Re: nfs home dir, wlan/vpn, network manager

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2014-01-27 Joseph L. Casale <jcasale@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> > Is network manager available during Gnome login?
> >
> > Users (using laptops etc) need to authenticate and login having their
> home
> > directory on NFS using autofs.
> >
> >
> > However this is not possible when there is no valid network connection
> > present; either using Wireless LAN or VPN
>
> In the Gnome wiki...
>
>
> https://wiki.gnome.org/DarrenAlbers/NetworkManagerFAQ#How_can_I_make_NetworkManager_connect_to_a_network_before_I_login.3F
>
> Thanks but that creates a chicken or the egg sort of problem no?

You need wlan to successfully log in to configure wlan...

What I am curious about is using network manager before one logs in to
gnome.

Like configure/connect a wlan and then perhaps start/connect VPN and then
log in.
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