[solved] NetworkManager does not store Eduroam password

For some reasons NetworkManager (used in a Cinnamon session) is not storing my password of my Eduroam account.
This is how the interface looks like: http://i.imgur.com/dL3QwOk.png
Whenever I am typing in my Password and click on Save, the next time I open the interface again, I have to retype in the password.
I set up NetworkManager by installing the following packages and activating the NetworkManager.service file.
[orschiro@thinkpad ~]$ pacman -Q | grep network
glib-networking 2.38.1-1
network-manager-applet 0.9.8.4-2
networkmanager 0.9.8.8-1
networkmanager-dispatcher-crashplan-systemd 1.0-2
networkmanager-dispatcher-dropbox-systemd 1.0-1
networkmanager-dispatcher-ntpd 1.0-6
networkmanager-openvpn 0.9.8.4-1
networkmanager-pptp 0.9.8.4-1
Could anyone give me a hint what may be causing this issue?
Last edited by orschiro (2014-01-15 19:35:08)

@Strike0
I tried this already. It doesn't change anything. These are the logs:
[orschiro@thinkpad ~]$ sudo systemctl status NetworkManager
NetworkManager.service - Network Manager
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/NetworkManager.service; enabled)
Active: active (running) since Fr 2013-10-25 17:01:12 CEST; 22h ago
Main PID: 455 (NetworkManager)
CGroup: /system.slice/NetworkManager.service
└─455 /usr/bin/NetworkManager --no-daemon
Okt 26 15:01:07 thinkpad NetworkManager[455]: <info> Activation (wls1/wireless): access point 'eduroam' has security, but secrets are required.
Okt 26 15:01:07 thinkpad NetworkManager[455]: <info> (wls1): device state change: config -> need-auth (reason 'none') [50 60 0]
Okt 26 15:01:07 thinkpad NetworkManager[455]: <info> Activation (wls1) Stage 2 of 5 (Device Configure) complete.
Okt 26 15:01:07 thinkpad NetworkManager[455]: <warn> No agents were available for this request.
Okt 26 15:01:07 thinkpad NetworkManager[455]: <info> (wls1): device state change: need-auth -> failed (reason 'no-secrets') [60 120 7]
Okt 26 15:01:07 thinkpad NetworkManager[455]: <info> NetworkManager state is now DISCONNECTED
Okt 26 15:01:07 thinkpad NetworkManager[455]: <info> Marking connection 'eduroam' invalid.
Okt 26 15:01:07 thinkpad NetworkManager[455]: <warn> Activation (wls1) failed for connection 'eduroam'
Okt 26 15:01:07 thinkpad NetworkManager[455]: <info> (wls1): device state change: failed -> disconnected (reason 'none') [120 30 0]
Okt 26 15:01:07 thinkpad NetworkManager[455]: <info> (wls1): deactivating device (reason 'none') [0]
Could it be an issue because I am launching cinnamon through cinnamon-session in xinitrc instead of a display manager?
Furthermore, I only have installed gnome-keyring but do not start it explicitly. However, shouldn't it also work without gnome-keyring or is it a required dependency for NetworkManager?
Last edited by orschiro (2013-10-26 13:05:09)

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using System.Text;
using System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement;
using System.DirectoryServices;
namespace ActiveDirectoryHacking
class Program
static void Main(string[] args)
PrincipalContext adPrincipalContext = new PrincipalContext(ContextType.Domain, "192.168.1.26", "OU=Staff,DC=SFdev,DC=org", "John.Doe", "Initial Complex P234dfword");
Console.WriteLine("Validate user {0}", adPrincipalContext.ValidateCredentials("John.Doe", "Initial Complex P234dfword"));
UserPrincipal user = UserPrincipal.FindByIdentity(adPrincipalContext, "John.Doe");
Console.WriteLine(user.DistinguishedName);
user.ChangePassword("Initial Complex P234dfword", "e$213434sDKS really? www.microsoft.com");
//user.SetPassword("Initial Complex P234dfword");
user.Save();
Console.WriteLine("Press a key to exit.");
Console.ReadKey();
The .SetPassword works if I use a user with Domain Admin access but it appears the John.Doe is unable to change their own password with the .ChangePassword method.
The output until the exception is the following
Validate user True
CN=John Doe,OU=Staff,DC=SFdev,DC=org
I have no clue why any password I select for the new password does not work.

I looked into the password policy and this is what I have learned. There is a major difference between undefined and defined in policies plus making sure the defined policies are set with values that will provide the desired results.
Since this is a development domain and is used for testing I have tweaked the password policy to allow me to develop and test against the domain with a little bit more freedom than a production domain.
I have changed the policy to the following settings.
Enforce password history 0 passwords remembered
Maximum password age 0 days
Minimum password age 0 days
Minimum password length 7 characters
Password must meet complexity requirements Disabled
Store passwords using reversible encryption Disabled
Now, I am able to run my program against the domain testing the password change utility. My error was leaving some of the policy settings as not defined and not understanding what that really means for each setting. For development of a password change utility I need the flexibility to test and the relaxed policy changes allows me to run the program many times without having to work with test data that works around a more restricted policy.

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