Hi all, my cubes on the laptop always forgets the wifi password which is quite annoying to retype it every boot up.
Maybe it is not a bug but a feature, so I do not forget my disk mantra and the wifi key. Who knows?
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It’s a feature of setting sys-net up as a disposable qube.
To have your wifi connection persist, find your <ACCESS_POINT>.nmconnection file in sys-net
find / -type f -name "*.nmconnection"
and copy it into the disposable template (e.g., <DEFAULT-DVM>). Then, in the disposable template create the following folder
mkdir -p /rw/config/NM-system-connections/
and copy the file there, where it will persist. Finally, add the following line to /rw/config/rc.local:
echo "nmcli connection up <ACCESS_POINT>" >> /rw/config/rc.local
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Depending on needs, it’s possible to have sys-net being an AppVM and not a disposable qube.
I wrote a guide here How can I make sys-net from disposable to non-disposable - #3 by solene
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Store the wifi passwords in the keepassxc program inside the vault qube.
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good solution.
Maybe, we need a dialog for the network manager to “fire” this setting into default-dvm:
Button: make wifi setting permanent
This would help the standard “dissident / investigative press / amnesty” user of Qubes.
A basic thing like learning wifi passwords should not take a bigger procedure with the shell.
So an additional dialog should be hacked for qubes, maybe in python.
But thanks for your help.
The wifi-key does not need into a vault as the template of dvm is not active normally so nobody could steal from there provided the insulation of the storage is kept.
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