How to backup the wireless profiles of NetworkManager

**v.wochnik** · January 18th, 2009

Hi!

I want to backup the wireless profiles from the NetworkManager in Ubuntu to restore them on another computer, so I don't have to enter each key again.

Thank you guyz.

**jgoguen** · January 19th, 2009

Copy ${HOME}/.gconf/system/networking/connections/ over to the other system. Shut down NetworkManager and the applet before doing it:

Code:

sudo /etc/init.d/NetworkManager stop
pkill nm-applet

and once the directory has been copied over restart them:

Code:

sudo /etc/init.d/NetworkManager start

Press Alt+F2 and enter nm-applet --sm-disable to start the applet.

**cruzer45** · May 3rd, 2010

Thanks

**Ajd** · January 18th, 2011

For 10.10, you should use:

Code:

sudo service network-manager stop

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**Virus666** · May 2nd, 2011

Thanks, I was looking for this...

**avocador** · June 22nd, 2011

hey,
I was looking for such a solution...but its not working for my problem. I want copy my network profiles from one System (10.10) and hard drive to another 11.04. one. In both Im using network manager.

(highly rang on google)

**Jessimo** · October 6th, 2011

Hi there, also having a hard time finding any documentation on this. I run 10.04, and I used a combination of the advices here which hasn't worked for me so far.

I stopped network
sudo service network-manager stop

then tried to copy $/.gconf/system/networking/connections

and I get
Error copying "%gconf.xml"

There was an error copying the file into /media/SEALIFECAM/connections/46/802-11-wireless.

and
Error opening file: Input/output error

a bunch of times, though within my newly copied folder are a bunch of %gconf.xml files.

Any advice on what is going wrong? I can't find a how to specific to 10.04.

Vancouver ubuntu LoCo rocks!

Jesse