Default keyring for NetworkManager

[Marko Vojinovic]

On Sunday 29 November 2009 21:54:11 Timothy Murphy wrote:
> Sam Varshavchik wrote:
> > Use seahorse to set a blank password on your keyring. If it won't let
> > you, delete your keyring completely. On the next login you'll be prompted
> > to create one, create it with a blank password.
> 
> What can one do on a KDE system?
> As far as I can see, seahorse is a Gnome speciality.

Yes, but it won't hurt much. Do a "yum install seahorse" (it will have one or 
two dependencies), use it to set an empty password, then "yum remove seahorse" 
and its dependency, and you are done. :-)
 
> Would knetworkmanager be any help?

I tried it instead of nm-applet, but somehow didn't feel stable enough. Since 
nm-applet was favored to knetworkmanager on the very KDE spin, I guess the 
latter is not quite there yet. Besides, I got used to nm-applet, and it works 
ok for me.

> This NetworkManager password business seems completely crazy to me.

The whole thing has nothing to do with NM itself. The issue is between nm-
applet and default keyring (Gnome) or knetworkmanager and kde wallet (KDE). 
It's all about where to store the wireless keys and who can read them.

Best, :-)
Marko