On 12 June 2010 23:30, Suvayu Ali <fatkasuvayu+linux@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Saturday 12 June 2010 02:28 PM, Sam Sharpe wrote: >> On 12 June 2010 22:16, Suvayu Ali<fatkasuvayu+linux@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> On Saturday 12 June 2010 01:52 PM, Andrea wrote: >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> It does not seem possible to create a wifi system connection with network manager. >>>> The option is greyed out. >>>> >>>> How do I enable it? >>>> >>> >>> You can try enabling it by directly editing the configuration file. You >>> should be able to find the appropriate network device file under >>> >>> /etc/sysconfig/networking/devices/ifcfg-* >>> >>> You need to add a line like this, >>> >>> ONBOOT=yes >> >> This has almost nothing to do with NetworkManager, Wifi or the OP's question. >> > > Didn't the OP want a wifi connection to be available to _everyone_, but > was unable to set it up because the option was greyed out? I thought > this was how you achieved that from the terminal, or am I missing something? NetworkManager stores connection information in GConf, not in the files you referred to. They are irrelevant to a NetworkManager controlled connection. Here's a user connection: [sam@samlap ~ ]$ gconftool-2 -R /system/networking/connections/5/connection timestamp = 1276383598 type = 802-11-wireless id = Auto <deleted> name = connection uuid = <deleted> I don't have any system connections to show you, but they would be stored in the system gconf in /etc/gconf/gconf.xml.system/ -- Sam -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
