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[Tomasz Wolniewicz <twoln AT umk.pl>]

Hi,
 there are differences between python2 and python3 in accepted syntax,
so it in not just the question of changing the name.
I have manually installed python 2.7 but then also needed to add the
dbus interface functions and then the installation went fine.

For python 3 the corresponding dbus stuff seems to be pre-installed so
hopefully getting things to work properly should be relatively easy.

Cheers
Tomasz


W dniu 14.03.2016 o 20:13, Julian Thibault Brehin pisze:
> Hi,
>
> I actually have both python 3 and 2.7 and the bash command `python` is 
> bound to the 2.7 version.
> But it is probable that I installed it myself. To run Python3, the only 
> difference is the 3 at the end of that command, like so `python3`. So, 
> indeed the command python is not bound by default to python3 because both 
> can coexist.
> Don't know if this message really helps, but that's an answer. 
>
> As of the original script messages I got and the file management, I think I 
> understand it a bit better now that you have explained. However, I don't 
> have any special suggestions regarding the password storage, unfortunately, 
> but I would like to know if you find any viable solution.
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Julien
> ________________________________________
> From: Tomasz Wolniewicz 
> [twoln AT umk.pl]
> Sent: 13 March 2016 21:12
> To: Per Mejdal Rasmussen; 
> cat-users AT lists.geant.org
> Cc: Julian Thibault Brehin
> Subject: Re: [[cat-users]] eduroam installer and Fedora 23
>
> Hi,
>    it turn out that Fedora 23 comes with Python 3 and does not even have
> the python command.
> We are aware that we need to detect this situation and also change the
> code to have Python3 support.
> Tomasz
>
>
> W dniu 11.03.2016 o 10:54, Tomasz Wolniewicz pisze:
>> Hi,
>>   just a quick reply.
>> If the config file got written then the Network Manager configuration
>> must have failed. Inly in this case the config file (a
>> wpa_supplicant.conf but renamed) is created and only then the user
>> password gets stored in such a file. Perhaps the message should be
>> explicit about that or perhaps we should drop the idea of creating this
>> file altogether. In general passwords need to get stored somehow in they
>> are always more-or less reversible. In this particular case with MSCAPv2
>> as the internal method we could store the NT=hash instead of the actual
>> password which would provide some false sense of security -. really not
>> sure what is the best approach, so any suggestions form the list are
>> very welcome.
>>
>> About this particular case - I will need to run tests on Fedora 23 and
>> see if I can see a reason for failure.
>>
>> Tomasz
>>
>> W dniu 11.03.2016 o 09:50, Per Mejdal Rasmussen pisze:
>>> On behalf of one of our students 
>>> (jbrehi15 AT student.aau.dk)
>>>  I would
>>> like to forward the email below to the eduroam installer team.
>>>
>>> The student was not able to successfully use the eduroam installer on
>>> hes PC with Fedora 23 installed (but is worked on Fedora 22
>>> previously). He was able to do a manually install.
>>>
>>> I don't think the following is related to this issue, but I would like
>>> to mention it, to make hes email easier to understand: The WIFI
>>> network at Aalborg University runs an extra SSID called AAU-1x. It is
>>> authenticate-wise exactly the same as eduroam. Except it only allows
>>> local users. The SSID is from before eduroam existed, and connects
>>> users to a more privileged network. It is our plan to either remove
>>> this functionality, or use radius to switch which VLAN client connect to.
>>>
>>>
>>> --Start of forwarded email--
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I have had trouble configuring the AAU-1x (and eduroam) Wi-Fi networks
>>> on my PC for a while now and would like to share some feedback with
>>> you about the autoconfiguration script.
>>> I am running Fedora 23 and I know it has worked previously both under
>>> Fedora 22 and 23 on previous installs. I use Gnome Shell 3.18.4 as a
>>> desktop manager.
>>>
>>> I have first tried with the given script at
>>> https://cat.eduroam.org/user/API.php?action=downloadInstaller&lang=en&id=linux&profile=1969
>>> (found on
>>> http://www.en.its.aau.dk/instructions/wifi/aau-1x-and-eduroam/aau-1x-and-eduroam-for-ubuntu/)
>>> and the one downloaded directly from eduroam site.
>>>
>>> I have tried to run it a lot of different times (deleting the
>>> non-working generated  config files in between attempts or leaving
>>> them) and none of the attempts worked.
>>> Each time I try, I receive this message: %% TODO: Insert error message
>>> here %% La configuration du gestionnaire de réseau a échoué.
>>> Génération du fichier wpa_supplicant.conf
>>> Then, it says that the output has been written to a file in:
>>> ~/.cat_installer/cat_installer.conf.
>>>
>>> When I actually go to the directory ~/.cat_installer I see a
>>> certificate and the above specified file (ca.pem and
>>> cat_installer.conf, see attachments).
>>>
>>> No trace of the file wpa_supplicant.conf file when running `sudo find
>>> / -name wpa_supplicant.conf`. Or actually, I do have results that
>>> match this request but none are related to AAU's wifi or eduroam.
>>>
>>> As a last point, you can see in the attachment a picture showing that
>>> both AAU-1X and eduroam aren't configured at all in my network
>>> settings (AAU-1-DAY has been configure and has the gear icon to modify
>>> settings, while the two others don't).
>>>
>>> Secondly, I tried configuring AAU-1x manually following both the
>>> previously mentioned page and the it-wiki page (namely
>>> https://it-wiki.es.aau.dk/wiki/AAU-1x_in_Ubuntu) and it finally worked
>>> somehow (I had tried that multiple times before with no success).
>>>
>>> Since my connection problem is resolved, I don't need a special help
>>> from you but I just wanted to point out this problem, hoping someone
>>> will take that into account (see also the post-scriptum).
>>>
>>> Best Regards,
>>>
>>> Julien BREHIN
>>> B.Sc. in Electronics and IT
>>> 6th semester
>>>
>>>
>>> PS: I had to remove my password from cat_installer.conf to send it to
>>> you... Seriously, having that written in clear text in a file that's..
>>> wow ! --" Not blaming you necessary, the installer script seems to be
>>> written by eduroam, but still..
>>> --End of forwarded email--
>>>
>>> Note the 3 attached files.
>>>
>>>
> --
> Tomasz Wolniewicz
>           
> twoln AT umk.pl
>         http://www.home.umk.pl/~twoln
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-- 
Tomasz Wolniewicz    
          
twoln AT umk.pl
        http://www.home.umk.pl/~twoln

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