Unable to auth to new WEP network, NetworkManager "No agents were available for this request"

[Chris Bainbridge]

On 20 September 2012 02:35, Chris Bainbridge <chris.bainbridge at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm using Xubuntu ("Precise" release) with all latest updates. When
> trying to connect to a new protected wifi network (by clicking on the
> network name in nm-applet from the taskbar) I get a timeout and error
> from NetworkManager: "No agents were available for this request". I
> have tried with several networks and get the same.

Never mind, this appears to be a side effect of doing "eval
$(gnome-keyring-daemon --start)" in .profile to get rid of that
annoying pkcs11 message
(https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-keyring/+bug/932177),
it does not occur on a standard install.