NetworkManager Applet should not be started on LTSP Thin Clients
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
knetworkmanager (Ubuntu) |
Won't Fix
|
Low
|
Anthony Mercatante | ||
network-manager (Ubuntu) |
Won't Fix
|
Undecided
|
Oliver Grawert | ||
network-manager-applet (Baltix) |
Invalid
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
network-manager-applet (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
Alexander Sack |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: gnome-panel
Set up network bonding as shown in this howto:
http://
This is a howto for an older Ubuntu version but is relevant to 7.04.
Since any interfaces bonded with ifenslave to the master bonded interface do not get an actual IP, the NetworkManager Applet shows up in the Notification Panel with an icon signifying that it is trying to obtain an IP address. This icon is presented to non-priveleged users which is a very bad thing. This allow non-priveleged users the ability to right click the icon and disable networking. In my case I am running edubuntu 7.04 with ltsp 5. This means any user logged into my server can turn off networking and disable all 110 of my clients from connecting thus bringing down my entire school network.
ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Jul 3 11:05:29 2007
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.04
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/
Package: gnome-panel 1:2.18.1-0ubuntu3.1
PackageArchitec
ProcCmdline: gnome-panel --sm-client-id default1
ProcCwd: /home/testing
ProcEnviron:
PATH=/
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gnome-panel
Uname: Linux ltsp 2.6.20-16-generic #2 SMP Thu Jun 7 19:00:28 UTC 2007 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Thanks for your report! Other users should not have the ability to change interfaces unless they are members of the "admin" group. I'm marking this public so that other developers will be able to work on it.