How can I connect wireless network without NetworkManager? Getting "unknown global field" error.
Issue
Could not connect wireless network without Network Manager.
# wpa_supplicant -c /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf -iwlan0 -dd
Initializing interface 'wlan0' conf '/etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf' driver 'default' ctrl_interface 'N/A' bridge 'N/A'
Configuration file '/etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf' -> '/etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf'
Reading configuration file '/etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf'
ctrl_interface='/var/run/wpa_supplicant'
Line 7: unknown global field 'network= {'.
Line 7: Invalid configuration line 'network= {'.
Line 9: unknown global field 'ssid="Noob"'.
Line 9: Invalid configuration line 'ssid="Noob"'.
Line 10: unknown global field 'scan_ssid=1'.
Line 10: Invalid configuration line 'scan_ssid=1'.
Line 11: unknown global field 'key_mgmt=WPA-PSK'.
Line 11: Invalid configuration line 'key_mgmt=WPA-PSK'.
Line 12: unknown global field 'psk=a11992c61ebbe4b78bfd3d48b2e18ad1f220db5e896d7edd39c92e5ea201d815'.
Line 12: Invalid configuration line 'psk=a11992c61ebbe4b78bfd3d48b2e18ad1f220db5e896d7edd39c92e5ea201d815'.
Line 14: unknown global field '}'.
Line 14: Invalid configuration line '}'.
Failed to read or parse configuration '/etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf'.
Environment
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
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