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authorMichael Biebl <biebl@debian.org>2010-11-29 19:00:22 +0100
committerMichael Biebl <biebl@debian.org>2010-11-29 19:00:22 +0100
commita6b89d35fabd9f5934b84d7cde22e9268f92c3d3 (patch)
tree9e44755880d5933fcc90c6008d4585a76298a1bd /system-settings/plugins/keyfile/writer.c
parent9fae01fa351805b2903e535736e06971bc0b925e (diff)
Imported Upstream version 0.8.2 upstream/0.8.2
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+/* -*- Mode: C; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: t; c-basic-offset: 4 -*- */
+/* NetworkManager system settings service - keyfile plugin
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2008 Novell, Inc.
+ * Copyright (C) 2008 - 2010 Red Hat, Inc.
+ */
+
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <dbus/dbus-glib.h>
+#include <nm-setting.h>
+#include <nm-setting-connection.h>
+#include <nm-setting-ip4-config.h>
+#include <nm-setting-ip6-config.h>
+#include <nm-setting-vpn.h>
+#include <nm-setting-wired.h>
+#include <nm-setting-wireless.h>
+#include <nm-setting-ip4-config.h>
+#include <nm-setting-bluetooth.h>
+#include <nm-utils.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
+#include <netinet/ether.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
+
+#include "nm-dbus-glib-types.h"
+#include "writer.h"
+#include "common.h"
+
+static gboolean
+write_array_of_uint (GKeyFile *file,
+                     NMSetting *setting,
+                     const char *key,
+                     const GValue *value)
+{
+	GArray *array;
+	int i;
+	int *tmp_array;
+
+	array = (GArray *) g_value_get_boxed (value);
+	if (!array || !array->len)
+		return TRUE;
+
+	tmp_array = g_new (gint, array->len);
+	for (i = 0; i < array->len; i++)
+		tmp_array[i] = g_array_index (array, int, i);
+
+	g_key_file_set_integer_list (file, nm_setting_get_name (setting), key, tmp_array, array->len);
+	g_free (tmp_array);
+	return TRUE;
+}
+
+static void
+ip4_dns_writer (GKeyFile *file,
+                NMSetting *setting,
+                const char *key,
+                const GValue *value)
+{
+	GArray *array;
+	char **list;
+	int i, num = 0;
+
+	g_return_if_fail (G_VALUE_HOLDS (value, DBUS_TYPE_G_UINT_ARRAY));
+
+	array = (GArray *) g_value_get_boxed (value);
+	if (!array || !array->len)
+		return;
+
+	list = g_new0 (char *, array->len + 1);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < array->len; i++) {
+		char buf[INET_ADDRSTRLEN + 1];
+		struct in_addr addr;
+
+		addr.s_addr = g_array_index (array, guint32, i);
+		if (!inet_ntop (AF_INET, &addr, buf, sizeof (buf))) {
+			nm_warning ("%s: error converting IP4 address 0x%X",
+			            __func__, ntohl (addr.s_addr));
+		} else
+			list[num++] = g_strdup (buf);
+	}
+
+	g_key_file_set_string_list (file, nm_setting_get_name (setting), key, (const char **) list, num);
+	g_strfreev (list);
+}
+
+static void
+write_ip4_values (GKeyFile *file,
+                  const char *setting_name,
+                  const char *key,
+                  GPtrArray *array,
+                  guint32 tuple_len,
+                  guint32 addr1_pos,
+                  guint32 addr2_pos)
+{
+	char **list = NULL;
+	int i, j;
+
+	list = g_new (char *, tuple_len);
+
+	for (i = 0, j = 0; i < array->len; i++, j++) {
+		GArray *tuple = g_ptr_array_index (array, i);
+		gboolean success = TRUE;
+		char *key_name;
+		int k;
+
+		memset (list, 0, tuple_len * sizeof (char *));
+
+		for (k = 0; k < tuple_len; k++) {
+			if (k == addr1_pos || k == addr2_pos) {
+				char buf[INET_ADDRSTRLEN + 1];
+				struct in_addr addr;
+
+				/* IP addresses */
+				addr.s_addr = g_array_index (tuple, guint32, k);
+				if (!inet_ntop (AF_INET, &addr, buf, sizeof (buf))) {
+					nm_warning ("%s: error converting IP4 address 0x%X",
+					            __func__, ntohl (addr.s_addr));
+					success = FALSE;
+					break;
+				} else {
+					list[k] = g_strdup (buf);
+				}
+			} else {
+				/* prefix, metric */
+				list[k] = g_strdup_printf ("%d", g_array_index (tuple, guint32, k));
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (success) {
+			key_name = g_strdup_printf ("%s%d", key, j + 1);
+			g_key_file_set_string_list (file, setting_name, key_name, (const char **) list, tuple_len);
+			g_free (key_name);
+		}
+
+		for (k = 0; k < tuple_len; k++)
+			g_free (list[k]);
+	}
+	g_free (list);
+}
+
+static void
+ip4_addr_writer (GKeyFile *file,
+                 NMSetting *setting,
+                 const char *key,
+                 const GValue *value)
+{
+	GPtrArray *array;
+	const char *setting_name = nm_setting_get_name (setting);
+
+	g_return_if_fail (G_VALUE_HOLDS (value, DBUS_TYPE_G_ARRAY_OF_ARRAY_OF_UINT));
+
+	array = (GPtrArray *) g_value_get_boxed (value);
+	if (array && array->len)
+		write_ip4_values (file, setting_name, key, array, 3, 0, 2);
+}
+
+static void
+ip4_route_writer (GKeyFile *file,
+                  NMSetting *setting,
+                  const char *key,
+                  const GValue *value)
+{
+	GPtrArray *array;
+	const char *setting_name = nm_setting_get_name (setting);
+
+	g_return_if_fail (G_VALUE_HOLDS (value, DBUS_TYPE_G_ARRAY_OF_ARRAY_OF_UINT));
+
+	array = (GPtrArray *) g_value_get_boxed (value);
+	if (array && array->len)
+		write_ip4_values (file, setting_name, key, array, 4, 0, 2);
+}
+
+static void
+ip6_dns_writer (GKeyFile *file,
+                NMSetting *setting,
+                const char *key,
+                const GValue *value)
+{
+	GPtrArray *array;
+	GByteArray *byte_array;
+	char **list;
+	int i, num = 0;
+
+	g_return_if_fail (G_VALUE_HOLDS (value, DBUS_TYPE_G_ARRAY_OF_ARRAY_OF_UCHAR));
+
+	array = (GPtrArray *) g_value_get_boxed (value);
+	if (!array || !array->len)
+		return;
+
+	list = g_new0 (char *, array->len + 1);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < array->len; i++) {
+		char buf[INET6_ADDRSTRLEN];
+
+		byte_array = g_ptr_array_index (array, i);
+		if (!inet_ntop (AF_INET6, (struct in6_addr *) byte_array->data, buf, sizeof (buf))) {
+			int j;
+			GString *ip6_str = g_string_new (NULL);
+			g_string_append_printf (ip6_str, "%02X", byte_array->data[0]);
+			for (j = 1; j < 16; j++)
+				g_string_append_printf (ip6_str, " %02X", byte_array->data[j]);
+			nm_warning ("%s: error converting IP6 address %s",
+			            __func__, ip6_str->str);
+			g_string_free (ip6_str, TRUE);
+		} else
+			list[num++] = g_strdup (buf);
+	}
+
+	g_key_file_set_string_list (file, nm_setting_get_name (setting), key, (const char **) list, num);
+	g_strfreev (list);
+}
+
+static gboolean
+ip6_array_to_addr (GValueArray *values,
+                   guint32 idx,
+                   char *buf,
+                   size_t buflen,
+                   gboolean *out_is_unspec)
+{
+	GByteArray *byte_array;
+	GValue *addr_val;
+	struct in6_addr *addr;
+
+	g_return_val_if_fail (buflen >= INET6_ADDRSTRLEN, FALSE);
+
+	addr_val = g_value_array_get_nth (values, idx);
+	byte_array = g_value_get_boxed (addr_val);
+	addr = (struct in6_addr *) byte_array->data;
+
+	if (out_is_unspec && IN6_IS_ADDR_UNSPECIFIED (addr))
+		*out_is_unspec = TRUE;
+
+	errno = 0;
+	if (!inet_ntop (AF_INET6, addr, buf, buflen)) {
+		GString *ip6_str = g_string_sized_new (INET6_ADDRSTRLEN + 10);
+
+		/* error converting the address */
+		g_string_append_printf (ip6_str, "%02X", byte_array->data[0]);
+		for (idx = 1; idx < 16; idx++)
+			g_string_append_printf (ip6_str, " %02X", byte_array->data[idx]);
+		nm_warning ("%s: error %d converting IP6 address %s",
+		            __func__, errno, ip6_str->str);
+		g_string_free (ip6_str, TRUE);
+		return FALSE;
+	}
+
+	return TRUE;
+}
+
+static char *
+ip6_array_to_addr_prefix (GValueArray *values)
+{
+	GValue *prefix_val;
+	char *ret = NULL;
+	GString *ip6_str;
+	char buf[INET6_ADDRSTRLEN + 1];
+	gboolean is_unspec = FALSE;
+
+	/* address */
+	if (ip6_array_to_addr (values, 0, buf, sizeof (buf), NULL)) {
+		/* Enough space for the address, '/', and the prefix */
+		ip6_str = g_string_sized_new ((INET6_ADDRSTRLEN * 2) + 5);
+
+		/* prefix */
+		g_string_append (ip6_str, buf);
+		prefix_val = g_value_array_get_nth (values, 1);
+		g_string_append_printf (ip6_str, "/%u", g_value_get_uint (prefix_val));
+
+		if (ip6_array_to_addr (values, 2, buf, sizeof (buf), &is_unspec)) {
+			if (!is_unspec)
+				g_string_append_printf (ip6_str, ",%s", buf);
+		}
+
+		ret = ip6_str->str;
+		g_string_free (ip6_str, FALSE);
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void
+ip6_addr_writer (GKeyFile *file,
+                 NMSetting *setting,
+                 const char *key,
+                 const GValue *value)
+{
+	GPtrArray *array;
+	const char *setting_name = nm_setting_get_name (setting);
+	int i, j;
+
+	g_return_if_fail (G_VALUE_HOLDS (value, DBUS_TYPE_G_ARRAY_OF_IP6_ADDRESS));
+
+	array = (GPtrArray *) g_value_get_boxed (value);
+	if (!array || !array->len)
+		return;
+
+	for (i = 0, j = 1; i < array->len; i++) {
+		GValueArray *values = g_ptr_array_index (array, i);
+		char *key_name, *ip6_addr;
+
+		if (values->n_values != 3) {
+			nm_warning ("%s: error writing IP6 address %d (address array length "
+			            "%d is not 3)",
+			            __func__, i, values->n_values);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		ip6_addr = ip6_array_to_addr_prefix (values);
+		if (ip6_addr) {
+			/* Write it out */
+			key_name = g_strdup_printf ("%s%d", key, j++);
+			g_key_file_set_string (file, setting_name, key_name, ip6_addr);
+			g_free (key_name);
+			g_free (ip6_addr);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+static void
+ip6_route_writer (GKeyFile *file,
+                  NMSetting *setting,
+                  const char *key,
+                  const GValue *value)
+{
+	GPtrArray *array;
+	const char *setting_name = nm_setting_get_name (setting);
+	char *list[3];
+	int i, j;
+
+	g_return_if_fail (G_VALUE_HOLDS (value, DBUS_TYPE_G_ARRAY_OF_IP6_ROUTE));
+
+	array = (GPtrArray *) g_value_get_boxed (value);
+	if (!array || !array->len)
+		return;
+
+	for (i = 0, j = 1; i < array->len; i++) {
+		GValueArray *values = g_ptr_array_index (array, i);
+		char *key_name;
+		guint32 int_val;
+		char buf[INET6_ADDRSTRLEN + 1];
+		gboolean is_unspec = FALSE;
+
+		memset (list, 0, sizeof (list));
+
+		/* Address and prefix */
+		list[0] = ip6_array_to_addr_prefix (values);
+		if (!list[0])
+			continue;
+
+		/* Next Hop */
+		if (!ip6_array_to_addr (values, 2, buf, sizeof (buf), &is_unspec))
+			continue;
+		if (is_unspec)
+			continue;
+		list[1] = g_strdup (buf);
+
+		/* Metric */
+		value = g_value_array_get_nth (values, 3);
+		int_val = g_value_get_uint (value);
+		list[2] = g_strdup_printf ("%d", int_val);
+
+		/* Write it out */
+		key_name = g_strdup_printf ("%s%d", key, j++);
+		g_key_file_set_string_list (file, setting_name, key_name, (const char **) list, 3);
+		g_free (key_name);
+
+		g_free (list[0]);
+		g_free (list[1]);
+		g_free (list[2]);
+	}
+}
+
+
+static void
+mac_address_writer (GKeyFile *file,
+                    NMSetting *setting,
+                    const char *key,
+                    const GValue *value)
+{
+	GByteArray *array;
+	const char *setting_name = nm_setting_get_name (setting);
+	char *mac;
+	struct ether_addr tmp;
+
+	g_return_if_fail (G_VALUE_HOLDS (value, DBUS_TYPE_G_UCHAR_ARRAY));
+
+	array = (GByteArray *) g_value_get_boxed (value);
+	if (!array)
+		return;
+
+	if (array->len != ETH_ALEN) {
+		nm_warning ("%s: invalid %s / %s MAC address length %d",
+		            __func__, setting_name, key, array->len);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	memcpy (tmp.ether_addr_octet, array->data, ETH_ALEN);
+	mac = ether_ntoa (&tmp);
+	g_key_file_set_string (file, setting_name, key, mac);
+}
+
+typedef struct {
+	GKeyFile *file;
+	const char *setting_name;
+} WriteStringHashInfo;
+
+static void
+write_hash_of_string_helper (gpointer key, gpointer data, gpointer user_data)
+{
+	WriteStringHashInfo *info = (WriteStringHashInfo *) user_data;
+	const char *property = (const char *) key;
+	const char *value = (const char *) data;
+
+	g_key_file_set_string (info->file,
+	                       info->setting_name,
+	                       property,
+	                       value);
+}
+
+static void
+write_hash_of_string (GKeyFile *file,
+                      NMSetting *setting,
+                      const char *key,
+                      const GValue *value)
+{
+	GHashTable *hash = g_value_get_boxed (value);
+	WriteStringHashInfo info;
+
+	info.file = file;
+
+	/* Write VPN secrets out to a different group to keep them separate */
+	if (   (G_OBJECT_TYPE (setting) == NM_TYPE_SETTING_VPN)
+	    && !strcmp (key, NM_SETTING_VPN_SECRETS)) {
+		info.setting_name = VPN_SECRETS_GROUP;
+	} else
+		info.setting_name = nm_setting_get_name (setting);
+
+	g_hash_table_foreach (hash, write_hash_of_string_helper, &info);
+}
+
+static void
+ssid_writer (GKeyFile *file,
+             NMSetting *setting,
+             const char *key,
+             const GValue *value)
+{
+	GByteArray *array;
+	const char *setting_name = nm_setting_get_name (setting);
+	gboolean new_format = TRUE;
+	int i, *tmp_array;
+	char *ssid;
+
+	g_return_if_fail (G_VALUE_HOLDS (value, DBUS_TYPE_G_UCHAR_ARRAY));
+
+	array = (GByteArray *) g_value_get_boxed (value);
+	if (!array || !array->len)
+		return;
+
+	/* Check whether each byte is printable.  If not, we have to use an
+	 * integer list, otherwise we can just use a string.
+	 */
+	for (i = 0; i < array->len; i++) {
+		char c = array->data[i] & 0xFF;
+		if (!isprint (c)) {
+			new_format = FALSE;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (new_format) {
+		ssid = g_malloc0 (array->len + 1);
+		memcpy (ssid, array->data, array->len);
+		g_key_file_set_string (file, setting_name, key, ssid);
+		g_free (ssid);
+	} else {
+		tmp_array = g_new (gint, array->len);
+		for (i = 0; i < array->len; i++)
+			tmp_array[i] = (int) array->data[i];
+		g_key_file_set_integer_list (file, setting_name, key, tmp_array, array->len);
+		g_free (tmp_array);
+	}
+}
+
+typedef struct {
+	const char *setting_name;
+	const char *key;
+	void (*writer) (GKeyFile *keyfile, NMSetting *setting, const char *key, const GValue *value);
+} KeyWriter;
+
+/* A table of keys that require further parsing/conversion because they are
+ * stored in a format that can't be automatically read using the key's type.
+ * i.e. IPv4 addresses, which are stored in NetworkManager as guint32, but are
+ * stored in keyfiles as strings, eg "10.1.1.2" or IPv6 addresses stored 
+ * in struct in6_addr internally, but as string in keyfiles.
+ */
+static KeyWriter key_writers[] = {
+	{ NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_SETTING_NAME,
+	  NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_ADDRESSES,
+	  ip4_addr_writer },
+	{ NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_SETTING_NAME,
+	  NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_ADDRESSES,
+	  ip6_addr_writer },
+	{ NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_SETTING_NAME,
+	  NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_ROUTES,
+	  ip4_route_writer },
+	{ NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_SETTING_NAME,
+	  NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_ROUTES,
+	  ip6_route_writer },
+	{ NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_SETTING_NAME,
+	  NM_SETTING_IP4_CONFIG_DNS,
+	  ip4_dns_writer },
+	{ NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_SETTING_NAME,
+	  NM_SETTING_IP6_CONFIG_DNS,
+	  ip6_dns_writer },
+	{ NM_SETTING_WIRED_SETTING_NAME,
+	  NM_SETTING_WIRED_MAC_ADDRESS,
+	  mac_address_writer },
+	{ NM_SETTING_WIRED_SETTING_NAME,
+	  NM_SETTING_WIRED_CLONED_MAC_ADDRESS,
+	  mac_address_writer },
+	{ NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SETTING_NAME,
+	  NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_MAC_ADDRESS,
+	  mac_address_writer },
+	{ NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SETTING_NAME,
+	  NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_CLONED_MAC_ADDRESS,
+	  mac_address_writer },
+	{ NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SETTING_NAME,
+	  NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_BSSID,
+	  mac_address_writer },
+	{ NM_SETTING_BLUETOOTH_SETTING_NAME,
+	  NM_SETTING_BLUETOOTH_BDADDR,
+	  mac_address_writer },
+	{ NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SETTING_NAME,
+	  NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_SSID,
+	  ssid_writer },
+	{ NULL, NULL, NULL }
+};
+
+static void
+write_setting_value (NMSetting *setting,
+                     const char *key,
+                     const GValue *value,
+                     GParamFlags flag,
+                     gpointer user_data)
+{
+	GKeyFile *file = (GKeyFile *) user_data;
+	const char *setting_name;
+	GType type = G_VALUE_TYPE (value);
+	KeyWriter *writer = &key_writers[0];
+	GParamSpec *pspec;
+
+	/* Setting name gets picked up from the keyfile's section name instead */
+	if (!strcmp (key, NM_SETTING_NAME))
+		return;
+
+	/* Don't write the NMSettingConnection object's 'read-only' property */
+	if (   NM_IS_SETTING_CONNECTION (setting)
+	    && !strcmp (key, NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_READ_ONLY))
+		return;
+
+	setting_name = nm_setting_get_name (setting);
+
+	/* If the value is the default value, remove the item from the keyfile */
+	pspec = g_object_class_find_property (G_OBJECT_GET_CLASS (setting), key);
+	if (pspec) {
+		if (g_param_value_defaults (pspec, (GValue *) value)) {
+			g_key_file_remove_key (file, setting_name, key, NULL);
+			return;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Look through the list of handlers for non-standard format key values */
+	while (writer->setting_name) {
+		if (!strcmp (writer->setting_name, setting_name) && !strcmp (writer->key, key)) {
+			(*writer->writer) (file, setting, key, value);
+			return;
+		}
+		writer++;
+	}
+
+	if (type == G_TYPE_STRING) {
+		const char *str;
+
+		str = g_value_get_string (value);
+		if (str)
+			g_key_file_set_string (file, setting_name, key, str);
+	} else if (type == G_TYPE_UINT)
+		g_key_file_set_integer (file, setting_name, key, (int) g_value_get_uint (value));
+	else if (type == G_TYPE_INT)
+		g_key_file_set_integer (file, setting_name, key, g_value_get_int (value));
+	else if (type == G_TYPE_UINT64) {
+		char *numstr;
+
+		numstr = g_strdup_printf ("%" G_GUINT64_FORMAT, g_value_get_uint64 (value));
+		g_key_file_set_value (file, setting_name, key, numstr);
+		g_free (numstr);
+	} else if (type == G_TYPE_BOOLEAN) {
+		g_key_file_set_boolean (file, setting_name, key, g_value_get_boolean (value));
+	} else if (type == G_TYPE_CHAR) {
+		g_key_file_set_integer (file, setting_name, key, (int) g_value_get_char (value));
+	} else if (type == DBUS_TYPE_G_UCHAR_ARRAY) {
+		GByteArray *array;
+
+		array = (GByteArray *) g_value_get_boxed (value);
+		if (array && array->len > 0) {
+			int *tmp_array;
+			int i;
+
+			tmp_array = g_new (gint, array->len);
+			for (i = 0; i < array->len; i++)
+				tmp_array[i] = (int) array->data[i];
+
+			g_key_file_set_integer_list (file, setting_name, key, tmp_array, array->len);
+			g_free (tmp_array);
+		}
+	} else if (type == DBUS_TYPE_G_LIST_OF_STRING) {
+		GSList *list;
+		GSList *iter;
+
+		list = (GSList *) g_value_get_boxed (value);
+		if (list) {
+			char **array;
+			int i = 0;
+
+			array = g_new (char *, g_slist_length (list));
+			for (iter = list; iter; iter = iter->next)
+				array[i++] = iter->data;
+
+			g_key_file_set_string_list (file, setting_name, key, (const gchar **const) array, i);
+			g_free (array);
+		}
+	} else if (type == DBUS_TYPE_G_MAP_OF_STRING) {
+		write_hash_of_string (file, setting, key, value);
+	} else if (type == DBUS_TYPE_G_UINT_ARRAY) {
+		if (!write_array_of_uint (file, setting, key, value)) {
+			g_warning ("Unhandled setting property type (write) '%s/%s' : '%s'", 
+					 setting_name, key, g_type_name (type));
+		}
+	} else {
+		g_warning ("Unhandled setting property type (write) '%s/%s' : '%s'", 
+				 setting_name, key, g_type_name (type));
+	}
+}
+
+char *
+writer_id_to_filename (const char *id)
+{
+	char *filename, *f;
+	const char *i = id;
+
+	f = filename = g_malloc0 (strlen (id) + 1);
+
+	/* Convert '/' to '*' */
+	while (*i) {
+		if (*i == '/')
+			*f++ = '*';
+		else
+			*f++ = *i;
+		i++;
+	}
+
+	return filename;
+}
+
+gboolean
+write_connection (NMConnection *connection,
+                  const char *keyfile_dir,
+                  uid_t owner_uid,
+                  pid_t owner_grp,
+                  char **out_path,
+                  GError **error)
+{
+	NMSettingConnection *s_con;
+	GKeyFile *key_file;
+	char *data;
+	gsize len;
+	gboolean success = FALSE;
+	char *filename, *path;
+	int err;
+
+	if (out_path)
+		g_return_val_if_fail (*out_path == NULL, FALSE);
+
+	s_con = NM_SETTING_CONNECTION (nm_connection_get_setting (connection, NM_TYPE_SETTING_CONNECTION));
+	if (!s_con)
+		return success;
+
+	key_file = g_key_file_new ();
+	nm_connection_for_each_setting_value (connection, write_setting_value, key_file);
+	data = g_key_file_to_data (key_file, &len, error);
+	if (!data)
+		goto out;
+
+	filename = writer_id_to_filename (nm_setting_connection_get_id (s_con));
+	path = g_build_filename (keyfile_dir, filename, NULL);
+	g_free (filename);
+
+	g_file_set_contents (path, data, len, error);
+	if (chown (path, owner_uid, owner_grp) < 0) {
+		g_set_error (error, KEYFILE_PLUGIN_ERROR, 0,
+		             "%s.%d: error chowning '%s': %d", __FILE__, __LINE__,
+		             path, errno);
+		unlink (path);
+	} else {
+		err = chmod (path, S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR);
+		if (err) {
+			g_set_error (error, KEYFILE_PLUGIN_ERROR, 0,
+			             "%s.%d: error setting permissions on '%s': %d", __FILE__,
+			             __LINE__, path, errno);
+			unlink (path);
+		} else {
+			if (out_path)
+				*out_path = g_strdup (path);
+			success = TRUE;
+		}
+	}
+	g_free (path);
+
+out:
+	g_free (data);
+	g_key_file_free (key_file);
+	return success;
+}