Connect to wifi on boot with Network Manager

Is there a way that I can get my machine to connect to a saved wifi network as soon as it boots instead of waiting for me to log in?

Yes, e.g.

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Thanks, I'll try this

It doesn't appear to work, it still waits for me to sign in before connecting to the network..

That's definitely the correct approach:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/NetworkManager#Connect_to_network_with_secret_on_boot

Read that and try again?

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Did you disconnect Kwallet?

Read it. I hadn't stored the password for all users, was the problem. Trying again now.

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Problem solved :slight_smile:

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Also for others benefit, be sure to either log off, restart Network Manager, or reboot after making the changes within Network Manager.

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