From f334bd419bbc3e7c65c787e5c7dcd541c820b834 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ana Custura <ana@sr2.uk>
Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:13:48 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Mask WPA supplicant to fix suspected timing issue sometimes
 preventing the AP from starting

---
 ansible/install-rasp-ap.yml | 12 ++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/ansible/install-rasp-ap.yml b/ansible/install-rasp-ap.yml
index e9e390a..536960d 100644
--- a/ansible/install-rasp-ap.yml
+++ b/ansible/install-rasp-ap.yml
@@ -93,6 +93,18 @@
         state: absent
       with_items:
         - "restapi.service"
+        - "wpa_supplicant.service"
+        - "wpa_supplicant@wlan0.service"
+
+    - name: Mask wpa_supplicant by creating /dev/null symlinks
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        path: "/etc/systemd/system/{{ item }}"
+        src: /dev/null
+        state: link
+        force: yes
+      with_items:
+        - "wpa_supplicant.service"
+        - "wpa_supplicant@wlan0.service"
 
     - name: Copy dnsmasq config
       ansible.builtin.template: