Bug#761923: netcfg: please enable wpa_supplicant syslog and debug flags
Source: netcfg Version: 1.120 Severity: normal Control: block -1 by 761922 Hi, see discussion in [1] for background, and #761922 for the requested change in the wpa package. To enable this syslog mode, netcfg needs to pass the -s flag in its execlp call (wpa.c) but it MUST NOT do so before wpa has been uploaded (possibly migrated to testing) since wpa_supplicant would exit due to an unknown flag otherwise. 1. https://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2014/09/msg00517.html It would also probably make sense to enable at least the first debug level (-d), and maybe the second one (-dd), even if I'm not sure. There might be a way to make it configurable, so that we can ask users to perform a single change when they report WPA-related issues? I'd probably go for -s and -d in the next upload; and see how often we need -dd after that. Mraw, KiBi. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/20140916204931.13575.63656.report...@wodi.home.mraw.org
Bug#761923: netcfg: please enable wpa_supplicant syslog and debug flags
Control: tag -1 patch pending Cyril Brulebois k...@debian.org (2014-09-16): Source: netcfg Version: 1.120 Severity: normal Control: block -1 by 761922 Hi, see discussion in [1] for background, and #761922 for the requested change in the wpa package. To enable this syslog mode, netcfg needs to pass the -s flag in its execlp call (wpa.c) but it MUST NOT do so before wpa has been uploaded (possibly migrated to testing) since wpa_supplicant would exit due to an unknown flag otherwise. 1. https://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2014/09/msg00517.html It would also probably make sense to enable at least the first debug level (-d), and maybe the second one (-dd), even if I'm not sure. There might be a way to make it configurable, so that we can ask users to perform a single change when they report WPA-related issues? I'd probably go for -s and -d in the next upload; and see how often we need -dd after that. Testing with wpa 2.2-1 (as staged in wpa's svn as of r1889), that means 200+ wpa_supplicant lines on success, and 1200+ lines if I fail to enter the right passphrase. That might be a tad too much to be useful. Maybe having the possibility to set -d or -dd “manually” (in case of errors) would be better. I'm tempted to actually drop the -d flag for the next upload, and get back to my initial idea: another bug report to track adding a “moar debug” option. Anyway, I've stacked the patch I've just tested in the pu/wpa branch for now, and I'm tagging this bug report with patch + pending so that nobody wastes time on it. Mraw, KiBi. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
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Processing control commands: tag -1 patch pending Bug #761923 [src:netcfg] netcfg: please enable wpa_supplicant syslog and debug flags Added tag(s) pending and patch. -- 761923: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=761923 Debian Bug Tracking System Contact ow...@bugs.debian.org with problems -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/handler.s.b761923.141090382618403.transcr...@bugs.debian.org
