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[Uqbar <704123@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

@themroc, your workaround has no general applicability.
The GSM/3G modem PIN is a sensitive information and would get different security level whether stored under /etc or in $HOME.
In the former case only root would know it and be bale to change or disable it. In the latter case all users should know.

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Title:
  Network Manager asks for the PIN even if it is memorized

Status in One Hundred Papercuts:
  Triaged
Status in NetworkManager:
  New
Status in network-manager package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in network-manager package in Debian:
  New

Bug description:
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  HOW TO REPRODUCE
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  1. Plug the USB modem into a port.

  2. When you are asked to enter the modem's PIN, do along with the
  "automatically unlock this device" option.

  3. Unplug the modem, and plug it again.

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  EXPECTED BEHAVIOUR
  ******************

  - The modem to be automatically unlocked.

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  REAL BEHAVIOUR
  **************

  - You are asked to enter the PIN again.

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  WORK-AROUNDS
  ************

  - Changing the SIM's PIN to empty.

  - Renaming the "/usr/share/nm-applet/gsm-unlock.ui" file.

  
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  RELEVANT DETAILS
  ****************

  - The same behaviour when configuring the PIN from the "Network
  Connections" menu.

  - Even if the PIN is stored in "/etc/NetworkManager/system-
  connections/", Network Manager cannot retrieve it.

  - The bug makes the device to become locked as soon as network
  connectivity is lost for a while.

  - This bug forces administrators to tell the PIN to other users, while
  they will rather want to keep it in secret and just allow themselves
  to be able to configure the connectivity in specific devices.

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