Bug 514841

Summary: Network connects during Plasma setup, but settings are lost after the initial reboot; works fine after reconnecting.
Product: [Plasma] plasmashell Reporter: Derek Enz <derekenz>
Component: Networking in generalAssignee: Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs-null>
Status: NEEDSINFO WAITINGFORINFO    
Severity: major CC: kdedev, kristen, nate, notmart
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: 6.5.90   
Target Milestone: 1.0   
Platform: Fedora RPMs   
OS: Linux   
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Description Derek Enz 2026-01-19 21:04:23 UTC
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SUMMARY
Fedora Nightly build 20260119 (aarch64): network connects during Plasma setup, but settings are lost after the initial reboot; works fine after reconnecting. Rpi 4 hardware.


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Run the initial Plasma setup. 
2. When prompted select your network enter password and connect. 
3. Reboot and login.

OBSERVED RESULT
Entering network settings/password in plasma setup, I see a check mark noting that I'm connected.  I then complete plasma setup and reboot. After the initial reboot I can login but network is disconnected. Its like it didn't save my network connection settings. Using networks in system tray I can enter password and re-connect to my network fine. After that the connection stays and everything works as expected.


EXPECTED RESULT
When running Plasma setup the network settings entered should stay. After rebooting there should be an established network connection without the need to again enter password and reconnect.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 
macOS: 
(available in the Info Center app, or by running `kinfo` in a terminal window)
Linux/KDE Plasma: Fedora Linux Rawhide 44
KDE Plasma Version: 6.5.90
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.22.0
Qt Version: 6.10.1

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This is on a Raspberry Pi 4
Plasma 6.6 Beta
Comment 1 Marco Martin 2026-01-20 08:47:34 UTC
is this during the installation of the live image?

if so would be an issue of the distro, as they are curating the installation procedure
Comment 2 TraceyC 2026-01-20 20:58:38 UTC
Setting status, since we're waiting on a reply
Comment 3 Derek Enz 2026-01-20 22:39:18 UTC
(In reply to Marco Martin from comment #1)
> is this during the installation of the live image?
> 
> if so would be an issue of the distro, as they are curating the installation
> procedure

This is aarch64. A flashed ssd for a Rpi 4 using the Fedora Rawhide 44 KDE image. Upon first boot plasma setup starts asking for user name and so on. On the screen where it asks for a network connection, I selected my wifi router and entered the password. A check mark then shows confirming connection. When plasma setup is complete it then restarts the system. I can log in using the account I just created but it didnt save or remember the network connection I had already made during plasma setup. I then need to reconnect to my wifi router and it then works as expected. 

Hope this helps.
Comment 4 Nate Graham 2026-01-30 18:07:05 UTC
> Its like it didn't save my network connection settings.
Did it? Or didn't it?

IIRC plasma-setup relies on the assumption that network credentials are now stored globally, rather than per-user in KWallet (which is a Plasma 6.6 change). Look in /var/lib/NetworkManager/ and see if the network credentials are there.
Comment 5 Derek Enz 2026-01-30 18:36:15 UTC
(In reply to Nate Graham from comment #4)
> > Its like it didn't save my network connection settings.
> Did it? Or didn't it?
> 
> IIRC plasma-setup relies on the assumption that network credentials are now
> stored globally, rather than per-user in KWallet (which is a Plasma 6.6
> change). Look in /var/lib/NetworkManager/ and see if the network credentials
> are there.

Well I was trying to say it did not. Thus, after reboot I had to select my wifi and enter my password again and it works as expected.  So, when plasma setup asks for network credentials, select wifi, enter password, I see a check noting the good connection. It did not remember this info after the initial re boot. It remembered the login info fine. When I can ill re-flash another image for the Rpi 4 and run the setup again. 

Ill see if I can look at Network Manager after the initial setup before the reboot.
Comment 6 Kristen McWilliam 2026-01-30 18:42:57 UTC
The network credentials should be under /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/ and likely named $SSID.nmconnection

If you do run another install, pasting the contents (before manually re-connecting it) of that here would be helpful (just remove your network password from the pasted output).
Comment 7 Derek Enz 2026-01-30 19:22:46 UTC
(In reply to Kristen McWilliam from comment #6)
> The network credentials should be under
> /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/ and likely named $SSID.nmconnection
> 
> If you do run another install, pasting the contents (before manually
> re-connecting it) of that here would be helpful (just remove your network
> password from the pasted output).

Ok thank you!