How do I remove the 802.1X settings in Mountain Lion

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Question

I made a stupid 802.1X settings file some time ago to test some things. Now I am unable to remove it, even though I think I have deleted the file.

The picture below shows the 802.1X profile to the bottom right. How do I delete this profile? I've tried removing the ethernet with the minus sign in the left menu, but once I try to make a new ethernet profile, that 802.1X setting shows up as the standard.

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Here is the picture of the 802.1X settings: enter image description here

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Solution

The 802.1X configuration is protected with Keychain.

To remove it, select a network configuration which isn't using your 802.1X setting.

Then open Keychain Access (within Applications/Utilities).

Unlock it. Select the login keychains, and search for labsenteret_peap which should be of kind 802.1X Password.

Select it, remove it.

Quit Keychain Access.

Modify your network configuration.

And to help you manage these network configuration in the future, give it a name better than Location (9/13/12 9:48AM). For example: lab. connection / Ethernet

OTHER TIPS

Try System Preferences > Profiles. It listed my 802.1X profiles and I was able to remove them from there.

Alternatively, you can manually edit configuration files in /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration (see this post) - grep the files located there for the name of your profile.

(Using OS X Mavericks)

enter image description here (Profiles is located in the second row from the bottom)

If you open the dropdown, you can choose edit, there you can create a new location. In the new location, all settings should be on default, so your 802.1X setting shouldn't be there anymore.

I had the same issue and followed the advice to grep eduroam in /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration.
The file I had to modify was com.apple.network.eapolclient.configuration.plist. In this file you can actually see, the migrated profiles.

What you are doing when you click the minus sign is disabling the ethernet port completely. Instead, I think you want to remove an 802.1X configuration.

If you click the Advanced... button, a sheet will display with various tabs across the top. One of those is 802.1X

On the left side of the 802.1X display, you can add or delete profiles.

Screenshot of 10.6 Network settings This screenshot is from 10.6.8; but, the principle is the same for 10.8

I just Restarted my Laptop, and it was back to normal again.

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