NetworkManager still not integrated properly into kde desktop

[Anne Wilson]

On Thursday 22 January 2009 14:44:12 Rex Dieter wrote:
> Anne Wilson wrote:
> > On Thursday 22 January 2009 13:58:49 Rex Dieter wrote:
> >> Anne Wilson wrote:
> >>> On Thursday 22 January 2009 12:44:14 Rex Dieter wrote:
> >>>> Neal Becker wrote:
> >>>>> Ever since F10, nm-applet is still used on kde and doesn't work
> >>>>> correctly.  It always asks for passwords.  The issue is with talking
> >>>>> to gnome-keyring-daemon IIUC.  On my desktop, at least, this is still
> >>>>> not fixed.
> >>>>
> >>>> Works for some, not for others.  *shrug*. gnome-keyring is a
> >>>> tempermental black-box sometimes, it seems.
> >>>
> >>> It asks for the password every time I connect, on my netbook, and it is
> >>> most annoying.  What's more, if the connection is dropped it asks for
> >>> it again, and then fails to connect.
> >>>
> >>> Why does it need this at all?  My Mandriva laptop manages the
> >>> connection without this hassle.
> >>
> >> Not *needed*, gnome-keyring isn't required, but optional, but then
> >> you're guaranteed to have to re-enter passwords on every connect.
> >
> > I was told to remove the  login.keyring from .gnome2/keyrings/
> >
> > I did, but when next I started it asked me for my passphrase, then asked
> > for a password for the keyring.  I'm back to square one.
>
> Remove keyring, logout, login.  If you have gnome-keyring-pam installed
> and it's functioning properly, you shouldn't ever have to type a
> passphrase.  If it does, it (gnome-keyring and/or has a bug somewhere,
> (and it's not a kde one).
>
It's installed.  Whether it's functioning properly I don't know.  I guess it 
is another bug :-(  There are so many filed against NM that it's hard to know 
which one to attach comments to.

> Silly question: why are issues/bugs with gnome-keyring being discussed
> on a kde list?  My guess is that this isn't the best place to get stuff
> like that resolved... :)
>
Because you at least try to help us with our problems :-)

Anne

Anne
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