Create Wi-Fi Hotspot on Linux using nmcli

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Create a Wi-Fi hotspot on Linux using nmcli

Original post : https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/310699

nmcli con add type wifi ifname wlan0 con-name Hostspot autoconnect yes ssid Hostspot
nmcli con modify Hostspot 802-11-wireless.mode ap 802-11-wireless.band bg ipv4.method shared
nmcli con modify Hostspot wifi-sec.key-mgmt wpa-psk
nmcli con modify Hostspot wifi-sec.psk "veryveryhardpassword1234"
nmcli con up Hostspot

Note

If after reboot nmcli con up Hotspot doesn't work

Use this command instead to start Hotspot

UUID=$(grep uuid /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/Hotspot | cut -d= -f2)
nmcli con up uuid $UUID

Thanks! :-)

as an improvement for that command

IFNAME="wlan0" && CON_NAME="wifi name" && PASSWD="12345678" && nmcli c add type wifi ifname $IFNAME con-name "$CON_NAME" autoconnect yes ssid "$CON_NAME" 802-11-wireless.mode ap 802-11-wireless.band bg ipv4.method shared wifi-sec.key-mgmt wpa-psk wifi-sec.psk "$PASSWD"

if the wifi name has spaces it will work

same goes for the second command

nmcli con up "$CON_NAME"

I'm using a macbook.
When I try to connect to Hostspot, I keep getting prompted that WPA password is required.
Even though I used the correct password, the display does not disappear.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think adding the following uses WPA2:

nmcli con modify Hostspot wifi-sec.group ccmp
nmcli con modify Hostspot wifi-sec.pairwise ccmp

and for WPA3 maybe something like this:

nmcli con modify Hostspot wifi-sec.key-mgmt sae

(Note: intentional misspelling of hotspot as Hostspot to match OP)