> 4
Nov 5 01:38:33 inspiron NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 4 -> 5
Nov 5 01:38:33 inspiron NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 5 -> 6
Nov 5 01:38:33 inspiron NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 6 -> 7
Nov 5 01:40:32 inspiron NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 7 -> 0
Nov 5 01:40:32 inspiron NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 0 -> 2
Nov 5 01:40:33 inspiron NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 2 -> 3
Nov 5 01:40:33 inspiron NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 3 -> 4
Nov 5 01:40:33 inspiron NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 4 -> 5
Nov 5 01:40:33 inspiron NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 5 -> 6
Nov 5 01:40:33 inspiron NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 6 -> 7
Nov 5 01:42:35 inspiron NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 7 -> 0
Nov 5 01:42:35 inspiron NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 0 -> 2
Nov 5 01:42:36 inspiron NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 2 -> 3
Nov 5 01:42:36 inspiron NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 3 -> 4
Nov 5 01:42:36 inspiron NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 4 -> 5
Nov 5 01:42:36 inspiron NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 5 -> 6
Nov 5 01:42:36 inspiron NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 6 -> 7
Nov 5 01:44:32 inspiron NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 7 -> 0
Nov 5 01:44:32 inspiron NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 0 -> 2
Nov 5 01:44:33 inspiron NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 2 -> 3
Nov 5 01:44:33 inspiron NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 3 -> 4
Nov 5 01:44:33 inspiron NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 4 -> 5
Nov 5 01:44:33 inspiron NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 5 -> 6
Nov 5 01:44:33 inspiron NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 6 -> 7
Nov 5 01:46:32 inspiron NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 7 -> 0
Nov 5 01:46:32 inspiron NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 0 -> 2
Nov 5 01:46:33 inspiron NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 2 -> 3
Nov 5 01:46:34 inspiron NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 3 -> 4
Nov 5 01:46:34 inspiron NetworkManager: <info> (eth1): supplicant connection state change: 4 -> 5
If this stuff really needs to be logged for some reason, can't it be directed to its own file? It makes the logs really difficult to read and wastes disk space.
Changed in wpasupplicant: | |
status: | Unknown → Confirmed |
Changed in wpasupplicant: | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
Changed in wpasupplicant: | |
status: | Confirmed → Invalid |
Changed in network-manager: | |
status: | Invalid → Confirmed |
Changed in wpasupplicant: | |
status: | Confirmed → Won't Fix |
Changed in wpasupplicant: | |
importance: | Unknown → Medium |
I also wonder why my connection changes state all the time... If it really does.