Hi. Since the 20.2 release, I sometimes encounter an issue with the wi-fi, after shutting down the laptop. After opening it, it no longer connects to the wi-fi automatically and refuses to connect to any network whatsoever (except Ethernet Cable). What happens is that when I type a password, the Networks widget goes blank and once again shows the available connections, but without connecting to the previous one.
I found out that when I type the password and I enter the Network Configuration, it shows the wi-fi connection as being saved by the OS, but won’t work unless I manually type the password in Security -> Wi-Fi Security and set it to Store password for all users. This is somehow a temporary fix, because I have to manually input it everytime I boot the system.
The journalctl printed this while trying to connect to the network:
Journalctl -f
Dec 15 14:15:03 george-81bf NetworkManager[651]: [1608034503.6956] device (wlp3s0): Activation: starting connection ‘Casa Distractiei 5’ (1073a
5c4-14d9-4b41-b4fe-3469026211b8)
Dec 15 14:15:03 george-81bf audit[651]: USYS_CONFIG pid=651 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj==unconfined msg=‘op=connection-activate uuid=1073
a5c4-14d9-4b41-b4fe-3469026211b8 name=436173612044697374726163746965692035 pid=1060 uid=1000 result=success exe="/usr/bin/NetworkManager" hostname=? ad
dr=? terminal=? res=success’
Dec 15 14:15:03 george-81bf NetworkManager[651]: [1608034503.6960] audit: op=“connection-activate” uuid=“1073a5c4-14d9-4b41-b4fe-3469026211b8”
name=“Casa Distractiei 5” pid=1060 uid=1000 result=“success”
Dec 15 14:15:03 george-81bf NetworkManager[651]: [1608034503.6965] device (wlp3s0): state change: disconnected -> prepare (reason ‘none’, sys-i
face-state: ‘managed’)
Dec 15 14:15:03 george-81bf NetworkManager[651]: [1608034503.6979] manager: NetworkManager state is now CONNECTING
Dec 15 14:15:03 george-81bf kernel: audit: type=1111 audit(1608034503.693:122): pid=651 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj==unconfined msg=‘op=c
onnection-activate uuid=1073a5c4-14d9-4b41-b4fe-3469026211b8 name=436173612044697374726163746965692035 pid=1060 uid=1000 result=success exe="/usr/bin/N
etworkManager" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success’
Dec 15 14:15:03 george-81bf NetworkManager[651]: [1608034503.7023] device (wlp3s0): set-hw-addr: reset MAC address to CC:2F:71:E3:55:E4 (preser
ve)
Dec 15 14:15:03 george-81bf NetworkManager[651]: [1608034503.7046] device (wlp3s0): state change: prepare -> config (reason ‘none’, sys-iface-s
tate: ‘managed’)
Dec 15 14:15:03 george-81bf NetworkManager[651]: [1608034503.7057] device (wlp3s0): Activation: (wifi) access point ‘Casa Distractiei 5’ has se
curity, but secrets are required.
Dec 15 14:15:03 george-81bf NetworkManager[651]: [1608034503.7058] device (wlp3s0): state change: config -> need-auth (reason ‘none’, sys-iface
-state: ‘managed’)
Dec 15 14:15:03 george-81bf NetworkManager[651]: [1608034503.7164] device (wlp3s0): no secrets: No agents were available for this request.
Dec 15 14:15:03 george-81bf NetworkManager[651]: [1608034503.7165] device (wlp3s0): state change: need-auth -> failed (reason ‘no-secrets’, sys
-iface-state: ‘managed’)
Dec 15 14:15:03 george-81bf NetworkManager[651]: [1608034503.7178] manager: NetworkManager state is now DISCONNECTED
Dec 15 14:15:03 george-81bf NetworkManager[651]: [1608034503.7222] device (wlp3s0): Activation: failed for connection ‘Casa Distractiei 5’
Dec 15 14:15:03 george-81bf NetworkManager[651]: [1608034503.7231] device (wlp3s0): state change: failed -> disconnected (reason ‘none’, sys-if
ace-state: ‘managed’)