NetworkManager with `iwd` backend doesn't autoconnect to some WiFi

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I have enabled iwd as a backend for NetworkManager, and it’s mostly working fine. But, it doesn’t autoconnect to 8021x networks. I have AutoConnect=true in my /etc/iwd/main.conf. I can see the network by running nmcli device wifi list, and can connect using nmcli connnection up, but autoconnect doesn’t work. It works perfectly for normal WPA2/WPA3 networks.

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You are following this:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/NetworkManager#Using_iwd_as_the_Wi-Fi_backend
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Also:

Alternatively, you can install networkmanager-iwd AUR, a modified package configured to build NetworkManager working exclusively with iwd, with the main difference being that iwd is required and wpa_supplicant can be uninstalled after building.

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Yes, I’m using the config file to set iwd as the backend.
Edit: I also tried using the networkmanager-iwd package, but still getting the same result.

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so you created:
/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/wifi_backend.conf

[device]
wifi.backend=iwd

and iwd.service is not enabled?

show the status of both iwd.service and NetworkManager.service:

systemctl status iwd.service NetworkManager.service | eos-sendlog

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Yes, iwd is not enabled. Here’s the status: https://0x0.st/8X6a.txt
I’m not near the 8021x network right now though. It’s at my work. I can send the status again when I can see the network tomorrow, in case it shows something more.

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Here’s the log for when the 8021x network can be seen in nmcli device wifi list but iwd doesn’t autoconnect.
https://dpaste.com/BPTF8RN4P

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sadly you replied to yourself so i was not notified that you posted the log…

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The log is not there.

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@joekamprad @ricklinux Seems like the log has expired. Here’s a log I just took today. It should be the same as that one. https://0x0.st/8PiY.txt

Upon looking at the iwd log, one of those MAC addresses does match the MAC of the problematic network.

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I managed to solve it by adding

wifi.iwd.autoconnect=false

to /etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/wifi_backend.conf. It stops iwd from using its autoconnection logic, and does everything in NetworkManager itself.

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