Bug 32160

Summary:	aarch64 Wpa_supplicant default configuration contains errors
Product:	Mageia	Reporter:	Jybz <j.biernacki+mga>
Component:	RPM Packages	Assignee:	All Packagers <pkg-bugs>
Status:	NEW ---	QA Contact:
Severity:	normal
Priority:	Normal	CC:	davidwhodgins, filip.komar, geiger.david68210
Version:	Cauldron
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Source RPM:	wpa_supplicant-2.10-3.mga9.src.rpm	CVE:
Status comment:
Bug Depends on:
Bug Blocks:	32166
Attachments:	proposed mga default wpa_supplicant config file

Description Jybz 2023-08-07 21:53:55 CEST

The package for aarch64:
> http://ftp.free.fr/mirrors/mageia.org/distrib/cauldron/aarch64/media/core/release/wpa_supplicant-2.10-3.mga9.aarch64.rpm
contains in the /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf file this uncommented line 2043:
> freq_list=5180
Without this line, I can connect with wpa_supplicant on my Rpi4 SBC.

Also another uncommented section line 2015:
> blob-base64-exampleblob={
> SGVsbG8gV29ybGQhCg==
> }

It should be commented.

Don't you find this configuration file a bit too big? What about splitting it in two? One the real defautl configuration with the strict minimum, another aside, this one, as it?

Comment 1 Lewis Smith 2023-08-08 21:15:06 CEST

Thank you for the report and the corrections.

Different packagers commit wpa_supplicant, so assigning this globally.

Assignee: bugsquad => pkg-bugs
Hardware: All => aarch64
Summary: Wpa_supplicant default configuration contains errors => aarch64 Wpa_supplicant default configuration contains errors

Comment 2 Jybz 2023-08-08 21:26:21 CEST

The same configuration is on my x86_64 machine. (even if it does not prevent to connect to a hotspot)

Jybz 2023-08-08 21:26:29 CEST

Hardware: aarch64 => All

David GEIGER 2023-08-10 07:00:44 CEST

Source RPM: wpa_supplicant => wpa_supplicant-2.10-3.mga9.src.rpm
CC: (none) => geiger.david68210

Comment 3 David GEIGER 2023-08-10 07:46:11 CEST

What about just using as default config:

---------------------------------
# Default configuration file for wpa_supplicant.conf(5).

ctrl_interface=/run/wpa_supplicant
ctrl_interface_group=wheel
eapol_version=1
ap_scan=1
fast_reauth=1
update_config=1

# Add here your networks.

---------------------------------


And move the example upstream one (the one we use) to /usr/share/doc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf.sample

Comment 4 Jybz 2023-08-10 08:36:05 CEST

Fine for me.

Except the default configuration. I don't have such default configuration on mine mga8:

---------------------------------
> sed -e '/^[[:space:]]*#/d;/^[[:space:]]*$/d' /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
eapol_version=1
ap_scan=1
fast_reauth=1
---------------------------------

Checking for update_config=1; sounds to be good is using wpa_gui and as it removes the comments, it is now better because the sample file is aside, so the comments will remain.

for ctrl_interface_group=wheel, I dont have sudo installed, no wheel group. Is it okay ?

Comment 5 David GEIGER 2023-08-10 09:45:24 CEST

Created attachment 13937 [details]
proposed mga default wpa_supplicant config file

WDYT? Is it ok for you?

Comment 6 Jybz 2023-08-10 13:31:49 CEST

Fine for me.

Comment 7 Dave Hodgins 2023-08-10 16:06:31 CEST

It would be better if all of the comments that are only about what's needed
on windows installs were removed. The extra comments make it hard to see what
is relevant for linux.

CC: (none) => davidwhodgins

Jybz 2023-08-11 15:31:27 CEST

Blocks: (none) => 32166

Comment 8 Jani Välimaa 2023-08-12 17:37:49 CEST

(In reply to Jybz from comment #4)
> for ctrl_interface_group=wheel, I dont have sudo installed, no wheel group.
> Is it okay ?

User group wheel isn't sudo only thing. Group wheel is available on every install by default.

Comment 9 Dave Hodgins 2023-08-12 18:16:11 CEST

Good point. https://gitweb.mageia.org/software/setup/tree/group shows
it's included in the setup package, so wheel group always has a gid of 10.

Filip Komar 2023-08-25 20:58:35 CEST

CC: (none) => filip.komar