[arch-general] netctl-auto and netctl refuse to work (probably due to wpa_supplicant)

[Bennett Piater]

Hello,
I cannot connect to wifi networks using netctl or netctl-auto.
Some journalctl -xe output is attached for the two types of errors I
encountered.

The only action I could remember that could have had anything to do with
this was an upgrade of wpa_supplicant, so I googled and found [0].
However, unlike the commenters on that bug, it still didn't work after
downgrading wpa_supplicant.

Did anyone else experience anything similar? I'm using intel network
hardware.

Thanks,
Bennett

[0]: https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/44731

-- 
GPG fingerprint: 871F 1047 7DB3 DDED 5FC4 47B2 26C7 E577 EF96 7808


-------------- next part --------------
-- Unit netctl-auto at wlp3s0.service has begun starting up.
Dec 10 13:29:39 Shadowfax polkitd[1740]: Registered Authentication Agent for unix-process:3810:43011 (system bus name :1.74 [/usr/bin/pkttyagent --notify-fd 4 --fallback], object path /org/freedesktop/PolicyKit1/AuthenticationAgent, loca
Dec 10 13:29:39 Shadowfax systemd[1]: netctl-auto at wlp3s0.service: Control process exited, code=exited status=1
Dec 10 13:29:39 Shadowfax sudo[3809]: pam_unix(sudo:session): session closed for user root
Dec 10 13:29:39 Shadowfax systemd[1]: Failed to start Automatic wireless network connection using netctl profiles.
-- Subject: Unit netctl-auto at wlp3s0.service has failed
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/systemd-devel
--
-- Unit netctl-auto at wlp3s0.service has failed.
--
-- The result is failed.
Dec 10 13:29:39 Shadowfax polkitd[1740]: Unregistered Authentication Agent for unix-process:3810:43011 (system bus name :1.74, object path /org/freedesktop/PolicyKit1/AuthenticationAgent, locale en_US.UTF-8) (disconnected from bus)
Dec 10 13:29:39 Shadowfax systemd[1]: netctl-auto at wlp3s0.service: Unit entered failed state.
Dec 10 13:29:39 Shadowfax systemd[1]: netctl-auto at wlp3s0.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Dec 10 13:29:39 Shadowfax netctl-auto[3816]: Could not create the configuration file for interface 'wlp3s0'
-------------- next part --------------
Dec 11 07:15:28 Shadowfax systemd[1]: Starting Automatic wireless network connection using netctl profiles...
Dec 11 07:15:28 Shadowfax netctl-auto[31322]: Included profile 'home'
Dec 11 07:15:28 Shadowfax netctl-auto[31322]: Included profile 'UIBK'
Dec 11 07:15:28 Shadowfax wpa_actiond[31344]: Starting wpa_actiond session for interface 'wlp3s0'
Dec 11 07:15:28 Shadowfax systemd[1]: Started Automatic wireless network connection using netctl profiles.
Dec 11 07:15:33 Shadowfax wpa_actiond[31344]: Terminating wpa_actiond session for interface 'wlp3s0'

sudo netctl-auto switch-to home
WPA association/authentication failed for interface 'wlp3s0'
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: signature.asc
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 538 bytes
Desc: OpenPGP digital signature
URL: <https://lists.archlinux.org/pipermail/arch-general/attachments/20151211/bda6d8d3/attachment.asc>