how to transfer NM settings between computers

[Genes MailLists]

Does anyone know how to save all the networks settings stored via NM
applet - wired, wifi and vpn.

Ideal would be in text file format - which I can transfer to a
different computer and import back into its NM applet. Or copy to the
appropriate place to be read by nm/nm-applet.

Thanks!

gene/

[Brendan Jones]

On 04/01/2011 11:06 PM, Genes MailLists wrote:
> Does anyone know how to save all the networks settings stored via NM
> applet - wired, wifi and vpn.
>
> Ideal would be in text file format - which I can transfer to a
> different computer and import back into its NM applet. Or copy to the
> appropriate place to be read by nm/nm-applet.
> Thanks!
>
> gene/

You could investigate

gconftool-2 --dump /system/networking/connections > conns.xml

and

gconftool-2 --load conns.xml

However this will *not* work for F15. I'm not sure exactly where they're 
being managed in dconf or otherwise for F15.

Brendan

[Genes MailLists]

On 04/01/2011 09:50 AM, Brendan Jones wrote:
> On 04/01/2011 11:06 PM, Genes MailLists wrote:
> > Does anyone know how to save all the networks settings stored via NM
> > applet - wired, wifi and vpn.

...
> You could investigate
>
> gconftool-2 --dump /system/networking/connections > conns.xml

Does this include passwords ? I could not find them in the XML file?

...
> However this will *not* work for F15. I'm not sure exactly where they're 
> being managed in dconf or otherwise for F15.

Sigh ... it will be very sad/annoying/painful if we cannot re-use
these in going to f15 .. surely there must be some way to re-use them?

[Brendan Jones]

On 04/02/2011 12:02 AM, Genes MailLists wrote:
> On 04/01/2011 09:50 AM, Brendan Jones wrote:
> > You could investigate
> >
> > gconftool-2 --dump /system/networking/connections>  conns.xml
>
> Does this include passwords ? I could not find them in the XML file?

I have always rentered them - but you can try and view/export from 
Passwords and Encryption keys / seahorse although I have not tried it
> > However this will *not* work for F15. I'm not sure exactly where they're
> > being managed in dconf or otherwise for F15.
>
> Sigh ... it will be very sad/annoying/painful if we cannot re-use
> these in going to f15 .. surely there must be some way to re-use them?

I'm sure there will be a way as an upgrade will have to handle this. I 
need to do this by hand for one of my work machines and will let you know.

[mike cloaked]

On Fri, Apr 1, 2011 at 2:50 PM, Brendan Jones
 wrote:
> On 04/01/2011 11:06 PM, Genes MailLists wrote:
>  >
>  >    Does anyone know how to save all the networks settings stored via NM
>  > applet - wired, wifi and vpn.
>  >
>  >    Ideal would be in text file format - which I can transfer to a
>  > different computer and import back into its NM applet. Or copy to the
>  > appropriate place to be read by nm/nm-applet.
>  >
>  >
>  >     Thanks!
>  >
>  >    gene/
>  >
>
> You could investigate
>
> gconftool-2 --dump /system/networking/connections > conns.xml
>
> and
>
> gconftool-2 --load conns.xml
>
> However this will *not* work for F15. I'm not sure exactly where they're
> being managed in dconf or otherwise for F15.

This is likely to be a question that many other would also liked to
have asked - and I would like to know how this will work in f15 also.
There will surely be a significant need for a way to achieve this
transfer of connection info in f15.