Re: iwd not honoring AutoConnect=false

Denis Kenzior <[email protected]> Thu, 26 Feb 2026 20:22:41 -0600
Newsgroups dev.linux.lists.iwd
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Hi Alex,

On 2/26/26 4:12 AM, Alexander Huemer wrote:
> Hi
> 
> I am using iwd 3.8 with systemd-networkd 257.9 on Debian stable (trixie)
> on an amd64 machine.
> There is a wireless network with a PreSharedKey with a .conf file in
> /etc/iwd that I do not want iwd to connect to automatically if the
> signal strength becomes better than an alternative.
> The manpage iwd.network advises to use

You talk about iwd.network manpage, but also about /etc/iwd.  Note that iwd 
network configuration details are typically stored in /var/lib/iwd.  The manpage 
mentions this explicitly.

Otherwise, there's just not enough information.  We'd really need some logs 
(i.e. produced by running iwd with the '-d' option) to comment further.

Regards,
-Denis