Update: a simple script to generate simple system-connections entry for
a wi-fi connection.
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#!/bin/sh
# mk_nm_con: create a NetworkManager wifi system connection entry
set -e
ssid=''
name=''
wpa_pass=''
usage() {
me=`basename $0`
echo >&2 "$me: Usage: $me [-s <ssid>] [-p <password>] <name>"
}
while getopts p:s: arg
do
case "$arg" in
s) ssid="$OPTARG";;
p) wpa_pass="$OPTARG";;
\?) usage; exit 1;;
esac
done
shift `expr $OPTIND - 1`
name="$1"
if [ "$name" = '' ]; then
usage
exit 2
fi
if [ "$ssid" = '' ]; then
ssid="$name"
fi
tmp_file=`mktemp mk_nm_XXXXXX`
chmod 600 "$tmp_file"
file="/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/$name"
if [ -e "$file" ]; then
echo >&2 "File $file already exist. Cannot create connection file
$name. Aborting."
exit 1
fi
new_uuid=`cat /proc/sys/kernel/random/uuid`
cat >"$tmp_file" <<EOF
[connection]
type=802-11-wireless
id=$name
uuid=$new_uuid
[802-11-wireless]
ssid=$ssid
EOF
if [ "$wpa_pass" != '' ]; then
cat >>"$tmp_file" <<EOF
security=802-11-wireless-security
[802-11-wireless-security]
key-mgmt=wpa-psk
psk=$wpa_pass
EOF
fi
mv "$tmp_file" "$file"
