Dearie > Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2022 at 1:59 AM > From: "Brian" <a...@cityscape.co.uk> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: What should I put inside the file called wlan0? > > On Wed 02 Mar 2022 at 09:01:55 +0100, Stella Ashburne wrote: > > > Are you saying that my /etc/network/interfaces file may look like the > > following so long as the line "source /etc/network/interfaces.d/*" (without > > quotes) is present? > > Correct, although I do nit understand what you gain from using > /etc/network/interfaces.d/. >
Please surf to https://wiki.debian.org/WiFi/HowToUse, sub-heading "WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK", paragraph 1 which states: 1. Restrict the permissions of /etc/network/interfaces, to prevent pre-shared key (PSK) disclosure (alternatively use a separate config file such as /etc/network/interfaces.d/wlan0 on newer Debian versions): > > (Nothing to do with your question but these two lines are superfluous: > > auto lo > iface lo inet loopback). > Thanks, dearie, for your tip. Best wishes Stella
