Problem Deleting Wi-Fi Hotspot

[DBQ]

Hi Everyone.

I cannot seem to delete a Wi-Fi AP that I created in Lubuntu 16.04 a while ago (I called it MyWifi). I tried all of the conventional ways (please see below). It keeps launching automatically on every reboot.
Basically, at one point I needed to turn my laptop into a Wi-Fi access point and have create MyWifi. I no longer need it.

However, every time I reboot, I see MyWifi showing up in the system tray and my laptop is being connected to it. Essentially my laptop is being automatically becomes an unwanted WiFi access point.
I have to manually disconnect after every reboot.

I tried the following:

1. In the Wifi app: Edit Connections -> and look through the list of known Wifi APs. MyWifi is not there.

2. In the terminal: ls /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/

Again, no MyWifi anywhere.

How can I get rid of the MyWifi AP and stop it from turning my laptop into an AP on every reboot?

Thank you for any help.

[1fallen]

You may or may not need to be root for this:

cd /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections

See if the Wi-Fi AP is listed and if it is >>use:

sudo rm {wireless_hotspot_name}

EDIT I see you have looked in " ls /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/"
This is odd to me
You can, if a better solution is not offered then use:

sudo ap-hotspot stop

[DBQ]

Thank you, but I have already tried this.

My issue is that there is no wireless_hotspot_name in that directory.

My WiFi AP seems to be somewhat of a ghost: it does not appear anywhere in system configuration yet, is resurrected upon every reboot.

[1fallen]

Thank you, but I have already tried this.

My issue is that there is no wireless_hotspot_name in that directory.

My WiFi AP seems to be somewhat of a ghost: it does not appear anywhere in system configuration yet, is resurrected upon every reboot.

Yes I edited my original post when I noticed that you have looked there.
Try this as a temp workaround.

sudo ap-hotspot stop

And if installed:

apt policy hostapd

Remove:

sudo apt remove --purge hostapd

[DBQ]

Thank you so much for following along with me!

I have tried this, but it tells me that hostapd is not installed...the plot thickens

[jeremy31]

See the wireless script link in my signature and post results