On Thu, 2020-05-28 at 00:37 -0700, Samuel Sieb wrote: > On 5/27/20 3:46 PM, Robert G (Doc) Savage via users wrote: > > Is that the only references to rfkill? Did the log start at boot up? > Try searching also for "KILL", it's likely in the wifi device > initialization. No, it was just a group of four repeating lines. Here's the entire output since rebooting yesterday: Immediately after reboot, from 00:05:17 - 00:05:38 # journalctl -b | grep rfkill May 29 00:05:17 tiger.protogeek.org kernel: thinkpad_acpi: rfkill switch tpacpi_bluetooth_sw: radio is unblocked May 29 00:05:19 tiger.protogeek.org systemd[1]: Listening on Load/Save RF Kill Switch Status /dev/rfkill Watch. May 29 00:05:19 tiger.protogeek.org audit[1]: SERVICE_START pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0 msg='unit=systemd-rfkill comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success' May 29 00:05:24 tiger.protogeek.org systemd[1]: systemd-rfkill.service: Succeeded. May 29 00:05:24 tiger.protogeek.org audit[1]: SERVICE_STOP pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0 msg='unit=systemd-rfkill comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success' May 29 00:05:24 tiger.protogeek.org kernel: audit: type=1131 audit(1590728724.799:94): pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0 msg='unit=systemd-rfkill comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success' May 29 00:05:30 tiger.protogeek.org NetworkManager[1132]: <info> [1590728730.2538] rfkill2: found Wi-Fi radio killswitch (at /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.3/ieee80211/phy0/rfkill2) (driver iwlwifi) May 29 00:05:30 tiger.protogeek.org NetworkManager[1132]: <info> [1590728730.2540] manager[0x560023bbe080]: rfkill: Wi-Fi hardware radio set enabled May 29 00:05:30 tiger.protogeek.org NetworkManager[1132]: <info> [1590728730.2540] manager[0x560023bbe080]: rfkill: WWAN hardware radio set disabled May 29 00:05:30 tiger.protogeek.org NetworkManager[1132]: <info> [1590728730.2638] manager: rfkill: Wi-Fi disabled by radio killswitch; enabled by state file May 29 00:05:30 tiger.protogeek.org NetworkManager[1132]: <info> [1590728730.2639] manager: rfkill: WWAN enabled by radio killswitch; disabled by state file May 29 00:05:30 tiger.protogeek.org audit[1]: SERVICE_START pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0 msg='unit=systemd-rfkill comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success' May 29 00:05:30 tiger.protogeek.org NetworkManager[1132]: <info> [1590728730.4670] manager: rfkill: Wi-Fi now enabled by radio killswitch May 29 00:05:33 tiger.protogeek.org NetworkManager[1132]: <info> [1590728733.9596] manager: rfkill: Wi-Fi now disabled by radio killswitch May 29 00:05:38 tiger.protogeek.org systemd[1]: systemd-rfkill.service: Succeeded. May 29 00:05:38 tiger.protogeek.org audit[1]: SERVICE_STOP pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0 msg='unit=systemd-rfkill comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success' Here I disconnected the copper Ethernet cable, from 00:07:33 - 00:18:14 May 29 00:07:33 tiger.protogeek.org kernel: rfkill: input handler disabled May 29 00:07:33 tiger.protogeek.org gsd-media-keys[8459]: Failed to grab accelerator for keybinding settings:rfkill May 29 00:07:57 tiger.protogeek.org kernel: rfkill: input handler enabled May 29 00:18:09 tiger.protogeek.org NetworkManager[1132]: <info> [1590729489.0225] manager: rfkill: Wi-Fi now enabled by radio killswitch May 29 00:18:09 tiger.protogeek.org audit[1]: SERVICE_START pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0 msg='unit=systemd-rfkill comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success' May 29 00:18:14 tiger.protogeek.org systemd[1]: systemd-rfkill.service: Succeeded. May 29 00:18:14 tiger.protogeek.org audit[1]: SERVICE_STOP pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0 msg='unit=systemd-rfkill comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success' Reconnected the copper Ethernet cable, from 00:31:43 - 00:31:48 May 29 00:31:43 tiger.protogeek.org NetworkManager[1132]: <info> [1590730303.2728] manager: rfkill: Wi-Fi now disabled by radio killswitch May 29 00:31:43 tiger.protogeek.org audit[1]: SERVICE_START pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0 msg='unit=systemd-rfkill comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success' May 29 00:31:48 tiger.protogeek.org systemd[1]: systemd-rfkill.service: Succeeded. May 29 00:31:48 tiger.protogeek.org audit[1]: SERVICE_STOP pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0 msg='unit=systemd-rfkill comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success' Several hours later, I disconnected the copper Ethernet cable again, from 15:44:59 - 15:45:04 May 29 15:44:59 tiger.protogeek.org audit[1]: SERVICE_START pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0 msg='unit=systemd-rfkill comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success' May 29 15:44:59 tiger.protogeek.org NetworkManager[1132]: <info> [1590785099.5945] manager: rfkill: Wi-Fi now enabled by radio killswitch May 29 15:45:04 tiger.protogeek.org systemd[1]: systemd-rfkill.service: Succeeded. May 29 15:45:04 tiger.protogeek.org audit[1]: SERVICE_STOP pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0 msg='unit=systemd-rfkill comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success' Then reconnected it again, from 15:45:19 - 15:45:24 May 29 15:45:19 tiger.protogeek.org NetworkManager[1132]: <info> [1590785119.9723] manager: rfkill: Wi-Fi now disabled by radio killswitch May 29 15:45:19 tiger.protogeek.org audit[1]: SERVICE_START pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0 msg='unit=systemd-rfkill comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success' May 29 15:45:24 tiger.protogeek.org systemd[1]: systemd-rfkill.service: Succeeded. May 29 15:45:24 tiger.protogeek.org audit[1]: SERVICE_STOP pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj=system_u:system_r:init_t:s0 msg='unit=systemd-rfkill comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd" hostname=? addr=? terminal=? res=success' I wish I could decode this output line by line in detail, but that's behond my skill set. I long for the simple old days of ifup and ifdown. As I said in my last message about rfkill, I strongly suspect NetworkManager is controlling these sequences. --Doc Savage Fairview Heights, IL _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx