Bug 469887

Summary:	Hotspot configuration is not reflected unless plasmashell is restarted
Product:	[Plasma] plasmashell	Reporter:	Jan Grulich <jgrulich>
Component:	Networking in general	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	normal	CC:	kdedev, myusualnickname, nate, nicolas.fella, svengrewe
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	master
Target Milestone:	1.0
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description Jan Grulich 2023-05-17 11:06:44 UTC

SUMMARY
Changing hotspot configuration in the system settings, like changing name or setting a password, doesn't have any effect until plasmashell is restarted. 


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1.  Change hotspot name or set a password
2.  Start hotspot through the applet

OBSERVED RESULT
Previous hotspot configuration is used.

EXPECTED RESULT
Changed hotspot configuration is used.

Comment 1 myusualnickname@gmail.com 2023-12-15 10:24:28 UTC

We had a similar problem using the latest on ubuntu 22.04,  the hotspot is created as ad-hoc instead access point, no security, a bad name, etc, and it is named after the user instead of the name of the computer.   I can't find the bug that was reported to update it... amd it was just posted.  basically the hotspot is not usable on  kubuntu LTS because of this.

We actually had our settings removed , like the applet creates and destroys the config every time it is clicked.

Comment 2 Ben Cooksley 2024-12-23 18:26:06 UTC

Bulk transfer as requested in T17796

Comment 3 duha.bugs 2024-12-29 18:40:05 UTC

*** Bug 497993 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 4 TraceyC 2025-05-08 16:43:09 UTC

I'm sorry we weren't able to respond to this before now. There have been some improvements in this area. Can you re-test with Plasma 6.3.4 or later and let us know if this is still an issue? If it is, please set the status of this report to CONFIRMED. Thanks.

Comment 5 Sven Grewe 2025-05-11 14:18:12 UTC

I tested the hotspot setting on Debian Testing with Plasma 6.3.4 and I still need to restart. I will also test this on KDE neon another time.