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I'm using Ubuntu 14.04 with the network-manager. It stores all Information about wireless networks, VPNs, ... in /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections and I was just wondering why... I thought the home folder of each user should contain all configuration files, especially those with security-relevant information. I'm using an encrypted home directory and want this information to be encrypted, too.

Is there any other directory (in the home folder) where the network-manager reads configuration files from (after login!)

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It's stored there because "All users may connect to this network" ticked on that Wifi connection point. Open network indicator -> Edit connections ... -> Select network -> Click edit... -> in general tab untick "All users may connect to this network".

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sudo mv /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections /home/you
sudo ln -s /home/you/system-connections /etc/NetworkManager

Agreed that this should definitely be user config, at least optionally.

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Though settings for the user are stored in the home directory, settings for the system such as the network configuration, some power management, laptop display brightness etc are stored in the system configuration directories, in /etc and other places.

Some settings, like the proxy being used, are stored in dconf - you can view this in dconf-tools, or for instance the settings for the proxy mode by running:

gsettings get org.gnome.system.proxy mode
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