[SOLVED] Initializing VPN in networkmanager Cause Request for Default Keyring Passphrase

vtel57 · 05-22-2016, 10:50 PM

Thank you, Didier! Sadly, as I've gotten older, I've lost interest in tweaking and finding work-arounds. I know that sounds very un-slackerish, but it is what it is. I think I'll just continue to manually enter the password for the vpn in nm and then cancel the default keyring request as I've been doing. It's so much easier than chasing down packages that are foreign to Slackware and either compiling from source or finding a SlackBuild. I'm getting old AND lazy, it seems.

Oh, and there is a SlackBuild by Andrew Roland, but it has dependencies that must be hunted down and installed first. Ain't it always that way. Well, if I wanted easy-peasy, I'd be running Ubuntu, huh? HA!

BratPit · 05-23-2016, 02:51 AM

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Originally Posted by vtel57

Greeting Slackers!

My question is this: how can I get nm to remember the damned vpn passwords so I won't have to enter them each time? And, how do I get this damned keying default passphrase request to stop popping up... or how can I set the passphrase?

Thanks!

~Eric

Just edit this vpn options in /etc/NetworkMmanager/system-connections/<your_vpn> settings like this.

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password-flags=0 #change to 0 = not using key-ring

[vpn-secrets] #add section
password=<secret password> #using this

Enjoy .

cwizardone · 05-23-2016, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by vtel57

.....Sadly, as I've gotten older, I've lost interest in tweaking and finding work-arounds. I know that sounds very un-slackerish, but it is what it is. I think..........

Ditto!
"Golden years?" HA!!!!

vtel57 · 05-23-2016, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by BratPit

Just edit this vpn options in /etc/NetworkMmanager/system-connections/<your_vpn> settings like this...

"Did you find this post helpful? Yes."

Yes, yes... a THOUSAND times YES!

Brad, my man... not only are you an awesome actor (one of my favs, actually), but you're pretty damned sharp when it comes to tweaking Linux. Thanks large boat loads!

I had actually tried the direct edit method at first, but without knowing how to disable the keyring request for saving the password, it, of course, didn't work. However, it sure as H3LL is working now.

It's OK to tell everyone that you helped one of the docs.slackware.com admins/editors to fix something on his own Slack installation. It will, at the very least, provide for a few laughs. Besides, I never claimed to be a Slackware guru. I only got the job because I have a passing knowledge of the proper use of grammar and punctuation.

Later... and thanks again!

~Eric L.